Good morning.
And welcome to morning cereal
Okay, good morning
and welcome to Tuesday.
Well, looks like we're really gonna do
this week after all.
I mean, we're already into Tuesday,
so there's no turning back now.
And we've got a lot going for us today.
To start with, it's
International Waffle Day.
Now, I personally like some chocolate
chips in my waffles,
little side of bacon.
I mean, that sounds
pretty darn good to me.
Well, it's also
National Oh-mazing-You Day.
And I can get behind
the meeting of this day.
It's just a day to give and experience
unconditional love for yourself.
That's good, right?
I mean, we all need to love ourselves
before we can give
healthy love to others.
And everyone's favorite
gal pal, Carrie Bradshaw,
she also understands the
significance of self-love
and understanding yourself.
She said, quote, "The
most exciting, challenging,
and significant relationship of all
is the one you have
with yourself," end quote.
Now, that's a quote from the
HBO series, "Sex and the City,"
for those of you who
might not be in the know.
And I think everyone would want to be
Carrie's best friend,
except maybe during
her tough years with Big.
Let's go ahead and jump
into today's news facts
and birthdays, which are for March 25th.
Now, according to a calendar
maker that I cannot pronounce,
we'll just skip right over that.
But on this day in the year 31
is when the first Easter was celebrated.
Then in 1954 on this date, RCA
manufactured the first color TV
set, which featured a
huge 12.5-inch screen.
And it cost about $1,000.
Then finally in 2001-- now, do you
remember the singer Bjork?
Maybe not, but you may
remember that on this day in 2001--
and I'm sure you might remember the dress
that she wore to the Oscars.
The dress was a white swan.
Not a real one, but a
big fluffy white swan
with the neck
wrapping around Bjork's neck
had a big orange beak and everything.
Well, anyways, this was the day that she
wore it 24 years ago.
Wow, that is a quick
nearly quarter century.
Well, happy birthday if
today is your birthday.
You share a birthday
with astronaut Jim Lovell.
He's 97.
Sex and the City star
Sarah Jessica Parker--
she's 60 today.
And singer Elton John-- he's 78.
And the number one movie on this date
back in 1989 was The Burbs.
Now, this is a movie starring Tom Hanks
that I've never seen.
And I've seen almost
all of Tom Hanks movies.
I mean, he just puts out hits.
But apparently, the movie The Burbs
is regarded as a cult classic now.
It pokes fun at some of the funnier sides
of suburban living.
And Tom doesn't usually steer us wrong,
so I might have to check this one out.
Well, the number one song
on this date back in 1989,
the same year, was The Living Years by
Mike and the Mechanics.
Now, this song I definitely know.
And it's a great song with
more of a somber touch to it.
And it's about regret
over unresolved conflict
with those that have passed on.
It was up for the
best song at the Grammys,
but it lost out to Bette Midler's The
Wind Beneath My Wings.
Two great songs to pop into your Walkman
when you're feeling a bit somber
and you need some
reflection and inspiration.
Well, speaking of
self-reflection and motivation,
let me get you prepared
for the rest of this Tuesday
with my takeaways from chapter six
of Dale Carnegie's How to Win
Friends and Influence People.
And in this chapter, which is entitled
How to Spur People onto Success,
Carnegie begins by
wondering why most of us
seem to use
condemnation instead of praise
to elicit our wants from others.
Carnegie says, quote,
"Let us praise even the
slightest improvement.
"That inspires the other
person to keep on improving."
End quote.
And Carnegie quotes
psychologist Jess Loehr, who wrote,
quote, "Praises like
sunlight to the warm human spirit.
"We cannot flower and grow without it."
End quote.
And Carnegie provides a few examples
of how praise and encouragement can
and did change someone's life.
He points out that
different people like Enrico Caruso,
an opera singer, or
Charles Dickens, and H.G. Wells,
they could all point to a
single moment in their lives
that someone praised and
provided them with encouragement
when they needed it the most.
And they all went on to be
successful because of it.
And the moments of praise
weren't necessarily huge
or dramatic scenes,
but they were just sincere
support in a time of need.
But criticism, on the other
hand, works the opposite way.
Carnegie says, quote,
"With humans, that when
criticism is minimized
"and praise is emphasized,
"the good things
people do will be reinforced
"and the poorer things will atrophy
"for lack of attention."
End quote.
Well, tomorrow I'm
gonna finish the summary
of this chapter six
and give you
Carnegie's principle number six.
But I think we're
picking up what Carnegie's
putting down here.
Give people praise.
It can move mountains.
Well, it's gonna be an oh-mazing day,
so just keep putting one
foot in front of the other.
You'll get there.
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