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 01:00:12,166 --> 01:00:13,625 Okay, good morning and 4 01:00:13,625 --> 01:00:14,583 welcome to Wednesday. 5 01:00:15,375 --> 01:00:17,541 Well, it's hump day people and we are on 6 01:00:17,541 --> 01:00:18,875 the downside of the week. 7 01:00:19,416 --> 01:00:20,958 And that feels pretty darn good. 8 01:00:22,125 --> 01:00:24,583 Well, today's national this or that day I 9 01:00:24,583 --> 01:00:25,166 don't think are very 10 01:00:25,166 --> 01:00:26,375 well thought out today 11 01:00:26,416 --> 01:00:28,708 because what it's asking is for you to 12 01:00:28,708 --> 01:00:30,583 get up early, wash your 13 01:00:30,583 --> 01:00:32,500 hair, dry it, get it all 14 01:00:32,500 --> 01:00:34,333 done, call your hairdresser to come in 15 01:00:34,333 --> 01:00:36,125 there and get that hair 16 01:00:36,125 --> 01:00:37,875 just right because today 17 01:00:38,291 --> 01:00:40,125 is National Good Hair Day. 18 01:00:41,041 --> 01:00:42,625 Well, actually, you know what, now that I 19 01:00:42,625 --> 01:00:43,416 think about it, maybe 20 01:00:43,416 --> 01:00:44,583 they are pretty well 21 01:00:44,583 --> 01:00:46,875 thought out because if you don't have 22 01:00:46,875 --> 01:00:48,875 good hair, like some few 23 01:00:48,875 --> 01:00:49,750 people in the population, 24 01:00:50,000 --> 01:00:52,416 maybe I'm not saying that's you, but you 25 01:00:52,416 --> 01:00:53,458 can just participate 26 01:00:53,458 --> 01:00:55,458 in National Wear a Hat 27 01:00:55,458 --> 01:00:55,791 Day. 28 01:00:56,166 --> 01:00:56,958 So I take it back. 29 01:00:57,291 --> 01:00:58,750 They've totally got this thing figured 30 01:00:58,750 --> 01:01:00,250 out, totally redeem themselves. 31 01:01:01,375 --> 01:01:04,041 And it's also National Air Max Day. 32 01:01:04,250 --> 01:01:04,875 Those are some of my 33 01:01:04,875 --> 01:01:06,500 favorite looking Nike shoes. 34 01:01:07,166 --> 01:01:08,916 Although I can't wear them because Nike 35 01:01:08,916 --> 01:01:10,708 makes their shoes way too skinny. 36 01:01:11,458 --> 01:01:14,250 And it's also live long and prosper day 37 01:01:14,250 --> 01:01:15,416 to watch on YouTube. 38 01:01:16,041 --> 01:01:17,250 Oh, I think I got it. 39 01:01:17,250 --> 01:01:18,875 I may have my hand the right way. 40 01:01:19,333 --> 01:01:20,625 The Spock sign there. 41 01:01:21,583 --> 01:01:23,958 They celebrate live long and prosper day 42 01:01:23,958 --> 01:01:25,375 today because this is the 43 01:01:25,375 --> 01:01:27,291 birthday of the inspiration 44 01:01:27,583 --> 01:01:30,416 Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock on 45 01:01:30,416 --> 01:01:31,291 the Star Trek series. 46 01:01:32,583 --> 01:01:34,666 Well, here's someone that lived long and 47 01:01:34,666 --> 01:01:37,166 did prosper and he's made all of us laugh 48 01:01:37,458 --> 01:01:37,791 a ton. 49 01:01:38,416 --> 01:01:39,500 It's Martin Short. 50 01:01:40,125 --> 01:01:40,708 He's going to give us 51 01:01:40,708 --> 01:01:41,875 our quote for this morning. 52 01:01:42,166 --> 01:01:44,250 And he said, quote, "If you have a 53 01:01:44,250 --> 01:01:46,083 wonderful moment, don't 54 01:01:46,083 --> 01:01:48,333 second guess them, just enjoy 55 01:01:48,500 --> 01:01:48,750 them." 56 01:01:49,083 --> 01:01:49,500 End quote. 57 01:01:50,166 --> 01:01:50,791 And I love it. 58 01:01:51,000 --> 01:01:51,583 Be in the moment, 59 01:01:51,916 --> 01:01:53,333 especially those good ones. 60 01:01:53,833 --> 01:01:54,208 Thanks, Martin. 61 01:01:55,000 --> 01:01:55,291 All right. 62 01:01:55,833 --> 01:01:56,625 Today's news facts and 63 01:01:56,625 --> 01:01:58,291 birthdays are for March 26th. 64 01:01:59,041 --> 01:02:01,166 We're going to start back in 1953 because 65 01:02:01,166 --> 01:02:02,541 that's when Dr. Jonas 66 01:02:02,541 --> 01:02:04,083 Salk, he announced that 67 01:02:04,083 --> 01:02:05,583 he successfully tested a 68 01:02:05,583 --> 01:02:07,791 vaccine to prevent polio. 69 01:02:08,833 --> 01:02:11,250 Then skipping up to 1982 on this date, 70 01:02:11,250 --> 01:02:12,208 Paul McCartney and 71 01:02:12,208 --> 01:02:14,041 Stevie Wonder, they released 72 01:02:14,041 --> 01:02:16,375 the single Ebony and Ivory in the UK. 73 01:02:17,250 --> 01:02:20,666 Then on this date in 1972, the LA Lakers 74 01:02:20,666 --> 01:02:23,125 set an NBA win record by 75 01:02:23,125 --> 01:02:25,250 winning 69 of 82 games. 76 01:02:26,291 --> 01:02:29,375 And that record would stand for 24 years. 77 01:02:29,791 --> 01:02:32,208 That is until Michael Jordan's Chicago 78 01:02:32,208 --> 01:02:33,583 Bulls broke the record 79 01:02:33,583 --> 01:02:37,166 in 1996 with a 72 and 10 80 01:02:37,166 --> 01:02:37,500 record. 81 01:02:38,375 --> 01:02:41,166 And sadly, I do have to report that 82 01:02:41,166 --> 01:02:42,250 Stephen Curry's Golden 83 01:02:42,250 --> 01:02:44,291 State Warriors broke that record 84 01:02:44,333 --> 01:02:46,083 by just a single game. 85 01:02:46,083 --> 01:02:46,958 And I think there's a whole lot of 86 01:02:46,958 --> 01:02:48,541 asterisks on that season as well. 87 01:02:49,125 --> 01:02:51,625 But they broke that record in 2016 and 88 01:02:51,625 --> 01:02:54,041 they went 73 and nine. 89 01:02:54,250 --> 01:02:54,833 One game better. 90 01:02:55,833 --> 01:02:57,583 And lastly, in the year 2000 on this 91 01:02:57,583 --> 01:02:59,291 date, the ex KGB 92 01:02:59,291 --> 01:03:01,666 officer, Vladimir Putin, he was 93 01:03:01,666 --> 01:03:03,125 elected president of Russia. 94 01:03:04,166 --> 01:03:05,416 Well, happy birthday to you. 95 01:03:05,416 --> 01:03:06,208 Today's your birthday. 96 01:03:06,500 --> 01:03:07,291 You share a birthday 97 01:03:07,291 --> 01:03:08,208 with a lot of people. 98 01:03:08,958 --> 01:03:10,333 So first we're going to start with 99 01:03:10,333 --> 01:03:11,666 actress Kira Knightley. 100 01:03:12,083 --> 01:03:13,375 She turns 40 today. 101 01:03:13,666 --> 01:03:14,625 It's a big one for her. 102 01:03:15,416 --> 01:03:17,333 Larry Page, he's the CEO of Google. 103 01:03:17,791 --> 01:03:19,125 He's a young 52. 104 01:03:20,125 --> 01:03:22,083 Former Utah Jazz guard from the 80s and 105 01:03:22,083 --> 01:03:24,375 90s, John Stockton, he's 63 today. 106 01:03:25,041 --> 01:03:26,333 One of the funniest men of all time. 107 01:03:26,333 --> 01:03:27,375 We already talked about him. 108 01:03:27,375 --> 01:03:29,458 Martin Short, he's 75 today. 109 01:03:30,458 --> 01:03:31,500 Aerosmith's frontman, 110 01:03:31,750 --> 01:03:33,791 Steven Tyler, he's 77 today. 111 01:03:34,625 --> 01:03:36,333 Singer Diana Ross, she's 81. 112 01:03:37,083 --> 01:03:38,708 And then lastly, politician 113 01:03:38,708 --> 01:03:41,208 Nancy Pelosi, she's 85 today. 114 01:03:42,083 --> 01:03:43,916 And the number one movie on this date 115 01:03:43,916 --> 01:03:46,833 back in 1986 was Pretty in Pink. 116 01:03:47,541 --> 01:03:49,500 And I'm sad to say this is another movie 117 01:03:49,500 --> 01:03:50,708 that I have not seen, 118 01:03:50,708 --> 01:03:52,166 but I'm pretty sure my wife 119 01:03:52,250 --> 01:03:53,333 has seen this given 120 01:03:53,333 --> 01:03:55,041 it was in the mid 80s. 121 01:03:55,041 --> 01:03:56,958 And I know it's a bit of a cult classic 122 01:03:56,958 --> 01:03:59,208 and it stars the 80s 123 01:03:59,208 --> 01:04:01,250 teen romantic comedy star 124 01:04:01,583 --> 01:04:03,833 Molly Ringwald as an outcast high 125 01:04:03,833 --> 01:04:05,375 schooler who's looking for 126 01:04:05,375 --> 01:04:06,500 love and probably finding 127 01:04:06,666 --> 01:04:07,000 it. 128 01:04:07,250 --> 01:04:09,041 Well, it also stars John 129 01:04:09,041 --> 01:04:11,625 Cryer, James Spade, Annie Potts. 130 01:04:12,166 --> 01:04:14,500 And apparently the original ending was 131 01:04:14,500 --> 01:04:15,583 changed because 132 01:04:15,583 --> 01:04:18,041 audiences weren't happy about the 133 01:04:18,166 --> 01:04:20,500 pairing of John Cryer's and Molly 134 01:04:20,500 --> 01:04:21,583 Ringwald's characters. 135 01:04:21,958 --> 01:04:22,583 They didn't like them 136 01:04:22,583 --> 01:04:23,625 getting together in the end. 137 01:04:23,833 --> 01:04:24,541 So apparently they 138 01:04:24,541 --> 01:04:25,750 changed the ending to this. 139 01:04:26,166 --> 01:04:27,625 So I'll have to watch that 140 01:04:27,625 --> 01:04:28,708 and I'll get back to you. 141 01:04:28,916 --> 01:04:30,416 This could be another one of those movie 142 01:04:30,416 --> 01:04:31,375 endings kind of like 143 01:04:31,375 --> 01:04:33,125 Grease where they messed it up. 144 01:04:33,416 --> 01:04:35,000 Sandy should never have gone bad. 145 01:04:35,541 --> 01:04:36,541 But that's my issue. 146 01:04:37,541 --> 01:04:39,583 Well, the number one song on this date 147 01:04:39,583 --> 01:04:41,500 back in 1990 was Black 148 01:04:41,500 --> 01:04:43,833 Velvet by Alana Myles. 149 01:04:43,833 --> 01:04:45,833 Now I know this song well, as it was a 150 01:04:45,833 --> 01:04:46,666 hit in the middle of 151 01:04:46,666 --> 01:04:48,583 my youth and growing up. 152 01:04:49,083 --> 01:04:49,916 But it's not one of those 153 01:04:49,916 --> 01:04:52,041 generationally defining songs. 154 01:04:52,500 --> 01:04:54,875 Although Alana did win a Grammy for it. 155 01:04:55,458 --> 01:04:57,958 And if you know it and even if you don't 156 01:04:57,958 --> 01:04:58,958 know it, you probably 157 01:04:58,958 --> 01:05:00,791 know the strong lyrics with 158 01:05:00,791 --> 01:05:03,250 lines like this, "Black Velvet in my 159 01:05:03,250 --> 01:05:04,250 little boy's smile." 160 01:05:04,916 --> 01:05:07,083 Well, the song is a tribute to Elvis 161 01:05:07,083 --> 01:05:08,541 Presley and it's 162 01:05:08,541 --> 01:05:10,750 referencing his youthful charm and 163 01:05:10,750 --> 01:05:13,083 the iconic Black Velvet paintings that 164 01:05:13,083 --> 01:05:14,500 became a symbol of his fandom. 165 01:05:15,333 --> 01:05:17,083 It's a great 90s song that is very 166 01:05:17,083 --> 01:05:18,500 nostalgic for us, Gen Xers. 167 01:05:19,208 --> 01:05:20,958 Well, let's get you prepared for this 168 01:05:20,958 --> 01:05:22,083 Wednesday with my 169 01:05:22,083 --> 01:05:24,041 takeaways from chapter four of Dale 170 01:05:24,041 --> 01:05:25,291 Carnegie's How to Win 171 01:05:25,291 --> 01:05:26,583 Friends and Influence People. 172 01:05:27,166 --> 01:05:29,625 And in this chapter entitled How to Spur 173 01:05:29,625 --> 01:05:31,208 People On to Success, 174 01:05:32,083 --> 01:05:33,166 Carnegie began this chapter 175 01:05:33,166 --> 01:05:35,166 telling us to praise even the slightest 176 01:05:35,166 --> 01:05:36,333 improvement in others. 177 01:05:37,125 --> 01:05:40,125 We need this praise to thrive and with 178 01:05:40,125 --> 01:05:41,583 praise we can thrive. 179 01:05:42,375 --> 01:05:43,833 This is not news to us 180 01:05:43,833 --> 01:05:44,791 throughout this book. 181 01:05:45,166 --> 01:05:45,916 Carnegie has told us 182 01:05:45,916 --> 01:05:47,208 to openly praise people. 183 01:05:47,791 --> 01:05:49,708 But Carnegie's also said that 184 01:05:49,708 --> 01:05:51,708 this praise should be sincere. 185 01:05:52,583 --> 01:05:55,041 Carnegie says this, "We all crave 186 01:05:55,041 --> 01:05:56,833 appreciation and recognition 187 01:05:56,833 --> 01:05:58,875 and will do almost anything 188 01:05:58,958 --> 01:06:00,000 to get it. 189 01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:02,000 But nobody wants insincerity. 190 01:06:02,541 --> 01:06:03,750 Nobody wants flattery." 191 01:06:04,958 --> 01:06:07,500 And Carnegie continues saying, "The 192 01:06:07,500 --> 01:06:08,750 principles taught in this 193 01:06:08,750 --> 01:06:10,458 book will work only when they 194 01:06:10,458 --> 01:06:11,458 come from the heart. 195 01:06:12,083 --> 01:06:14,416 I am not advocating a bag of tricks. 196 01:06:14,750 --> 01:06:17,250 I am talking about a new way of life." 197 01:06:17,541 --> 01:06:17,875 End quote. 198 01:06:18,708 --> 01:06:20,875 Carnegie believes these principles and 199 01:06:20,875 --> 01:06:22,166 this idea of giving 200 01:06:22,166 --> 01:06:24,416 people sincere praise can do 201 01:06:24,416 --> 01:06:26,291 far more than change people. 202 01:06:26,541 --> 01:06:27,708 It can transform them. 203 01:06:28,458 --> 01:06:30,750 And he reminds us that giving that gift 204 01:06:30,750 --> 01:06:33,250 to them is within our power to do so. 205 01:06:33,500 --> 01:06:34,250 And we can do it freely. 206 01:06:35,083 --> 01:06:35,750 Carnegie says, 207 01:06:35,750 --> 01:06:38,583 "Abilities wither under criticism. 208 01:06:39,375 --> 01:06:41,333 They blossom under encouragement." 209 01:06:41,875 --> 01:06:42,166 End quote. 210 01:06:42,875 --> 01:06:45,541 Here it is in a chapter entitled, "How to 211 01:06:45,541 --> 01:06:47,250 Spur People On to Success." 212 01:06:48,083 --> 01:06:50,833 Carnegie's principle number six is praise 213 01:06:50,833 --> 01:06:51,625 the slightest 214 01:06:51,625 --> 01:06:54,166 improvement and praise every 215 01:06:54,333 --> 01:06:54,750 improvement. 216 01:06:55,833 --> 01:06:58,291 Be hardy in your approbation, your 217 01:06:58,291 --> 01:07:00,666 approval, and lavish in your praise. 218 01:07:01,583 --> 01:07:03,083 Hey, you're doing a great job. 219 01:07:03,500 --> 01:07:04,041 Keep it up. 220 01:07:04,750 --> 01:07:05,583 Well, thanks so much 221 01:07:05,583 --> 01:07:06,583 for joining us today. 222 01:07:07,125 --> 01:07:07,833 Come back tomorrow. 223 01:07:08,333 --> 01:07:09,458 Live long and prosper. 224 01:07:10,083 --> 01:07:11,458 And have a fantastic day. 225 01:07:12,500 --> 01:07:14,958 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 226 01:07:14,958 --> 01:07:15,583 the Morning Serial 227 01:07:15,583 --> 01:07:17,708 Podcast on the One Life Live 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01:07:43,458 --> 01:07:44,333 Thanks again for listening. 245 01:07:44,541 --> 01:07:45,625 Have a fantastic day, 246 01:07:45,958 --> 01:07:46,708 and we'll see you tomorrow.