Good morning.
And welcome to morning cereal
Okay, good morning and
welcome to Wednesday.
Well, it's hump day people and we are on
the downside of the week.
And that feels pretty darn good.
Well, today's national this or that day I
don't think are very
well thought out today
because what it's asking is for you to
get up early, wash your
hair, dry it, get it all
done, call your hairdresser to come in
there and get that hair
just right because today
is National Good Hair Day.
Well, actually, you know what, now that I
think about it, maybe
they are pretty well
thought out because if you don't have
good hair, like some few
people in the population,
maybe I'm not saying that's you, but you
can just participate
in National Wear a Hat
Day.
So I take it back.
They've totally got this thing figured
out, totally redeem themselves.
And it's also National Air Max Day.
Those are some of my
favorite looking Nike shoes.
Although I can't wear them because Nike
makes their shoes way too skinny.
And it's also live long and prosper day
to watch on YouTube.
Oh, I think I got it.
I may have my hand the right way.
The Spock sign there.
They celebrate live long and prosper day
today because this is the
birthday of the inspiration
Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock on
the Star Trek series.
Well, here's someone that lived long and
did prosper and he's made all of us laugh
a ton.
It's Martin Short.
He's going to give us
our quote for this morning.
And he said, quote, "If you have a
wonderful moment, don't
second guess them, just enjoy
them."
End quote.
And I love it.
Be in the moment,
especially those good ones.
Thanks, Martin.
All right.
Today's news facts and
birthdays are for March 26th.
We're going to start back in 1953 because
that's when Dr. Jonas
Salk, he announced that
he successfully tested a
vaccine to prevent polio.
Then skipping up to 1982 on this date,
Paul McCartney and
Stevie Wonder, they released
the single Ebony and Ivory in the UK.
Then on this date in 1972, the LA Lakers
set an NBA win record by
winning 69 of 82 games.
And that record would stand for 24 years.
That is until Michael Jordan's Chicago
Bulls broke the record
in 1996 with a 72 and 10
record.
And sadly, I do have to report that
Stephen Curry's Golden
State Warriors broke that record
by just a single game.
And I think there's a whole lot of
asterisks on that season as well.
But they broke that record in 2016 and
they went 73 and nine.
One game better.
And lastly, in the year 2000 on this
date, the ex KGB
officer, Vladimir Putin, he was
elected president of Russia.
Well, happy birthday to you.
Today's your birthday.
You share a birthday
with a lot of people.
So first we're going to start with
actress Kira Knightley.
She turns 40 today.
It's a big one for her.
Larry Page, he's the CEO of Google.
He's a young 52.
Former Utah Jazz guard from the 80s and
90s, John Stockton, he's 63 today.
One of the funniest men of all time.
We already talked about him.
Martin Short, he's 75 today.
Aerosmith's frontman,
Steven Tyler, he's 77 today.
Singer Diana Ross, she's 81.
And then lastly, politician
Nancy Pelosi, she's 85 today.
And the number one movie on this date
back in 1986 was Pretty in Pink.
And I'm sad to say this is another movie
that I have not seen,
but I'm pretty sure my wife
has seen this given
it was in the mid 80s.
And I know it's a bit of a cult classic
and it stars the 80s
teen romantic comedy star
Molly Ringwald as an outcast high
schooler who's looking for
love and probably finding
it.
Well, it also stars John
Cryer, James Spade, Annie Potts.
And apparently the original ending was
changed because
audiences weren't happy about the
pairing of John Cryer's and Molly
Ringwald's characters.
They didn't like them
getting together in the end.
So apparently they
changed the ending to this.
So I'll have to watch that
and I'll get back to you.
This could be another one of those movie
endings kind of like
Grease where they messed it up.
Sandy should never have gone bad.
But that's my issue.
Well, the number one song on this date
back in 1990 was Black
Velvet by Alana Myles.
Now I know this song well, as it was a
hit in the middle of
my youth and growing up.
But it's not one of those
generationally defining songs.
Although Alana did win a Grammy for it.
And if you know it and even if you don't
know it, you probably
know the strong lyrics with
lines like this, "Black Velvet in my
little boy's smile."
Well, the song is a tribute to Elvis
Presley and it's
referencing his youthful charm and
the iconic Black Velvet paintings that
became a symbol of his fandom.
It's a great 90s song that is very
nostalgic for us, Gen Xers.
Well, let's get you prepared for this
Wednesday with my
takeaways from chapter four of Dale
Carnegie's How to Win
Friends and Influence People.
And in this chapter entitled How to Spur
People On to Success,
Carnegie began this chapter
telling us to praise even the slightest
improvement in others.
We need this praise to thrive and with
praise we can thrive.
This is not news to us
throughout this book.
Carnegie has told us
to openly praise people.
But Carnegie's also said that
this praise should be sincere.
Carnegie says this, "We all crave
appreciation and recognition
and will do almost anything
to get it.
But nobody wants insincerity.
Nobody wants flattery."
And Carnegie continues saying, "The
principles taught in this
book will work only when they
come from the heart.
I am not advocating a bag of tricks.
I am talking about a new way of life."
End quote.
Carnegie believes these principles and
this idea of giving
people sincere praise can do
far more than change people.
It can transform them.
And he reminds us that giving that gift
to them is within our power to do so.
And we can do it freely.
Carnegie says,
"Abilities wither under criticism.
They blossom under encouragement."
End quote.
Here it is in a chapter entitled, "How to
Spur People On to Success."
Carnegie's principle number six is praise
the slightest
improvement and praise every
improvement.
Be hardy in your approbation, your
approval, and lavish in your praise.
Hey, you're doing a great job.
Keep it up.
Well, thanks so much
for joining us today.
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Live long and prosper.
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