1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,166 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,166 --> 01:00:06,541 welcome to Morning Cereal. 3 01:00:12,416 --> 01:00:13,750 Okay good morning and 4 01:00:13,750 --> 01:00:15,083 happy Monday everyone. 5 01:00:15,375 --> 01:00:17,041 I hope you had a great weekend. 6 01:00:17,041 --> 01:00:18,500 Maybe you took down those skeleton 7 01:00:18,500 --> 01:00:20,041 decorations and put up some 8 01:00:20,041 --> 01:00:21,416 more pumpkins and some more 9 01:00:21,500 --> 01:00:22,750 turkey decor, right? 10 01:00:23,125 --> 01:00:24,916 Lots of decorating this time of year. 11 01:00:25,250 --> 01:00:26,416 Not to mention putting up 12 01:00:26,416 --> 01:00:27,583 lights if that's your thing. 13 01:00:28,375 --> 01:00:31,500 Well, today is Forget Me Not Day and 14 01:00:31,500 --> 01:00:32,666 National Accounting Day. 15 01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:33,833 Two things that really 16 01:00:33,833 --> 01:00:35,041 couldn't be more different. 17 01:00:35,666 --> 01:00:37,208 Unless you've ever forgotten 18 01:00:37,208 --> 01:00:38,958 to file your taxes, I guess. 19 01:00:39,833 --> 01:00:41,458 Either way, today's about remembering 20 01:00:41,458 --> 01:00:42,791 people who've supported 21 01:00:42,791 --> 01:00:44,916 you and appreciating those 22 01:00:44,916 --> 01:00:47,375 who are legoring with T-accounts. 23 01:00:47,375 --> 01:00:48,750 Now our quote this morning 24 01:00:48,750 --> 01:00:50,958 is like a full cup of coffee. 25 01:00:51,750 --> 01:00:54,458 Comedian Tracy Morgan once said, "The 26 01:00:54,458 --> 01:00:56,125 truth will set you free, 27 01:00:56,125 --> 01:00:57,208 but first it'll piss you 28 01:00:57,250 --> 01:00:57,583 off." 29 01:00:58,125 --> 01:01:00,500 Now that's classic Morgan here, right? 30 01:01:00,708 --> 01:01:03,083 Funny, blunt and surprisingly insightful. 31 01:01:03,708 --> 01:01:05,791 Growth always starts with honesty and 32 01:01:05,791 --> 01:01:06,916 sometimes the truth you 33 01:01:06,916 --> 01:01:09,416 need to face most is your own 34 01:01:09,458 --> 01:01:10,041 reflection. 35 01:01:10,583 --> 01:01:12,375 Alright, well today's news, facts and 36 01:01:12,375 --> 01:01:14,625 birthdays are for November 10th. 37 01:01:14,625 --> 01:01:16,916 We're going to start back 1885. 38 01:01:17,166 --> 01:01:19,666 That's when German engineer Gottlieb 39 01:01:19,666 --> 01:01:20,958 Dahmer unveiled the 40 01:01:20,958 --> 01:01:22,666 world's first motorcycle. 41 01:01:23,458 --> 01:01:25,458 And moving up to 1969, this is when the 42 01:01:25,458 --> 01:01:26,916 very first episode of 43 01:01:26,916 --> 01:01:28,750 Sesame Street premiered on 44 01:01:28,791 --> 01:01:29,166 PBS. 45 01:01:30,166 --> 01:01:33,125 And then lastly on this date in 1989, 46 01:01:33,583 --> 01:01:34,666 that's when Germans began 47 01:01:34,666 --> 01:01:36,416 demolishing the Berlin Wall. 48 01:01:37,083 --> 01:01:38,583 Well, happy birthday to you. 49 01:01:38,583 --> 01:01:39,666 Today is your birthday. 50 01:01:39,875 --> 01:01:40,750 You share it with 51 01:01:40,750 --> 01:01:42,166 country singer Miranda Lambert. 52 01:01:42,375 --> 01:01:43,750 She's just 42 today. 53 01:01:44,708 --> 01:01:45,333 Actress from Grey's 54 01:01:45,333 --> 01:01:46,875 Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo. 55 01:01:46,875 --> 01:01:48,041 She's 56 today. 56 01:01:48,708 --> 01:01:50,666 Comedian Tracy Morgan, 57 today. 57 01:01:50,666 --> 01:01:52,333 And another comedian, Sinbad. 58 01:01:52,500 --> 01:01:53,000 Remember that name? 59 01:01:53,416 --> 01:01:54,916 Well, he's 69 today. 60 01:01:55,583 --> 01:01:57,291 Well, the number one song on this date 61 01:01:57,291 --> 01:02:00,208 back in 2004 was "My Boo" 62 01:02:00,208 --> 01:02:01,750 by Usher and Alicia Keys. 63 01:02:02,041 --> 01:02:04,916 Now this smooth R&B duet, it topped the 64 01:02:04,916 --> 01:02:06,625 charts for six weeks all 65 01:02:06,625 --> 01:02:08,083 about rekindled love and 66 01:02:08,083 --> 01:02:09,208 nostalgic romance. 67 01:02:09,708 --> 01:02:11,166 I mean, pretty much most people's late 68 01:02:11,166 --> 01:02:12,500 teens and early 20s, but 69 01:02:12,500 --> 01:02:14,458 the chemistry between Usher 70 01:02:14,458 --> 01:02:16,250 and Alicia was electric and the track 71 01:02:16,250 --> 01:02:18,000 earned them a Grammy for 72 01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:20,041 the best R&B song in 2005. 73 01:02:21,208 --> 01:02:23,458 Well, it is Monday book review time now. 74 01:02:23,708 --> 01:02:24,958 Well, we do it every day of the week. 75 01:02:24,958 --> 01:02:26,500 It just so happens that today is Monday. 76 01:02:27,041 --> 01:02:27,666 You get it. 77 01:02:28,166 --> 01:02:30,375 Well, we are reading Mel Robbins' "The 78 01:02:30,375 --> 01:02:31,625 Let Them Theory" and 79 01:02:31,625 --> 01:02:33,166 specifically in the sub-chapter, 80 01:02:33,541 --> 01:02:34,833 but what if you're the problem? 81 01:02:35,250 --> 01:02:37,750 Now, Mel Robbins starts this chapter with 82 01:02:37,750 --> 01:02:39,208 a little bit of a gut punch for you. 83 01:02:39,625 --> 01:02:41,083 "The hardest person to 84 01:02:41,083 --> 01:02:42,625 call out is yourself." 85 01:02:43,375 --> 01:02:45,958 And she explains how our ego, the part 86 01:02:45,958 --> 01:02:47,125 that always wants to be 87 01:02:47,125 --> 01:02:48,666 right, it often keeps us 88 01:02:48,750 --> 01:02:49,166 stuck. 89 01:02:49,750 --> 01:02:51,583 It's easier to blame someone else than to 90 01:02:51,583 --> 01:02:53,041 face our own patterns. 91 01:02:53,541 --> 01:02:55,041 But Robbins insists that 92 01:02:55,041 --> 01:02:56,833 freedom begins with ownership. 93 01:02:57,125 --> 01:03:00,291 "You can't change what you won't admit." 94 01:03:01,708 --> 01:03:04,250 So she shares stories of people realizing 95 01:03:04,250 --> 01:03:05,416 that the chaos in 96 01:03:05,416 --> 01:03:07,166 their lives wasn't about 97 01:03:07,208 --> 01:03:09,208 bad luck or toxic coworkers. 98 01:03:09,875 --> 01:03:12,500 It was about unexamined habits of theirs. 99 01:03:12,958 --> 01:03:14,500 Maybe you avoid hard conversations. 100 01:03:14,875 --> 01:03:17,000 Maybe you procrastinate out of fear. 101 01:03:17,000 --> 01:03:19,041 Or you make excuses when things go wrong. 102 01:03:19,625 --> 01:03:21,250 Now, recognizing those 103 01:03:21,250 --> 01:03:22,833 behaviors isn't weakness. 104 01:03:23,041 --> 01:03:24,041 It's the strength here. 105 01:03:24,666 --> 01:03:26,666 Her advice is brutally simple. 106 01:03:27,291 --> 01:03:30,000 Notice your patterns, name them, and take 107 01:03:30,000 --> 01:03:31,875 responsibility for your part. 108 01:03:32,416 --> 01:03:34,875 She calls this the "mere moment." 109 01:03:35,500 --> 01:03:37,583 When you stop defending your behavior, 110 01:03:37,875 --> 01:03:39,500 you start transforming it. 111 01:03:39,958 --> 01:03:41,291 Here's one of her standout lines. 112 01:03:41,791 --> 01:03:43,833 "When you're brave enough to say maybe 113 01:03:43,833 --> 01:03:45,750 it's me, you open the 114 01:03:45,750 --> 01:03:47,083 door to everything you've 115 01:03:47,083 --> 01:03:47,750 been missing." 116 01:03:49,000 --> 01:03:49,750 Now this chapter ties 117 01:03:49,750 --> 01:03:51,291 perfectly into self-leadership. 118 01:03:51,291 --> 01:03:53,833 It's the idea that maturity means doing 119 01:03:53,833 --> 01:03:55,208 the uncomfortable thing 120 01:03:55,208 --> 01:03:56,500 because it's the right 121 01:03:56,500 --> 01:03:56,833 thing. 122 01:03:57,166 --> 01:03:59,291 Okay, so here's your Monday takeaway. 123 01:04:00,125 --> 01:04:02,250 Growth starts the moment you admit your 124 01:04:02,250 --> 01:04:03,500 own role in the story 125 01:04:03,500 --> 01:04:05,458 and decide to re-write. 126 01:04:05,958 --> 01:04:07,541 So as you kick off this 127 01:04:07,541 --> 01:04:09,583 Monday, do your own accounting. 128 01:04:09,916 --> 01:04:12,083 Not of numbers, but of your choices. 129 01:04:12,666 --> 01:04:13,833 Balance your own books. 130 01:04:13,833 --> 01:04:15,000 Be kind to yourself. 131 01:04:15,541 --> 01:04:17,291 And maybe don't forget to call that one 132 01:04:17,291 --> 01:04:18,750 person who's always been 133 01:04:18,750 --> 01:04:19,875 in your corner and had your 134 01:04:19,875 --> 01:04:20,083 back. 135 01:04:20,541 --> 01:04:22,416 Hey, thanks for joining Morning Serial 136 01:04:22,416 --> 01:04:24,166 today to start off your week. 137 01:04:24,166 --> 01:04:25,958 We will see you back here tomorrow. 138 01:04:26,541 --> 01:04:29,458 And until then, have a fantastic day. 139 01:04:30,333 --> 01:04:32,583 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 140 01:04:32,583 --> 01:04:33,208 the Morning Serial 141 01:04:33,208 --> 01:04:35,333 podcast on the One Life Live 142 01:04:35,333 --> 01:04:35,791 It channel. 143 01:04:36,333 --> 01:04:38,291 You can find more episodes and videos by 144 01:04:38,291 --> 01:04:39,958 visiting our YouTube channel and the 145 01:04:39,958 --> 01:04:41,583 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