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 01:00:11,958 --> 01:00:12,833 Okay, good morning 4 01:00:12,833 --> 01:00:14,083 and welcome to Thursday. 5 01:00:14,708 --> 01:00:16,333 We're really making our way through this 6 01:00:16,333 --> 01:00:17,166 week, don't you think? 7 01:00:17,583 --> 01:00:19,416 Well, I don't want you to think that I'm 8 01:00:19,416 --> 01:00:20,291 just wishing away the 9 01:00:20,291 --> 01:00:21,625 work days, but I just 10 01:00:21,625 --> 01:00:22,666 know how much we all look 11 01:00:22,666 --> 01:00:23,625 forward to the weekends. 12 01:00:24,583 --> 01:00:26,458 However, I will not disrespect a very 13 01:00:26,458 --> 01:00:27,458 good Thursday because 14 01:00:27,458 --> 01:00:29,166 today has the potential to 15 01:00:29,166 --> 01:00:30,333 be an incredible day. 16 01:00:30,916 --> 01:00:32,375 For one, it's National 17 01:00:32,375 --> 01:00:33,750 Appreciated Dragon Day. 18 01:00:34,166 --> 01:00:35,666 So if you have a dragon, tell 19 01:00:35,666 --> 01:00:37,208 it how much you appreciate it. 20 01:00:37,666 --> 01:00:40,166 It's also National Fig Newton Day and 21 01:00:40,166 --> 01:00:41,875 National Good Teen Day. 22 01:00:42,541 --> 01:00:44,625 I have two teens in the house now, so 23 01:00:44,625 --> 01:00:45,708 I'll be sure to let 24 01:00:45,708 --> 01:00:46,666 them know that they have to 25 01:00:46,666 --> 01:00:47,750 be extra good today. 26 01:00:48,250 --> 01:00:48,916 Wait, what's that? 27 01:00:49,666 --> 01:00:50,041 Oh. 28 01:00:51,083 --> 01:00:52,333 Apparently, this day is 29 01:00:52,333 --> 01:00:54,083 not about teens being good. 30 01:00:54,333 --> 01:00:56,333 This day helps parents and everyone alike 31 01:00:56,333 --> 01:00:57,833 to recognize the efforts 32 01:00:57,833 --> 01:00:59,083 put in by the teenagers 33 01:00:59,666 --> 01:01:01,541 to successfully go through a 34 01:01:01,541 --> 01:01:02,916 unique phase in their lives. 35 01:01:03,583 --> 01:01:05,250 Knowing how difficult this transitional 36 01:01:05,250 --> 01:01:06,583 phase of adolescence can 37 01:01:06,583 --> 01:01:08,041 be as teenagers are just 38 01:01:08,041 --> 01:01:08,916 getting to discover 39 01:01:08,916 --> 01:01:10,458 their own unique identity. 40 01:01:11,083 --> 01:01:12,708 Okay, my bad, my bad. 41 01:01:12,708 --> 01:01:13,250 Good job, kids. 42 01:01:13,583 --> 01:01:15,291 You're appreciated and I'm proud of you. 43 01:01:15,958 --> 01:01:17,500 All right, let's go ahead and jump right 44 01:01:17,500 --> 01:01:19,333 into today's episode with today's quotes. 45 01:01:19,958 --> 01:01:21,958 One fun nostalgic quote and then a second 46 01:01:21,958 --> 01:01:22,791 quote to tease our 47 01:01:22,791 --> 01:01:23,833 book review later in the 48 01:01:23,875 --> 01:01:24,208 episode. 49 01:01:24,875 --> 01:01:26,250 Hopefully, one of these quotes will speak 50 01:01:26,250 --> 01:01:27,208 to you and jumpstart 51 01:01:27,208 --> 01:01:28,291 your day in a positive 52 01:01:28,541 --> 01:01:28,875 direction. 53 01:01:29,916 --> 01:01:30,125 Okay. 54 01:01:30,583 --> 01:01:32,583 The first quote is from Lin-Manuel 55 01:01:32,583 --> 01:01:34,166 Miranda and he said, 56 01:01:34,458 --> 01:01:36,375 "Every day has the potential 57 01:01:36,500 --> 01:01:38,541 to be the greatest day of your life." 58 01:01:39,541 --> 01:01:41,333 It's like Lin-Manuel is listening to my 59 01:01:41,333 --> 01:01:42,625 intro, but he's right. 60 01:01:42,958 --> 01:01:44,416 Today has incredible potential. 61 01:01:45,291 --> 01:01:46,875 Go make it what you want it to be. 62 01:01:47,166 --> 01:01:48,416 Take the bull by the horns. 63 01:01:49,083 --> 01:01:50,333 And today's teaser quote from the book 64 01:01:50,333 --> 01:01:52,083 review is, "If we want to 65 01:01:52,083 --> 01:01:53,416 make friends, let's greet 66 01:01:53,416 --> 01:01:55,583 people with animation and enthusiasm." 67 01:01:56,583 --> 01:01:58,416 Now, as usual, we'll unpack that here in 68 01:01:58,416 --> 01:01:59,125 just a minute during the 69 01:01:59,125 --> 01:02:00,333 book review segment, but 70 01:02:00,375 --> 01:02:02,333 first let's jump right into our usual 71 01:02:02,333 --> 01:02:03,250 dose of fun and 72 01:02:03,250 --> 01:02:04,916 historic facts from this day in 73 01:02:04,916 --> 01:02:05,208 history. 74 01:02:06,250 --> 01:02:06,541 Okay. 75 01:02:06,791 --> 01:02:09,375 Today's news facts are for January 16th. 76 01:02:09,375 --> 01:02:12,583 Starting all the way back in 1547, Ivan 77 01:02:12,583 --> 01:02:14,916 the Terrible at age 17 78 01:02:14,916 --> 01:02:17,500 was crowned Czar and Grand 79 01:02:17,541 --> 01:02:18,875 Prince of all Russia. 80 01:02:20,083 --> 01:02:21,416 Now, it sounds like he should be excluded 81 01:02:21,416 --> 01:02:22,791 from National Good Teen Day. 82 01:02:23,541 --> 01:02:26,375 In 1919, the 18th Amendment to the United 83 01:02:26,375 --> 01:02:27,333 States Constitution 84 01:02:27,333 --> 01:02:28,750 authorizing the prohibition 85 01:02:29,000 --> 01:02:30,791 of alcohol was ratified by 86 01:02:30,791 --> 01:02:32,166 the majority of the US states. 87 01:02:33,000 --> 01:02:36,500 In 1973, the last episode of Bonanza 88 01:02:36,500 --> 01:02:38,416 aired on NBC as that 89 01:02:38,416 --> 01:02:39,875 popular Western series ended 90 01:02:39,875 --> 01:02:41,333 its 14 season run. 91 01:02:42,083 --> 01:02:44,875 Then in 1980, Paul McCartney was jailed 92 01:02:44,875 --> 01:02:46,416 for nine days in Tokyo 93 01:02:46,416 --> 01:02:47,708 for marijuana possession 94 01:02:48,125 --> 01:02:50,875 after being found with 219 grams on his 95 01:02:50,875 --> 01:02:52,875 arrival at the Narita Airport in Japan. 96 01:02:53,416 --> 01:02:55,416 About the incident, McCartney later said, 97 01:02:55,750 --> 01:02:56,708 "This stuff was too 98 01:02:56,708 --> 01:02:57,500 good to flush down the 99 01:02:57,541 --> 01:02:58,708 toilet, so I thought 100 01:02:58,708 --> 01:02:59,583 I'd take it with me." 101 01:03:00,291 --> 01:03:00,583 Okay. 102 01:03:01,541 --> 01:03:02,458 The Persian Gulf War 103 01:03:02,458 --> 01:03:04,333 began on this day in 1991. 104 01:03:05,166 --> 01:03:06,625 The war was triggered by Iraq's 105 01:03:06,625 --> 01:03:09,125 occupation of Kuwait in August of 1990. 106 01:03:09,708 --> 01:03:11,708 You probably remember watching on TV the 107 01:03:11,708 --> 01:03:13,625 US-led air offensive against Iraq. 108 01:03:14,041 --> 01:03:15,708 That continued until a ceasefire was 109 01:03:15,708 --> 01:03:18,291 declared on February 28th. 110 01:03:18,750 --> 01:03:21,208 The next nostalgic fact is from 1992 and 111 01:03:21,208 --> 01:03:21,791 I specifically 112 01:03:21,791 --> 01:03:23,416 remember watching this on MTV. 113 01:03:24,250 --> 01:03:26,958 In 1992 on this date is when Eric Clapton 114 01:03:26,958 --> 01:03:28,583 entered the Windsor Bray Studios. 115 01:03:28,916 --> 01:03:30,166 That's where he recorded the stripped 116 01:03:30,166 --> 01:03:32,791 down set for MTV Unplugged. 117 01:03:32,791 --> 01:03:34,833 The set, which included his hit single 118 01:03:34,833 --> 01:03:36,541 "Tears in Heaven" and a 119 01:03:36,541 --> 01:03:37,833 reworked acoustic version 120 01:03:37,833 --> 01:03:40,208 of "Laila," he earned six Grammy Awards 121 01:03:40,208 --> 01:03:40,833 for the album, 122 01:03:41,083 --> 01:03:42,125 including Record of the Year. 123 01:03:43,041 --> 01:03:45,333 Then we remember in 2004, that's when 124 01:03:45,333 --> 01:03:46,458 Michael Jackson appeared 125 01:03:46,458 --> 01:03:47,666 in court and pleaded not 126 01:03:47,666 --> 01:03:48,583 guilty to seven 127 01:03:48,583 --> 01:03:50,083 charges of child molestation. 128 01:03:51,208 --> 01:03:54,833 Finally, in 2005, a Romanian university 129 01:03:54,833 --> 01:03:56,416 teacher, she broke the 130 01:03:56,416 --> 01:03:57,833 record for being the world's 131 01:03:57,875 --> 01:04:00,583 oldest birth mother at the age of 66. 132 01:04:01,875 --> 01:04:03,166 Okay, moving on to birthdays. 133 01:04:03,166 --> 01:04:04,750 Happy birthday if today is your birthday. 134 01:04:05,166 --> 01:04:07,250 You share a birthday with Kate Moss. 135 01:04:07,583 --> 01:04:10,291 She's 51 and Lin-Manuel Miranda. 136 01:04:10,583 --> 01:04:11,250 He's 45. 137 01:04:12,208 --> 01:04:12,458 Okay. 138 01:04:12,666 --> 01:04:13,541 Now to the music of 139 01:04:13,541 --> 01:04:15,625 the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. 140 01:04:15,625 --> 01:04:18,083 The number one song on this date in 1995, 141 01:04:18,708 --> 01:04:19,583 a great year to 142 01:04:19,583 --> 01:04:20,750 graduate high school, I might 143 01:04:20,833 --> 01:04:24,041 add, was "On Bended Knee" by Boys to Men. 144 01:04:24,583 --> 01:04:26,250 Boys to Men actually knocked themselves 145 01:04:26,250 --> 01:04:27,166 out of the number one 146 01:04:27,166 --> 01:04:28,291 spot on the Billboard Top 147 01:04:28,416 --> 01:04:28,791 100. 148 01:04:29,166 --> 01:04:31,083 They replaced their own song of "I'll 149 01:04:31,083 --> 01:04:31,791 Make Love to You," 150 01:04:32,083 --> 01:04:33,041 which had been number one 151 01:04:33,041 --> 01:04:34,125 for 14 weeks. 152 01:04:34,791 --> 01:04:36,166 They are one of the very few 153 01:04:36,166 --> 01:04:37,333 groups to achieve that feat. 154 01:04:37,916 --> 01:04:39,875 The song "On Bended Knee" was number one 155 01:04:39,875 --> 01:04:41,041 for six weeks, and it 156 01:04:41,041 --> 01:04:42,250 was a classic example 157 01:04:42,250 --> 01:04:43,875 of great 90s R&B. 158 01:04:44,375 --> 01:04:45,833 And the number one movie on this date, 159 01:04:45,833 --> 01:04:47,291 all the way back in 1984, 160 01:04:47,875 --> 01:04:49,333 was "Terms of Endearment." 161 01:04:50,041 --> 01:04:51,625 Now this is the first movie that I've 162 01:04:51,625 --> 01:04:52,583 covered that I actually 163 01:04:52,583 --> 01:04:54,541 haven't seen, but I know 164 01:04:54,541 --> 01:04:55,833 some of the music from it. 165 01:04:55,833 --> 01:04:57,958 It starred Shirley Maclean, Debra Winger, 166 01:04:57,958 --> 01:04:58,583 and Jack Nicholson, 167 01:04:58,875 --> 01:04:59,750 and it was nominated for 168 01:04:59,750 --> 01:05:02,041 11 Oscars and was the second highest 169 01:05:02,041 --> 01:05:03,000 grossing film of the 170 01:05:03,000 --> 01:05:04,583 year, following a small movie 171 01:05:04,583 --> 01:05:05,583 called "Return of the Jedi." 172 01:05:05,916 --> 01:05:06,750 Now I've seen that one. 173 01:05:07,375 --> 01:05:08,750 Apparently, the film is a real 174 01:05:08,750 --> 01:05:10,375 tearjerker, and I know it 175 01:05:10,375 --> 01:05:11,291 has an incredible score. 176 01:05:12,416 --> 01:05:14,125 Let's move on to some personal growth now 177 01:05:14,125 --> 01:05:14,750 in the book review 178 01:05:14,750 --> 01:05:15,833 segment of "Morning Serial." 179 01:05:16,250 --> 01:05:17,708 As you know, this is where we take a few 180 01:05:17,708 --> 01:05:18,750 moments to reflect on 181 01:05:18,750 --> 01:05:19,958 lessons learned from the current 182 01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:20,625 book we're reading. 183 01:05:21,458 --> 01:05:22,666 And currently, everybody say it along 184 01:05:22,666 --> 01:05:23,583 with me, we're reading 185 01:05:23,583 --> 01:05:24,708 through Dale Carnegie's 186 01:05:24,708 --> 01:05:25,541 "How to Win Friends 187 01:05:25,541 --> 01:05:26,708 and Influence People." 188 01:05:27,583 --> 01:05:29,083 It's a timeless book that is consistently 189 01:05:29,083 --> 01:05:30,041 on all the must-read 190 01:05:30,041 --> 01:05:31,083 lists, and it's packed 191 01:05:31,083 --> 01:05:33,416 with rock-solid advice and actions for 192 01:05:33,416 --> 01:05:34,500 all of us to use and 193 01:05:34,500 --> 01:05:35,583 build healthy foundational 194 01:05:35,625 --> 01:05:36,750 concepts to live by. 195 01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:40,000 Now yesterday, we continued part two, 196 01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:41,541 chapter one, entitled "Do 197 01:05:41,541 --> 01:05:42,833 This, and You Will Be Welcome 198 01:05:42,916 --> 01:05:43,458 Anywhere." 199 01:05:44,083 --> 01:05:45,750 And Carnegie is walking us through the 200 01:05:45,750 --> 01:05:47,375 importance of taking real, 201 01:05:47,375 --> 01:05:48,750 genuine interest in people. 202 01:05:49,458 --> 01:05:51,083 And not just the people that we think can 203 01:05:51,083 --> 01:05:52,333 benefit us, but 204 01:05:52,333 --> 01:05:53,708 taking interest in all the 205 01:05:53,708 --> 01:05:54,625 people that we encounter. 206 01:05:55,416 --> 01:05:57,375 Take real interest in other people, and 207 01:05:57,375 --> 01:05:59,041 they will in turn, they 208 01:05:59,041 --> 01:06:00,250 will take interest in you. 209 01:06:01,000 --> 01:06:02,791 We should be looking for and finding 210 01:06:02,791 --> 01:06:04,083 admirable qualities in 211 01:06:04,083 --> 01:06:05,375 people, and be willing to devote 212 01:06:05,375 --> 01:06:07,583 our time and our energy to being 213 01:06:07,583 --> 01:06:09,500 genuinely thoughtful towards others. 214 01:06:10,166 --> 01:06:12,125 Well, we ended yesterday with Carnegie's 215 01:06:12,125 --> 01:06:13,875 quote, "If we want to 216 01:06:13,875 --> 01:06:15,000 make friends and influence 217 01:06:15,458 --> 01:06:17,333 people, let's put ourselves out to do 218 01:06:17,333 --> 01:06:18,375 things for other people. 219 01:06:18,875 --> 01:06:20,916 Things that require time, energy, 220 01:06:21,250 --> 01:06:22,916 unselfishness, and thoughtfulness." 221 01:06:23,666 --> 01:06:26,083 Carnegie makes a quick illustration about 222 01:06:26,083 --> 01:06:26,958 when the Duke of 223 01:06:26,958 --> 01:06:28,125 Windsor was the Prince of 224 01:06:28,125 --> 01:06:30,000 Wales, and he was scheduled to make a 225 01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:30,958 trip to South America. 226 01:06:31,708 --> 01:06:33,583 And before the trip, he spent months 227 01:06:33,583 --> 01:06:34,958 learning Spanish so that 228 01:06:34,958 --> 01:06:36,125 he could make speeches in 229 01:06:36,125 --> 01:06:36,750 their language. 230 01:06:37,625 --> 01:06:38,875 And quote, "The South 231 01:06:38,875 --> 01:06:40,500 Americans loved him for it." 232 01:06:41,458 --> 01:06:43,833 Now that's a fairly big ask, but Carnegie 233 01:06:43,833 --> 01:06:44,958 provides a more easily 234 01:06:44,958 --> 01:06:46,041 accomplished way that 235 01:06:46,041 --> 01:06:47,208 he took time out to 236 01:06:47,208 --> 01:06:47,875 think of other people. 237 01:06:48,458 --> 01:06:50,291 And that was he made sure he knew all of 238 01:06:50,291 --> 01:06:52,125 his friends and people in his circle. 239 01:06:52,125 --> 01:06:53,916 He made sure he knew their birthdays, and 240 01:06:53,916 --> 01:06:55,625 he would write them a note or a letter on 241 01:06:55,625 --> 01:06:56,125 their birthday. 242 01:06:56,791 --> 01:06:58,250 Point being, thinking of other people 243 01:06:58,250 --> 01:06:59,500 doesn't always have to 244 01:06:59,500 --> 01:07:00,791 be some grand gesture. 245 01:07:01,250 --> 01:07:03,875 Many times, little, thoughtful moments 246 01:07:03,875 --> 01:07:04,708 like this can be 247 01:07:04,708 --> 01:07:06,416 impactful on making other people 248 01:07:06,416 --> 01:07:07,750 feel special and important. 249 01:07:08,750 --> 01:07:10,625 And to this simple point, Carnegie says, 250 01:07:10,958 --> 01:07:13,583 "If we want to make friends, let's greet 251 01:07:13,625 --> 01:07:16,041 people with animation and enthusiasm." 252 01:07:17,291 --> 01:07:19,208 Have you ever got through to someone on a 253 01:07:19,208 --> 01:07:20,166 customer service line, 254 01:07:20,416 --> 01:07:21,375 you know, a representative, 255 01:07:22,166 --> 01:07:24,041 and when they greet you with enthusiasm 256 01:07:24,041 --> 01:07:26,166 and are actually friendly and helpful? 257 01:07:27,000 --> 01:07:28,250 I mean, you feel like you've won the 258 01:07:28,250 --> 01:07:29,500 lottery because even this 259 01:07:29,500 --> 01:07:30,916 small act of thoughtfulness 260 01:07:30,916 --> 01:07:34,083 and enthusiasm, it's sadly a rarity. 261 01:07:35,458 --> 01:07:37,208 Another example Carnegie gives that any 262 01:07:37,208 --> 01:07:38,791 one of us can learn from or 263 01:07:38,791 --> 01:07:40,041 apply to other situations, 264 01:07:40,541 --> 01:07:42,583 again, calls on us to be diligent in 265 01:07:42,583 --> 01:07:43,750 looking and listening to 266 01:07:43,750 --> 01:07:44,750 other people's perspectives. 267 01:07:45,750 --> 01:07:47,625 In this story, a young man has a meeting 268 01:07:47,625 --> 01:07:48,791 with the president of a 269 01:07:48,791 --> 01:07:50,000 large bank, from whom he 270 01:07:50,000 --> 01:07:51,750 needed some information from that only 271 01:07:51,750 --> 01:07:53,125 the president would be able to provide. 272 01:07:54,166 --> 01:07:56,250 The meeting did not go well, as the 273 01:07:56,250 --> 01:07:57,458 president of the bank did 274 01:07:57,458 --> 01:07:58,916 not seem interested or ready 275 01:07:58,916 --> 01:07:59,375 to talk. 276 01:07:59,666 --> 01:08:01,458 The meeting was "brief and barren." 277 01:08:02,500 --> 01:08:04,083 But during the meeting, a staff member 278 01:08:04,083 --> 01:08:05,083 had poked her head into 279 01:08:05,083 --> 01:08:06,208 the office and said that 280 01:08:06,208 --> 01:08:08,250 she did not have any stamps for the bank 281 01:08:08,250 --> 01:08:09,583 president's son that day. 282 01:08:10,416 --> 01:08:12,583 Apparently, his son collected stamps when 283 01:08:12,583 --> 01:08:13,666 people did such things. 284 01:08:14,083 --> 01:08:16,208 And I guess nerdy me, I'll admit I do 285 01:08:16,208 --> 01:08:17,041 have a small stamp 286 01:08:17,041 --> 01:08:18,250 collection from when I was young. 287 01:08:18,875 --> 01:08:19,791 But back to the story. 288 01:08:20,625 --> 01:08:22,291 Apparently, the president of the bank 289 01:08:22,291 --> 01:08:23,625 snapped back at this woman 290 01:08:23,625 --> 01:08:24,750 who didn't have any stamps 291 01:08:24,750 --> 01:08:26,208 for him to give to his son that day. 292 01:08:26,458 --> 01:08:28,500 He snapped that he wasn't in the business 293 01:08:28,500 --> 01:08:30,041 of collecting stamps for his kid. 294 01:08:31,000 --> 01:08:32,750 He basically blew her off because he 295 01:08:32,750 --> 01:08:33,916 didn't want to deal with 296 01:08:33,916 --> 01:08:35,083 that small matter at the 297 01:08:35,083 --> 01:08:35,416 time. 298 01:08:36,250 --> 01:08:38,166 Well, as the story continues, the young 299 01:08:38,166 --> 01:08:39,083 man who had the meeting 300 01:08:39,083 --> 01:08:39,875 with the bank president, 301 01:08:40,250 --> 01:08:41,250 he remembered later 302 01:08:41,250 --> 01:08:42,916 that day about the stamps. 303 01:08:43,500 --> 01:08:45,458 And the office he currently worked for 304 01:08:45,458 --> 01:08:46,083 had a foreign 305 01:08:46,083 --> 01:08:47,708 department that had stamps from 306 01:08:47,708 --> 01:08:48,583 all over the world. 307 01:08:49,041 --> 01:08:50,750 So the young man sent word that he had 308 01:08:50,750 --> 01:08:51,750 stamps for the bank 309 01:08:51,750 --> 01:08:53,083 president's son and that he 310 01:08:53,083 --> 01:08:54,666 would be happy to deliver them to the 311 01:08:54,666 --> 01:08:55,625 bank president's office. 312 01:08:56,625 --> 01:08:58,250 Now, as you might have guessed, the 313 01:08:58,250 --> 01:08:59,000 reception from the 314 01:08:59,000 --> 01:09:00,416 president of the bank was entirely 315 01:09:00,583 --> 01:09:02,125 different at their second gathering. 316 01:09:02,708 --> 01:09:04,208 Spending half an hour just looking 317 01:09:04,208 --> 01:09:05,125 through the stamps saying 318 01:09:05,125 --> 01:09:06,375 how his son would love this 319 01:09:06,375 --> 01:09:08,333 one and that, and showing the young man 320 01:09:08,333 --> 01:09:09,250 pictures of his son. 321 01:09:10,000 --> 01:09:11,583 And then he proceeded to give the young 322 01:09:11,583 --> 01:09:13,166 man another hour of his 323 01:09:13,166 --> 01:09:14,541 time regarding the information 324 01:09:14,708 --> 01:09:16,708 that he had requested, even going the 325 01:09:16,708 --> 01:09:17,875 extra mile to call in 326 01:09:17,875 --> 01:09:19,041 some of his associates to 327 01:09:19,041 --> 01:09:20,666 chase down the facts and make sure that 328 01:09:20,666 --> 01:09:22,250 the man had all the info he wanted. 329 01:09:22,666 --> 01:09:23,791 Going the extra mile, right? 330 01:09:24,125 --> 01:09:25,875 It's hard at times to slow 331 01:09:25,875 --> 01:09:27,083 down and think of other people. 332 01:09:27,750 --> 01:09:29,666 Literally, just a few days ago, I was 333 01:09:29,666 --> 01:09:30,916 sledding with my kids in 334 01:09:30,916 --> 01:09:32,291 Dallas where once every three 335 01:09:32,291 --> 01:09:34,166 years or so we get enough snow to sled. 336 01:09:34,875 --> 01:09:36,958 We were just finishing up and another 337 01:09:36,958 --> 01:09:38,166 lady with her two kids 338 01:09:38,166 --> 01:09:39,875 walked by asking about good 339 01:09:39,875 --> 01:09:41,041 hills to slide down. 340 01:09:41,666 --> 01:09:43,291 And in that brief moment, I 341 01:09:43,291 --> 01:09:44,333 thought of a hundred things. 342 01:09:44,958 --> 01:09:45,625 She had no sled. 343 01:09:46,208 --> 01:09:46,916 Why would she? 344 01:09:46,916 --> 01:09:47,416 We live in Texas. 345 01:09:47,833 --> 01:09:48,833 Should I lend her hours? 346 01:09:49,333 --> 01:09:50,125 It was cracked. 347 01:09:50,125 --> 01:09:50,916 Would she want it? 348 01:09:51,250 --> 01:09:52,166 How would I get it back? 349 01:09:52,375 --> 01:09:53,666 Should I just give it to her? 350 01:09:53,666 --> 01:09:55,125 Could I buy another sled in Texas? 351 01:09:56,000 --> 01:09:58,041 And now I'm kicking myself because I 352 01:09:58,041 --> 01:09:59,833 hesitated and the moment passed. 353 01:10:00,458 --> 01:10:02,791 And now I know I missed an opportunity to 354 01:10:02,791 --> 01:10:04,250 what Carnegie's quote says. 355 01:10:04,916 --> 01:10:06,500 If we want to make friends and influence 356 01:10:06,500 --> 01:10:07,666 people, let's put ourselves 357 01:10:07,666 --> 01:10:09,166 out to do things for other 358 01:10:09,166 --> 01:10:11,416 people, things that require time, energy, 359 01:10:11,625 --> 01:10:13,083 unselfishness, and thoughtfulness. 360 01:10:13,833 --> 01:10:15,916 Had I let her borrow our sled or have our 361 01:10:15,916 --> 01:10:17,291 sled, you bet that 362 01:10:17,291 --> 01:10:18,125 lady would have remembered 363 01:10:18,125 --> 01:10:19,541 me the next time she saw me. 364 01:10:19,833 --> 01:10:21,166 And now she won't have 365 01:10:21,166 --> 01:10:22,416 that positive impression. 366 01:10:23,666 --> 01:10:25,500 So my point here is don't hesitate. 367 01:10:26,125 --> 01:10:27,708 Make every encounter matter. 368 01:10:28,416 --> 01:10:30,666 My hope and Carnegie's hope is that I 369 01:10:30,666 --> 01:10:32,166 won't and you won't miss 370 01:10:32,166 --> 01:10:33,583 these opportunities when 371 01:10:33,583 --> 01:10:34,208 they come around. 372 01:10:35,000 --> 01:10:36,000 We are presented with 373 01:10:36,000 --> 01:10:37,125 them on a daily basis. 374 01:10:37,500 --> 01:10:38,458 So look for them. 375 01:10:38,750 --> 01:10:40,666 Look for the opportunities to give your 376 01:10:40,666 --> 01:10:41,916 time and your energy to 377 01:10:41,916 --> 01:10:43,083 be thoughtful to someone 378 01:10:43,083 --> 01:10:43,375 else. 379 01:10:44,291 --> 01:10:45,250 Tomorrow, we finish 380 01:10:45,250 --> 01:10:46,583 part two, chapter one. 381 01:10:46,833 --> 01:10:49,333 And Carnegie tells a story about a man 382 01:10:49,333 --> 01:10:50,291 that was granted exactly 383 01:10:50,291 --> 01:10:51,791 one minute with an executive 384 01:10:52,125 --> 01:10:54,083 of a store chain that he despised. 385 01:10:55,083 --> 01:10:56,416 And we get Carnegie's 386 01:10:56,416 --> 01:10:58,083 first principle of part two. 387 01:10:58,541 --> 01:10:59,583 So be sure to come back 388 01:10:59,583 --> 01:11:01,166 tomorrow and tune in for all of that. 389 01:11:02,041 --> 01:11:02,291 Okay. 390 01:11:02,875 --> 01:11:04,166 Today we'll provide you with an 391 01:11:04,166 --> 01:11:06,083 opportunity to make it a great day. 392 01:11:06,791 --> 01:11:09,166 And it will provide you an opportunity to 393 01:11:09,166 --> 01:11:11,041 make someone else's day a great day. 394 01:11:11,541 --> 01:11:13,250 So don't miss out on either 395 01:11:13,250 --> 01:11:14,333 one of those opportunities. 396 01:11:15,000 --> 01:11:16,083 We'll see you back here tomorrow. 397 01:11:16,333 --> 01:11:18,666 And until then, have a fantastic day. 398 01:11:21,375 --> 01:11:23,208 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 399 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