1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:06,583 welcome to Morning Cereal. 3 01:00:12,083 --> 01:00:14,041 Okay, good morning and welcome to 4 01:00:14,041 --> 01:00:15,541 Wednesday, the chewy 5 01:00:15,541 --> 01:00:16,958 middle of the week, right? 6 01:00:17,416 --> 01:00:19,583 Since it's Nobel Prize Day, let's toast 7 01:00:19,583 --> 01:00:20,833 to achievements big 8 01:00:20,833 --> 01:00:22,583 and small, including the 9 01:00:22,583 --> 01:00:23,875 fact that you managed to 10 01:00:23,875 --> 01:00:25,000 get out of bed this morning. 11 01:00:25,375 --> 01:00:27,333 Now, if you need a little spark to get 12 01:00:27,333 --> 01:00:28,416 your day going, how 13 01:00:28,416 --> 01:00:29,541 about a quote from the man 14 01:00:29,666 --> 01:00:31,333 who invented dynamite? 15 01:00:31,666 --> 01:00:33,833 Our quote today is from Alfred Nobel, who 16 01:00:33,833 --> 01:00:36,000 once said, "If I have 17 01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:37,125 a thousand ideas and 18 01:00:37,125 --> 01:00:38,250 only one turns out to 19 01:00:38,250 --> 01:00:39,916 be good, I'm satisfied." 20 01:00:40,583 --> 01:00:42,625 Now, this is just another reminder that 21 01:00:42,625 --> 01:00:44,250 life and progress, it 22 01:00:44,250 --> 01:00:45,791 isn't about being perfect. 23 01:00:46,166 --> 01:00:47,916 It's about being persistent. 24 01:00:48,375 --> 01:00:50,250 Okay, here are your four moments that 25 01:00:50,250 --> 01:00:52,291 matter for December 10th. 26 01:00:52,291 --> 01:00:54,958 This day in history, back in 1901, that's 27 01:00:54,958 --> 01:00:55,875 when the very first 28 01:00:55,875 --> 01:00:57,583 Nobel Prizes were awarded. 29 01:00:57,916 --> 01:00:59,583 Now, they were created from Alfred 30 01:00:59,583 --> 01:01:01,375 Nobel's own estate after 31 01:01:01,375 --> 01:01:03,041 he felt the moral weight 32 01:01:03,291 --> 01:01:05,875 of his inventions being used for harm. 33 01:01:06,458 --> 01:01:07,583 And that kind of takes us 34 01:01:07,583 --> 01:01:09,625 into today's special day. 35 01:01:09,958 --> 01:01:11,583 It's Nobel Prize Day. 36 01:01:11,875 --> 01:01:14,125 So celebrate brilliance and the courage 37 01:01:14,125 --> 01:01:15,250 to find brilliance in 38 01:01:15,250 --> 01:01:17,291 science, humanism, and 39 01:01:17,333 --> 01:01:17,666 peace. 40 01:01:18,208 --> 01:01:19,750 All right, the number one song on this 41 01:01:19,750 --> 01:01:21,958 date back in 2000 was 42 01:01:21,958 --> 01:01:23,750 "Praise You" by Fatboy Slim. 43 01:01:24,083 --> 01:01:26,333 Now, you might remember this grainy music 44 01:01:26,333 --> 01:01:27,916 video of people doing 45 01:01:27,916 --> 01:01:29,000 all these funny dances 46 01:01:29,166 --> 01:01:30,208 and in a mall. 47 01:01:30,208 --> 01:01:30,833 I don't know. 48 01:01:30,833 --> 01:01:32,291 I had to look it up, but it did bring 49 01:01:32,291 --> 01:01:33,583 back some nostalgia for me. 50 01:01:34,500 --> 01:01:35,583 Lastly, happy birthday. 51 01:01:35,583 --> 01:01:36,666 Today is your birthday. 52 01:01:37,125 --> 01:01:39,125 You share it with Cincinnati Bengals 53 01:01:39,125 --> 01:01:41,000 quarterback, Joe Burrow. 54 01:01:41,000 --> 01:01:42,458 He's 29 today. 55 01:01:43,083 --> 01:01:44,458 Celebrity chef Bobby Flay. 56 01:01:44,458 --> 01:01:45,458 He's 61 today. 57 01:01:46,250 --> 01:01:48,500 And lastly, actress from the 58 01:01:48,500 --> 01:01:50,458 Parcher's family, Susan Day. 59 01:01:50,708 --> 01:01:52,166 She is 72 today. 60 01:01:52,541 --> 01:01:52,875 All right. 61 01:01:53,333 --> 01:01:54,833 Book review time of Mel 62 01:01:54,833 --> 01:01:56,166 Robbins, "The Let Them Theory." 63 01:01:56,666 --> 01:01:59,250 Now, in this raw and kind of revealing 64 01:01:59,250 --> 01:02:01,208 sub-chapter, Mel Robbins 65 01:02:01,208 --> 01:02:02,625 pulls the curtain back on her 66 01:02:02,666 --> 01:02:03,500 own behavior. 67 01:02:04,000 --> 01:02:06,375 And in her style, it is not sugar-coated. 68 01:02:06,375 --> 01:02:07,375 It's not softened at all. 69 01:02:07,625 --> 01:02:08,583 It's just honest, right? 70 01:02:09,083 --> 01:02:12,333 Mel writes, "I was horrible," admitting 71 01:02:12,333 --> 01:02:13,833 she had grown up in 72 01:02:13,833 --> 01:02:15,041 friendships in a way she 73 01:02:15,041 --> 01:02:16,000 wasn't proud of. 74 01:02:16,416 --> 01:02:18,708 And in doing so, she gives us all 75 01:02:18,708 --> 01:02:20,041 permission to acknowledge 76 01:02:20,041 --> 01:02:21,500 the moments we weren't maybe 77 01:02:21,583 --> 01:02:22,708 our best selves. 78 01:02:23,458 --> 01:02:25,708 Now, Mel describes how stress and 79 01:02:25,708 --> 01:02:27,125 insecurity and all the 80 01:02:27,125 --> 01:02:28,958 emotional patterns and baggage 81 01:02:29,375 --> 01:02:31,541 can hijack how we show up. 82 01:02:32,333 --> 01:02:33,416 Sometimes we withdraw. 83 01:02:33,416 --> 01:02:34,500 Sometimes we lash out. 84 01:02:34,958 --> 01:02:37,250 Sometimes we become inconsistent or we're 85 01:02:37,250 --> 01:02:39,958 jealous or defensive or avoidant. 86 01:02:39,958 --> 01:02:42,541 Not because we're bad people, but because 87 01:02:42,541 --> 01:02:44,583 we're just overwhelmed people. 88 01:02:45,041 --> 01:02:45,250 Okay? 89 01:02:45,500 --> 01:02:47,541 She writes, "I expect others to 90 01:02:47,541 --> 01:02:48,875 understand me when I 91 01:02:48,875 --> 01:02:50,250 barely understand myself." 92 01:02:51,500 --> 01:02:53,416 Now, this section is powerful 93 01:02:53,416 --> 01:02:55,041 because of its vulnerability. 94 01:02:55,958 --> 01:02:56,958 Robbins doesn't frame 95 01:02:56,958 --> 01:02:58,333 her mistakes as failures. 96 01:02:58,916 --> 01:02:59,625 She frames them as 97 01:02:59,625 --> 01:03:01,750 evidence of emotional growth. 98 01:03:02,375 --> 01:03:04,291 Recognizing you weren't who you wanted to 99 01:03:04,291 --> 01:03:06,000 be is actually a sign 100 01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:07,083 that you are becoming 101 01:03:07,291 --> 01:03:08,416 who you want to be. 102 01:03:09,125 --> 01:03:11,333 Now, Mel explains that many adults carry 103 01:03:11,333 --> 01:03:13,625 unresolved childhood stress 104 01:03:13,625 --> 01:03:15,250 patterns into their friendships. 105 01:03:15,875 --> 01:03:18,041 When life gets chaotic, those patterns, 106 01:03:18,041 --> 01:03:19,208 they trigger behavior 107 01:03:19,208 --> 01:03:20,416 that doesn't really reflect 108 01:03:20,500 --> 01:03:21,333 our values. 109 01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:24,750 Mel says, "It's not that I don't care. 110 01:03:24,750 --> 01:03:26,375 I cared too much and I 111 01:03:26,375 --> 01:03:27,708 didn't know how to show it." 112 01:03:28,708 --> 01:03:30,500 Now, most importantly, she reassures 113 01:03:30,500 --> 01:03:31,291 readers that 114 01:03:31,291 --> 01:03:33,791 self-awareness is the turning point. 115 01:03:34,375 --> 01:03:35,291 "You can't change what 116 01:03:35,291 --> 01:03:36,791 you won't acknowledge." 117 01:03:37,666 --> 01:03:40,000 And by admitting that she had been 118 01:03:40,000 --> 01:03:42,416 horrible, she stopped pretending. 119 01:03:42,666 --> 01:03:43,875 She stopped defending. 120 01:03:44,250 --> 01:03:46,208 And she started rebuilding these 121 01:03:46,208 --> 01:03:47,625 friendships with her honesty. 122 01:03:48,625 --> 01:03:49,791 And she started rebuilding these 123 01:03:49,791 --> 01:03:51,166 friendships with honesty, 124 01:03:51,500 --> 01:03:53,500 with clarity, and better energy. 125 01:03:54,000 --> 01:03:55,916 And this is an invitation for all of us 126 01:03:55,916 --> 01:03:58,208 to do the same, to reflect without shame. 127 01:03:58,583 --> 01:04:00,291 We all have chapters where maybe we 128 01:04:00,291 --> 01:04:01,750 didn't show up well, right? 129 01:04:02,041 --> 01:04:04,083 The good news is that those chapters, 130 01:04:04,083 --> 01:04:06,583 they don't define the whole book. 131 01:04:07,125 --> 01:04:08,125 All right, here is 132 01:04:08,125 --> 01:04:09,583 your hump day takeaway. 133 01:04:10,458 --> 01:04:12,083 Growth begins the moment you're honest 134 01:04:12,083 --> 01:04:14,291 with yourself about how you've shown up. 135 01:04:15,208 --> 01:04:16,125 This is what allows you 136 01:04:16,125 --> 01:04:18,041 to do better next time. 137 01:04:18,791 --> 01:04:21,041 All right, well, today, own your growth, 138 01:04:21,375 --> 01:04:22,458 celebrate your effort, 139 01:04:22,791 --> 01:04:23,958 and I don't know, heck, give 140 01:04:23,958 --> 01:04:26,000 yourself a Nobel Prize for trying today. 141 01:04:26,458 --> 01:04:26,958 Hey, thanks for 142 01:04:26,958 --> 01:04:27,958 spending your morning with us. 143 01:04:27,958 --> 01:04:29,250 We'll see you back here tomorrow. 144 01:04:29,666 --> 01:04:32,291 And until then, have a fantastic day. 145 01:04:33,625 --> 01:04:35,291 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 146 01:04:35,291 --> 01:04:35,916 the Morning Serial 147 01:04:35,916 --> 01:04:38,041 Podcast on the One Life Live 148 01:04:38,041 --> 01:04:38,500 It channel. 149 01:04:39,083 --> 01:04:41,000 You can find more episodes and videos by 150 01:04:41,000 --> 01:04:41,791 visiting our YouTube 151 01:04:41,791 --> 01:04:43,875 channel and the website at Shawn 152 01:04:43,916 --> 01:04:46,541 English and at ShawnEnglish.com, where 153 01:04:46,541 --> 01:04:47,833 you can also follow our 154 01:04:47,833 --> 01:04:49,208 other podcasts, the Mr. 155 01:04:49,208 --> 01:04:50,083 and Mrs. English Podcast 156 01:04:50,083 --> 01:04:51,708 and the Life Happens Podcast. 157 01:04:52,666 --> 01:04:54,333 And these other podcasts, we'll dive 158 01:04:54,333 --> 01:04:55,708 deeper into everyday issues, 159 01:04:56,000 --> 01:04:57,250 self-improvement, well-being, 160 01:04:57,500 --> 01:04:59,250 business and finance, and we 161 01:04:59,250 --> 01:05:00,500 welcome special guests too. 162 01:05:01,000 --> 01:05:01,750 So join us. 163 01:05:01,750 --> 01:05:03,041 It'll be a good time, I promise. 164 01:05:03,791 --> 01:05:04,833 Thanks again for listening. 165 01:05:04,833 --> 01:05:06,000 Have a fantastic day, 166 01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:06,958 and we'll see you tomorrow.