1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:02,000 Good morning. 2 01:00:03,958 --> 01:00:06,041 And welcome to morning cereal 3 01:00:11,833 --> 01:00:13,541 Okay, good morning and welcome to 4 01:00:13,541 --> 01:00:16,083 Tuesday. Well, today is International 5 01:00:16,083 --> 01:00:17,708 Dance Day, so if you've 6 01:00:17,708 --> 01:00:19,541 been waiting for this for a while so you 7 01:00:19,541 --> 01:00:21,208 can just get out there and dance, 8 01:00:21,750 --> 01:00:23,000 irregardless of whether 9 01:00:23,000 --> 01:00:25,166 or not you have two left feet or two 10 01:00:25,166 --> 01:00:27,000 right feet or one foot of each, I don't 11 01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:28,666 know, but get out there, 12 01:00:28,666 --> 01:00:30,500 dance like no one is watching, as they 13 01:00:30,500 --> 01:00:32,125 say. But just so you know, 14 01:00:32,125 --> 01:00:33,333 a quick disclaimer there, 15 01:00:33,333 --> 01:00:35,125 if you're kind of a silly or maybe even a 16 01:00:35,125 --> 01:00:36,750 bad dancer, you should 17 01:00:36,750 --> 01:00:37,958 know people will be watching, 18 01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:39,500 they will be looking at you and they 19 01:00:39,500 --> 01:00:40,708 might be pointing at you 20 01:00:40,708 --> 01:00:43,666 too, but you do you. All right, 21 01:00:43,666 --> 01:00:46,125 well, our quote today is from someone not 22 01:00:46,125 --> 01:00:47,458 known for his dancing, but 23 01:00:47,458 --> 01:00:49,208 he's known for his sense of 24 01:00:49,208 --> 01:00:51,500 humor. In fact, he might be one of the 25 01:00:51,500 --> 01:00:52,500 people that's pointing at 26 01:00:52,500 --> 01:00:54,500 you dancing. Either way, 27 01:00:54,500 --> 01:00:56,041 today's quote is about the great 28 01:00:56,041 --> 01:00:58,958 characteristic traits of working hard and 29 01:00:58,958 --> 01:01:00,083 having some humility. 30 01:01:00,708 --> 01:01:02,750 And it's from Jerry Seinfeld. Jerry 31 01:01:02,750 --> 01:01:04,083 Seinfeld said, quote, 32 01:01:04,166 --> 01:01:05,333 "Keep your head up in failure 33 01:01:05,916 --> 01:01:08,416 and your head down in success." End 34 01:01:08,416 --> 01:01:10,458 quote. Thanks, Jerry. Well, we're going 35 01:01:10,458 --> 01:01:11,500 to turn now to today's 36 01:01:11,500 --> 01:01:14,416 news, facts and birthdays for April 29th. 37 01:01:14,625 --> 01:01:15,458 And we're only going to 38 01:01:15,458 --> 01:01:17,791 start back in 1990 today, 39 01:01:18,250 --> 01:01:21,333 when on this date, in a huge historical 40 01:01:21,333 --> 01:01:23,625 moment, wrecking cranes, 41 01:01:23,625 --> 01:01:25,125 they began tearing down the 42 01:01:25,125 --> 01:01:28,083 Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate. I 43 01:01:28,083 --> 01:01:29,375 remember seeing that on TV 44 01:01:29,375 --> 01:01:31,166 and that was just history in 45 01:01:31,208 --> 01:01:33,708 the making. Well, also on this date back 46 01:01:33,708 --> 01:01:36,041 in 2011, and I cannot believe 47 01:01:36,041 --> 01:01:38,375 it was back 14 years ago now, 48 01:01:38,375 --> 01:01:40,958 but we all remember this because most of 49 01:01:40,958 --> 01:01:42,291 the world watched this. But 50 01:01:42,291 --> 01:01:44,416 on this date, this is when the 51 01:01:44,416 --> 01:01:46,041 British Royal wedding happened between 52 01:01:46,041 --> 01:01:47,583 Prince William of Wales, he 53 01:01:47,583 --> 01:01:48,625 was second in line for the 54 01:01:48,625 --> 01:01:50,750 British throne, and he married, as we all 55 01:01:50,750 --> 01:01:52,333 know, his longtime girlfriend, Kate 56 01:01:52,333 --> 01:01:53,916 Middleton. And it was 57 01:01:53,916 --> 01:01:55,750 in a lavish wedding ceremony that the 58 01:01:55,750 --> 01:01:57,875 world watched with bated breath every 59 01:01:57,875 --> 01:01:58,916 moment on television. 60 01:01:59,750 --> 01:02:02,750 Well, lastly, on this date back in 2018, 61 01:02:03,500 --> 01:02:05,125 the animated TV series 62 01:02:05,125 --> 01:02:07,125 The Simpsons, it aired its 63 01:02:07,125 --> 01:02:11,041 636th episode, and that surpassed 64 01:02:11,041 --> 01:02:14,083 Gunsmoke, which ran from 1955 to 1975. 65 01:02:14,833 --> 01:02:15,916 And now The Simpsons are 66 01:02:15,916 --> 01:02:18,458 the longest running scripted primetime 67 01:02:18,458 --> 01:02:20,583 show in the United States. We 68 01:02:20,583 --> 01:02:21,625 just talked about them maybe 69 01:02:21,666 --> 01:02:24,291 last week on Morning Serial. Well, happy 70 01:02:24,291 --> 01:02:25,666 birthday to you. If you have 71 01:02:25,666 --> 01:02:27,083 a birthday today, you share a 72 01:02:27,083 --> 01:02:29,666 birthday with basically everybody in 73 01:02:29,666 --> 01:02:31,458 Hollywood. But we're going to start in 74 01:02:31,458 --> 01:02:33,000 sports. golfer Justin 75 01:02:33,041 --> 01:02:36,333 Thomas. He's 32 today. actress Uma 76 01:02:36,333 --> 01:02:38,958 Thurman. She's 55 today. Another 77 01:02:38,958 --> 01:02:40,583 sportsman here, tennis great 78 01:02:40,583 --> 01:02:42,291 Andre Agassi. We just talked about him 79 01:02:42,291 --> 01:02:43,041 last week too on 80 01:02:43,041 --> 01:02:45,500 Morning Serial. He's 55 today. 81 01:02:46,500 --> 01:02:48,750 Actress Michelle Pfeiffer. She's 67. 82 01:02:49,500 --> 01:02:50,416 Incredible actor Daniel 83 01:02:50,416 --> 01:02:52,291 Day-Lewis. He's 69 today. 84 01:02:52,875 --> 01:02:54,958 Comedian Jerry Seinfeld. I can't believe 85 01:02:54,958 --> 01:02:57,791 it. He's 71 today. And 86 01:02:57,791 --> 01:03:00,958 lastly, singer who always knows 87 01:03:00,958 --> 01:03:02,708 we're on the road again, Willie Nelson. 88 01:03:03,333 --> 01:03:05,750 He's 92 today. And the 89 01:03:05,750 --> 01:03:07,250 number one song on this date back 90 01:03:07,250 --> 01:03:11,125 in 1990 was Nothing Compares to You by 91 01:03:11,125 --> 01:03:13,500 Sinead O'Connor. So first 92 01:03:13,500 --> 01:03:15,875 off, I had no idea that this 93 01:03:15,875 --> 01:03:18,041 song was a cover of Prince's original 94 01:03:18,041 --> 01:03:20,333 song from 1984. In fact, I 95 01:03:20,333 --> 01:03:21,333 just listened to it this morning 96 01:03:21,375 --> 01:03:23,416 when I pulled this together. However, 97 01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:25,625 Sinead's version became a 98 01:03:25,625 --> 01:03:27,666 globally iconic hit, partially 99 01:03:27,833 --> 01:03:30,333 to just the raw emotion that she sang the 100 01:03:30,333 --> 01:03:32,208 song with. And that was 101 01:03:32,208 --> 01:03:33,541 translated through the music 102 01:03:33,583 --> 01:03:35,791 video as well. I know almost all of us 103 01:03:35,791 --> 01:03:37,166 have seen that music video 104 01:03:37,166 --> 01:03:38,875 and just the emotion that came 105 01:03:38,875 --> 01:03:40,791 through it. And there was emotion there 106 01:03:40,791 --> 01:03:42,000 because Sinead dedicated 107 01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:43,541 the song to the memory of her 108 01:03:43,541 --> 01:03:46,125 mother who had passed away earlier. And 109 01:03:46,125 --> 01:03:47,166 the good news was the song 110 01:03:47,166 --> 01:03:49,375 was ranked by VH1 as number 10 111 01:03:49,666 --> 01:03:52,666 on the greatest songs of all the 1990s. 112 01:03:53,208 --> 01:03:54,625 Well, we are reading through 113 01:03:54,625 --> 01:03:55,916 one of the greatest books that 114 01:03:55,916 --> 01:03:58,208 came out of the 1990s as well. And we're 115 01:03:58,208 --> 01:03:59,333 reading through Stephen R. 116 01:03:59,333 --> 01:04:00,833 Covey's The Seven Habits of 117 01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:03,041 Highly Effective People. And we're in 118 01:04:03,041 --> 01:04:04,291 Covey's second chapter, The 119 01:04:04,291 --> 01:04:05,625 Seven Habits, An Overview, 120 01:04:06,083 --> 01:04:07,833 where Covey is discussing how important 121 01:04:07,833 --> 01:04:10,083 and influential habits are in our lives, 122 01:04:10,375 --> 01:04:11,833 with habits being defined as the 123 01:04:11,833 --> 01:04:13,416 intersection of knowledge, skill, and 124 01:04:13,416 --> 01:04:15,500 desire. And these habits are 125 01:04:15,500 --> 01:04:17,666 on a maturity continuum. They consist of 126 01:04:17,666 --> 01:04:19,375 growing from dependence to 127 01:04:19,375 --> 01:04:21,083 independence to interdependence, 128 01:04:21,541 --> 01:04:24,875 which also respectively grows from you 129 01:04:24,875 --> 01:04:27,208 taking care of me versus I 130 01:04:27,208 --> 01:04:28,583 can take care of myself versus 131 01:04:28,875 --> 01:04:31,583 we can do it together. So today we'll 132 01:04:31,583 --> 01:04:32,791 cover a short sub 133 01:04:32,791 --> 01:04:33,916 chapter, which is entitled 134 01:04:34,208 --> 01:04:36,666 Effectiveness Defined. And this isn't 135 01:04:36,666 --> 01:04:38,041 what I thought it was, but 136 01:04:38,041 --> 01:04:39,333 Covey is describing to us 137 01:04:39,375 --> 01:04:41,666 what his seven habits are in this chapter 138 01:04:41,666 --> 01:04:44,708 and why those habits have a sense of 139 01:04:44,708 --> 01:04:45,791 effectiveness to them. 140 01:04:46,375 --> 01:04:49,583 So to begin, Covey suggests his habits of 141 01:04:49,583 --> 01:04:51,833 effectiveness, quote, "bring the maximum 142 01:04:51,916 --> 01:04:54,416 long-term beneficial results possible," 143 01:04:54,416 --> 01:04:55,666 end quote, because they 144 01:04:55,666 --> 01:04:56,833 are based on principles. 145 01:04:57,750 --> 01:05:00,083 And speaking of the habits, Covey says, 146 01:05:00,333 --> 01:05:01,625 quote, "they become the 147 01:05:01,625 --> 01:05:03,500 basis of a person's character, 148 01:05:04,041 --> 01:05:06,541 creating an empowering center of correct 149 01:05:06,541 --> 01:05:08,083 maps from which an 150 01:05:08,083 --> 01:05:09,666 individual can effectively solve 151 01:05:09,750 --> 01:05:12,416 problems, maximize opportunities, and 152 01:05:12,416 --> 01:05:13,958 continually learn and 153 01:05:13,958 --> 01:05:16,250 integrate other principles in an 154 01:05:16,250 --> 01:05:19,583 upward spiral of growth," end quote. And 155 01:05:19,583 --> 01:05:22,416 secondly, Covey believes his habits are 156 01:05:22,416 --> 01:05:23,666 habits of effectiveness 157 01:05:24,000 --> 01:05:26,083 because they, quote, "are based on a 158 01:05:26,083 --> 01:05:28,500 paradigm of effectiveness that is in 159 01:05:28,500 --> 01:05:30,041 harmony with a natural 160 01:05:30,208 --> 01:05:32,625 law," end quote. And this is a principle 161 01:05:32,625 --> 01:05:35,166 that Covey calls the P-PC 162 01:05:35,166 --> 01:05:37,291 balance. Now that's harder 163 01:05:37,291 --> 01:05:40,666 to hear, but in the book it's P slash PC 164 01:05:40,666 --> 01:05:43,000 balance. Now as you read 165 01:05:43,000 --> 01:05:44,791 it in the book, the first P 166 01:05:45,041 --> 01:05:48,166 stands for production, and then the 167 01:05:48,166 --> 01:05:50,375 second PC stands for 168 01:05:50,375 --> 01:05:52,583 production capability. So it's 169 01:05:52,583 --> 01:05:53,750 basically saying you have to have a 170 01:05:53,750 --> 01:05:56,541 production and a production capability 171 01:05:56,541 --> 01:05:58,916 balance. And what Covey 172 01:05:58,958 --> 01:06:01,500 means by this is that to be most 173 01:06:01,500 --> 01:06:04,125 effective, we must balance our desired 174 01:06:04,125 --> 01:06:06,291 results. What we want to 175 01:06:06,291 --> 01:06:08,916 achieve, that's our production, and that 176 01:06:08,916 --> 01:06:11,583 must be balanced with our ability to 177 01:06:11,583 --> 01:06:12,750 produce those results. 178 01:06:13,291 --> 01:06:16,541 That's our production capability. These 179 01:06:16,541 --> 01:06:18,833 two must be in balance. You 180 01:06:18,833 --> 01:06:19,750 can't focus too much on the 181 01:06:19,750 --> 01:06:21,958 results and ignore the how you're going 182 01:06:21,958 --> 01:06:24,291 to produce those results. And likewise, 183 01:06:24,291 --> 01:06:25,583 you can't over focus 184 01:06:25,833 --> 01:06:28,250 on how to produce the results and not 185 01:06:28,250 --> 01:06:30,041 focus on actually producing 186 01:06:30,041 --> 01:06:32,666 the results. Okay, Covey gives 187 01:06:32,666 --> 01:06:34,791 us a good illustration here to clear up 188 01:06:34,791 --> 01:06:37,916 the mud. He uses the tail of the goose 189 01:06:37,916 --> 01:06:39,500 that lays the golden 190 01:06:39,583 --> 01:06:42,083 eggs to illustrate this. Now do you 191 01:06:42,083 --> 01:06:44,208 remember this tail? It's about a farmer 192 01:06:44,208 --> 01:06:45,500 who wakes up one day to 193 01:06:45,500 --> 01:06:48,208 find that his goose had laid a golden 194 01:06:48,208 --> 01:06:50,833 egg. And he didn't believe it at first, 195 01:06:50,833 --> 01:06:52,250 but then he realizes 196 01:06:52,375 --> 01:06:55,000 that every day the goose lays another 197 01:06:55,000 --> 01:06:58,541 pure golden egg. Now the farmer becomes 198 01:06:58,541 --> 01:07:00,000 very wealthy over time, 199 01:07:00,625 --> 01:07:02,583 but over that same time period, the 200 01:07:02,583 --> 01:07:03,750 farmer actually starts 201 01:07:03,750 --> 01:07:05,208 becoming more and more greedy, 202 01:07:05,666 --> 01:07:07,833 and he starts becoming impatient. He 203 01:07:07,833 --> 01:07:09,750 doesn't want to wait on the daily golden 204 01:07:09,750 --> 01:07:11,583 egg. So what does he do? 205 01:07:11,958 --> 01:07:14,208 He kills the goose thinking he can get 206 01:07:14,208 --> 01:07:15,750 all the golden eggs inside 207 01:07:15,750 --> 01:07:17,250 the goose at one time, only 208 01:07:18,083 --> 01:07:20,208 to find out there are no golden eggs 209 01:07:20,208 --> 01:07:22,875 inside the goose, and now he's destroyed 210 01:07:22,875 --> 01:07:24,750 his golden egg laying 211 01:07:24,875 --> 01:07:28,958 goose. So here's the parallel to PPC 212 01:07:28,958 --> 01:07:31,125 balance, production to 213 01:07:31,125 --> 01:07:32,875 production capability balance. 214 01:07:33,708 --> 01:07:37,041 The golden eggs are the production. They 215 01:07:37,041 --> 01:07:39,458 are what's produced or the desired 216 01:07:39,458 --> 01:07:41,625 results, whereas the goose 217 01:07:42,166 --> 01:07:45,250 is the ability to produce. It's the 218 01:07:45,250 --> 01:07:48,625 vehicle or the asset by which the wanted 219 01:07:48,625 --> 01:07:50,041 results are produced. 220 01:07:50,916 --> 01:07:54,291 These two must be balanced. We would not 221 01:07:54,291 --> 01:07:57,083 only take care of the goose and ignore 222 01:07:57,083 --> 01:07:58,166 the golden eggs that 223 01:07:58,166 --> 01:08:01,000 the goose was laying, and likewise, we 224 01:08:01,000 --> 01:08:02,625 wouldn't only focus on the 225 01:08:02,625 --> 01:08:04,916 daily golden eggs and ignore 226 01:08:04,916 --> 01:08:08,083 the well-being to keep the goose healthy 227 01:08:08,083 --> 01:08:08,833 enough that it could 228 01:08:08,833 --> 01:08:10,208 keep laying the eggs. 229 01:08:11,166 --> 01:08:13,416 So I hope that clears it up just a little 230 01:08:13,416 --> 01:08:14,416 bit. It definitely was a good 231 01:08:14,416 --> 01:08:15,625 illustration for me as I was 232 01:08:15,666 --> 01:08:18,750 reading the book, and Kobe believes the 233 01:08:18,750 --> 01:08:20,208 principles his habits 234 01:08:20,208 --> 01:08:21,500 are based on, quote, 235 01:08:21,708 --> 01:08:23,916 "bring the maximum long-term beneficial 236 01:08:23,916 --> 01:08:25,625 result possible," end 237 01:08:25,625 --> 01:08:28,208 quote, right? But this is only so 238 01:08:28,208 --> 01:08:30,750 long as we can keep our production to 239 01:08:30,750 --> 01:08:32,083 production capability 240 01:08:32,083 --> 01:08:35,083 balance intact. Well, tomorrow, 241 01:08:35,291 --> 01:08:37,958 Kobe discusses more in depth these assets 242 01:08:37,958 --> 01:08:39,208 that provide the 243 01:08:39,208 --> 01:08:41,333 production capability, right? The 244 01:08:41,333 --> 01:08:44,166 goose's or the geese. I don't know. 245 01:08:44,416 --> 01:08:45,958 Either way, we'll finish up the sub 246 01:08:45,958 --> 01:08:47,250 chapter with the next 247 01:08:47,250 --> 01:08:49,291 sub chapter being three kinds of assets. 248 01:08:50,208 --> 01:08:51,416 Well, thanks for joining us 249 01:08:51,416 --> 01:08:53,083 today. Enjoy dancing. Really 250 01:08:53,083 --> 01:08:54,500 don't care if people are laughing and 251 01:08:54,500 --> 01:08:57,000 pointing at you. 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