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 01:00:12,208 --> 01:00:13,208 Okay, good morning 4 01:00:13,208 --> 01:00:14,208 and welcome to Tuesday. 5 01:00:14,666 --> 01:00:16,666 I'm so excited for today and I'm sure you 6 01:00:16,666 --> 01:00:17,875 are too, and not just 7 01:00:17,875 --> 01:00:19,000 because it's International 8 01:00:19,000 --> 01:00:21,250 Kite Day and Second Halloween for Pets. 9 01:00:21,750 --> 01:00:23,166 Apparently, it's National Dress Up Your 10 01:00:23,166 --> 01:00:24,916 Pet Day, but because 11 01:00:24,916 --> 01:00:27,083 it's also Feast of the Ass 12 01:00:27,250 --> 01:00:27,458 Day. 13 01:00:27,833 --> 01:00:29,333 Now, I can't repeat that for ratings 14 01:00:29,333 --> 01:00:30,708 purposes, but you heard me 15 01:00:30,708 --> 01:00:32,041 right, and to say it another 16 01:00:32,250 --> 01:00:34,958 way, it's Feast of the Donkey Day, which 17 01:00:34,958 --> 01:00:36,625 first of all, I've never heard of. 18 01:00:36,958 --> 01:00:38,875 But it began apparently as a medieval 19 01:00:38,875 --> 01:00:40,875 Christian feast, and it 20 01:00:40,875 --> 01:00:42,416 commemorates the Israelites' 21 01:00:42,416 --> 01:00:43,166 flight into Egypt. 22 01:00:43,750 --> 01:00:44,791 So there you have it. 23 01:00:45,208 --> 01:00:45,958 Now you can't say I 24 01:00:45,958 --> 01:00:46,833 never taught you anything. 25 01:00:47,791 --> 01:00:49,583 Today also marks the beginning of the 26 01:00:49,583 --> 01:00:51,541 Orthodox New Year, or Rosh Hashanah. 27 01:00:51,833 --> 01:00:53,625 Okay, well let's go ahead and jump right 28 01:00:53,625 --> 01:00:54,458 on into today's 29 01:00:54,458 --> 01:00:55,666 episode with today's quotes. 30 01:00:55,875 --> 01:00:58,208 As usual, it's one fun nostalgic quote, 31 01:00:58,208 --> 01:00:59,041 and then a second quote 32 01:00:59,041 --> 01:01:00,125 to tease our book review 33 01:01:00,125 --> 01:01:01,000 later in the episode. 34 01:01:01,416 --> 01:01:03,250 I hope one of these quotes will speak to 35 01:01:03,250 --> 01:01:04,041 you and jumpstart your 36 01:01:04,041 --> 01:01:05,208 day in a positive direction. 37 01:01:06,541 --> 01:01:09,375 Alright, the first quote is, "Think of a 38 01:01:09,375 --> 01:01:10,708 place that's really perfect. 39 01:01:11,208 --> 01:01:12,458 Your own happy place. 40 01:01:13,125 --> 01:01:14,583 Go there, and all your 41 01:01:14,583 --> 01:01:16,000 anger will just disappear." 42 01:01:17,166 --> 01:01:17,833 Now that's great 43 01:01:17,833 --> 01:01:19,166 advice from Chubs Peterson. 44 01:01:19,708 --> 01:01:20,500 That's Carl Weathers' 45 01:01:20,500 --> 01:01:21,458 character in Happy Gilmore. 46 01:01:22,208 --> 01:01:23,833 I think my happy place is probably 47 01:01:23,833 --> 01:01:25,041 sitting on the bungalow 48 01:01:25,041 --> 01:01:26,500 porch overlooking the most 49 01:01:26,500 --> 01:01:28,583 bluest of waters in Bora Bora. 50 01:01:29,166 --> 01:01:29,833 That's definitely it. 51 01:01:30,250 --> 01:01:31,333 Thanks Chubs for that memory. 52 01:01:31,916 --> 01:01:33,791 Alright, today's teaser quote from the 53 01:01:33,791 --> 01:01:35,416 book review is, "Take 54 01:01:35,416 --> 01:01:36,791 interest in others, and 55 01:01:36,791 --> 01:01:38,166 they will be interested in you." 56 01:01:39,291 --> 01:01:40,791 Now as usual, we'll go ahead and unpack 57 01:01:40,791 --> 01:01:41,750 that here in just a few 58 01:01:41,750 --> 01:01:43,041 minutes during the book 59 01:01:43,041 --> 01:01:45,208 review segment, but first, let's go ahead 60 01:01:45,208 --> 01:01:46,083 and jump into our usual 61 01:01:46,083 --> 01:01:47,541 dose of fun and historic 62 01:01:47,541 --> 01:01:48,916 facts from this day in history. 63 01:01:49,916 --> 01:01:51,375 Okay, today's news 64 01:01:51,375 --> 01:01:53,625 facts are for January 14th. 65 01:01:54,166 --> 01:01:57,083 In 1784, the Continental Congress 66 01:01:57,083 --> 01:01:58,250 ratified the Treaty of 67 01:01:58,250 --> 01:02:00,250 Paris, essentially ending the 68 01:02:00,291 --> 01:02:01,125 American Revolution. 69 01:02:02,541 --> 01:02:05,291 Then in 1943, President Roosevelt 70 01:02:05,291 --> 01:02:06,750 traveled from Miami to 71 01:02:06,750 --> 01:02:08,458 Morocco to meet with Winston 72 01:02:08,625 --> 01:02:08,833 Churchill. 73 01:02:09,250 --> 01:02:11,083 That made him the very first American 74 01:02:11,083 --> 01:02:13,708 president to travel overseas by airplane. 75 01:02:14,833 --> 01:02:17,458 In 1952, The Today Show premiered on NBC. 76 01:02:17,958 --> 01:02:18,583 It starred Dave 77 01:02:18,583 --> 01:02:20,375 Garraway and Jack LeCouillie. 78 01:02:21,083 --> 01:02:23,750 In 1970, Diana Ross and the Supremes, 79 01:02:23,750 --> 01:02:24,750 they staged their final 80 01:02:24,750 --> 01:02:26,291 concert as Ross moved on 81 01:02:26,291 --> 01:02:27,250 to her solo career. 82 01:02:28,666 --> 01:02:31,916 In 2005, the Hoyt-Gens entry probe landed 83 01:02:31,916 --> 01:02:33,125 on Saturn's largest 84 01:02:33,125 --> 01:02:34,958 moon, Titan, and it marked 85 01:02:34,958 --> 01:02:37,333 the first time a spacecraft landed on a 86 01:02:37,333 --> 01:02:38,541 planetary surface in 87 01:02:38,541 --> 01:02:39,708 the outer solar system. 88 01:02:40,750 --> 01:02:42,583 And finally, if you were looking to see 89 01:02:42,583 --> 01:02:43,750 what was on primetime 90 01:02:43,750 --> 01:02:46,000 TV tonight back in 1987, 91 01:02:46,875 --> 01:02:48,541 you would have seen shows like Perfect 92 01:02:48,541 --> 01:02:49,958 Strangers, Head of the 93 01:02:49,958 --> 01:02:52,541 Class, Dynasty, Magnum PI. 94 01:02:53,250 --> 01:02:54,333 Did you watch any of those shows? 95 01:02:56,000 --> 01:02:57,583 Okay, moving on to birthdays. 96 01:02:58,125 --> 01:02:59,875 Happy birthday if today is your birthday. 97 01:03:00,333 --> 01:03:02,875 You share a birthday with Carl Weathers. 98 01:03:03,083 --> 01:03:05,083 He was born on this day in 1948. 99 01:03:06,041 --> 01:03:06,958 Rest in peace, chubs. 100 01:03:08,125 --> 01:03:09,458 Mr. Smith, better known as 101 01:03:09,458 --> 01:03:12,041 LL Cool J, he's 57 today. 102 01:03:12,625 --> 01:03:13,750 David Grohl, the lead singer 103 01:03:13,750 --> 01:03:15,375 of The Food Fighters, he's 56. 104 01:03:16,041 --> 01:03:17,333 And fellow small 105 01:03:17,333 --> 01:03:20,041 podcaster, Jason Bateman, he's 56. 106 01:03:21,208 --> 01:03:22,250 Now to the music of the 107 01:03:22,250 --> 01:03:24,166 80s and the 90s and 2000s. 108 01:03:24,875 --> 01:03:27,541 The number one song on this date in 2002 109 01:03:27,541 --> 01:03:30,666 was "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback. 110 01:03:31,458 --> 01:03:33,166 How You Remind Me was the most played 111 01:03:33,166 --> 01:03:35,958 song of 2002 on US radio stations. 112 01:03:36,416 --> 01:03:38,791 It was also the most played radio song in 113 01:03:38,791 --> 01:03:39,625 the US during the 114 01:03:39,625 --> 01:03:41,208 first decade of the 21st 115 01:03:41,291 --> 01:03:44,208 century with over 1.2 million spins. 116 01:03:45,000 --> 01:03:46,750 It was followed on this list by Trains 117 01:03:46,750 --> 01:03:48,041 Drop of Jupiter, which 118 01:03:48,041 --> 01:03:49,916 was over 1.1 million times 119 01:03:49,916 --> 01:03:51,041 during the 2000s. 120 01:03:51,833 --> 01:03:53,458 The next number one song by a Canadian 121 01:03:53,458 --> 01:03:56,250 artist was "Rude" by Magic in 2014. 122 01:03:57,458 --> 01:03:59,083 And the number one movie on this date in 123 01:03:59,083 --> 01:04:01,333 1991 was "Home Alone." 124 01:04:01,708 --> 01:04:03,416 It was probably more appropriate for me 125 01:04:03,416 --> 01:04:04,375 to highlight this movie 126 01:04:04,375 --> 01:04:05,416 a couple weeks ago, given 127 01:04:05,500 --> 01:04:06,625 it's a holiday movie. 128 01:04:07,083 --> 01:04:08,666 In fact, I think my kids probably watched 129 01:04:08,666 --> 01:04:10,166 it about 15 times in 130 01:04:10,166 --> 01:04:11,000 the days leading up to 131 01:04:11,000 --> 01:04:11,250 Christmas. 132 01:04:12,125 --> 01:04:14,041 But, in its opening weekend, "Home Alone" 133 01:04:14,041 --> 01:04:15,166 topped the box office, 134 01:04:15,166 --> 01:04:16,666 making over $17 million 135 01:04:17,250 --> 01:04:18,208 and maintained its number 136 01:04:18,208 --> 01:04:20,208 one spot for a full 12 weeks. 137 01:04:20,958 --> 01:04:22,833 And it remained in the top 10 until June 138 01:04:22,833 --> 01:04:23,916 of the following year. 139 01:04:24,916 --> 01:04:27,125 The last fact about this movie is Kevin's 140 01:04:27,125 --> 01:04:28,916 backyard treehouse, you remember that. 141 01:04:29,333 --> 01:04:30,250 It was not originally 142 01:04:30,250 --> 01:04:31,500 part of that property. 143 01:04:31,500 --> 01:04:33,041 It was actually just constructed for the 144 01:04:33,041 --> 01:04:34,333 making of the movie specifically. 145 01:04:34,916 --> 01:04:35,916 And then it was demolished 146 01:04:35,916 --> 01:04:37,041 once the filming was ended. 147 01:04:38,208 --> 01:04:40,083 Okay, let's go ahead and move on to some 148 01:04:40,083 --> 01:04:41,041 personal growth in 149 01:04:41,041 --> 01:04:41,958 the book review segment 150 01:04:41,958 --> 01:04:42,625 of "Morning Serial." 151 01:04:43,041 --> 01:04:44,583 This is where we take a few moments to 152 01:04:44,583 --> 01:04:45,708 reflect on lessons learned 153 01:04:45,708 --> 01:04:46,666 from the current book we're 154 01:04:46,791 --> 01:04:47,125 reading. 155 01:04:47,833 --> 01:04:49,541 We're reading through Dale Carnegie's 156 01:04:49,541 --> 01:04:50,250 "How to Win Friends 157 01:04:50,250 --> 01:04:51,125 and Influence People." 158 01:04:51,583 --> 01:04:53,333 As you know, it's a timeless book that is 159 01:04:53,333 --> 01:04:54,458 consistently on all 160 01:04:54,458 --> 01:04:55,541 the must read lists and 161 01:04:55,541 --> 01:04:57,291 it's packed with rock solid advice and 162 01:04:57,291 --> 01:04:59,583 actions for all of us to use and build 163 01:04:59,583 --> 01:05:00,458 healthy foundational 164 01:05:00,541 --> 01:05:01,625 concepts to live by. 165 01:05:02,833 --> 01:05:04,708 Now, yesterday Carnegie left us with this 166 01:05:04,708 --> 01:05:05,208 quote from 167 01:05:05,208 --> 01:05:07,041 psychologist Alfred Adler's book, 168 01:05:07,583 --> 01:05:08,750 What Life Should Mean to You. 169 01:05:09,291 --> 01:05:11,041 And that quote said, "It is the 170 01:05:11,041 --> 01:05:12,375 individual who is not 171 01:05:12,375 --> 01:05:14,333 interested in his fellow men who 172 01:05:14,375 --> 01:05:16,500 has the greatest difficulties in life and 173 01:05:16,500 --> 01:05:18,500 provides the greatest injury to others. 174 01:05:19,208 --> 01:05:21,125 It is from among such individuals that 175 01:05:21,125 --> 01:05:22,541 all human failures spring." 176 01:05:22,875 --> 01:05:23,125 End quote. 177 01:05:23,833 --> 01:05:25,625 Now, this is a pretty deep quote talking 178 01:05:25,625 --> 01:05:26,583 about the negativity 179 01:05:26,583 --> 01:05:28,208 and the repercussions that 180 01:05:28,208 --> 01:05:29,333 all these selfish people 181 01:05:29,333 --> 01:05:30,583 inflict on our society. 182 01:05:31,291 --> 01:05:31,583 Right? 183 01:05:31,583 --> 01:05:33,500 We're all enjoying this calm, tranquil 184 01:05:33,500 --> 01:05:34,708 pond of life, if you 185 01:05:34,708 --> 01:05:36,958 will, when the selfish person 186 01:05:36,958 --> 01:05:38,875 comes along and heaves a heavy stone of 187 01:05:38,875 --> 01:05:40,291 negativity into the glassy 188 01:05:40,291 --> 01:05:41,833 waters that we're all enjoying. 189 01:05:42,916 --> 01:05:45,041 Now, perhaps a better example is the guy 190 01:05:45,041 --> 01:05:46,125 who is speeding up to 191 01:05:46,125 --> 01:05:47,208 the front of the long line 192 01:05:47,208 --> 01:05:49,958 of cars and pushes himself in because, at 193 01:05:49,958 --> 01:05:50,500 least in my 194 01:05:50,500 --> 01:05:52,041 household, we call those people 195 01:05:52,041 --> 01:05:53,666 the most important people in the world. 196 01:05:54,375 --> 01:05:56,291 But it's his selfishness that brings 197 01:05:56,291 --> 01:05:58,458 negativity and anxiety to 198 01:05:58,458 --> 01:05:59,416 everyone else in that line 199 01:05:59,416 --> 01:06:00,791 of cars, maybe even 200 01:06:00,791 --> 01:06:01,958 making other people mad. 201 01:06:02,541 --> 01:06:04,333 Now, that's an example of someone who is 202 01:06:04,333 --> 01:06:06,125 not interested in other people. 203 01:06:07,000 --> 01:06:08,166 And we immediately don't 204 01:06:08,166 --> 01:06:09,208 really like that person. 205 01:06:09,916 --> 01:06:12,041 While, on the other hand, someone that, 206 01:06:12,250 --> 01:06:13,625 even just as simple of an 207 01:06:13,625 --> 01:06:14,833 act as opening and holding 208 01:06:14,833 --> 01:06:17,375 the door open for us, such a small act of 209 01:06:17,375 --> 01:06:18,208 kindness, I 210 01:06:18,208 --> 01:06:20,041 immediately think positively of 211 01:06:20,041 --> 01:06:20,500 that person. 212 01:06:21,583 --> 01:06:22,333 And it's interesting. 213 01:06:22,708 --> 01:06:24,875 Carnegie builds off of these gut feelings 214 01:06:24,875 --> 01:06:26,083 that we get from people 215 01:06:26,083 --> 01:06:27,250 based on their actions, 216 01:06:27,708 --> 01:06:29,708 and he describes an editor of a magazine 217 01:06:29,708 --> 01:06:31,458 who reads dozens of stories a day. 218 01:06:32,041 --> 01:06:34,166 And the editor says that he can tell 219 01:06:34,166 --> 01:06:35,333 after reading just a few 220 01:06:35,333 --> 01:06:37,000 paragraphs whether or not 221 01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:38,750 the author likes people or not. 222 01:06:39,500 --> 01:06:42,041 Now, this is not directly selfishness, 223 01:06:42,041 --> 01:06:43,041 but it is similarly 224 01:06:43,041 --> 01:06:44,833 off-putting when you can just 225 01:06:44,833 --> 01:06:46,791 feel the vibe, and that's my word, not 226 01:06:46,791 --> 01:06:48,625 Carnegie's, obviously, but 227 01:06:48,625 --> 01:06:49,750 you can feel the vibe that 228 01:06:49,750 --> 01:06:51,166 someone just really doesn't like other 229 01:06:51,166 --> 01:06:52,666 people, and they are not 230 01:06:52,666 --> 01:06:54,041 interested in participating 231 01:06:54,041 --> 01:06:55,291 in life with the rest of us 232 01:06:55,291 --> 01:06:57,083 in a clear and positive way. 233 01:06:57,791 --> 01:06:58,541 But catch this. 234 01:06:58,916 --> 01:06:59,625 Back to the editor. 235 01:07:00,083 --> 01:07:02,375 He says, "If the author doesn't like 236 01:07:02,375 --> 01:07:04,083 people, people won't 237 01:07:04,083 --> 01:07:05,750 like his or her stories." 238 01:07:07,125 --> 01:07:08,666 Now, Carnegie says here that he's not 239 01:07:08,666 --> 01:07:09,500 trying to tell you things 240 01:07:09,500 --> 01:07:10,166 that your preacher would 241 01:07:10,166 --> 01:07:12,375 tell you, but the logic still fits. 242 01:07:12,750 --> 01:07:14,208 If people will not want to read your 243 01:07:14,208 --> 01:07:15,333 stories because they can 244 01:07:15,333 --> 01:07:16,500 tell through your writing 245 01:07:16,750 --> 01:07:18,375 that you're really not interested in them 246 01:07:18,375 --> 01:07:19,125 or you don't like 247 01:07:19,125 --> 01:07:21,166 other people, then is it 248 01:07:21,166 --> 01:07:23,500 also logical to think that that same 249 01:07:23,500 --> 01:07:24,916 sense will be multiplied 250 01:07:24,916 --> 01:07:26,416 when you're face-to-face 251 01:07:26,416 --> 01:07:27,041 with someone? 252 01:07:28,083 --> 01:07:29,416 Carnegie says, "Absolutely." 253 01:07:29,875 --> 01:07:31,166 You can be sure it's 254 01:07:31,166 --> 01:07:32,375 true of dealing with people. 255 01:07:33,791 --> 01:07:35,541 Carnegie then tells a story of some time 256 01:07:35,541 --> 01:07:37,541 he spent in the dressing room of a famous 257 01:07:37,541 --> 01:07:39,541 magician of the time, Howard Thurston. 258 01:07:40,125 --> 01:07:41,416 Apparently, he was very successful. 259 01:07:42,125 --> 01:07:44,625 Well, Carnegie asked Thurston what his 260 01:07:44,625 --> 01:07:45,916 secret of success was, 261 01:07:46,166 --> 01:07:47,666 and it wasn't that he was 262 01:07:47,666 --> 01:07:48,958 exceptionally well-educated. 263 01:07:49,166 --> 01:07:50,791 He had dropped out of school and ran away 264 01:07:50,791 --> 01:07:52,166 from home as a small boy. 265 01:07:52,166 --> 01:07:53,416 He essentially lived as a 266 01:07:53,416 --> 01:07:54,875 hobo, as Carnegie puts it. 267 01:07:54,875 --> 01:07:56,583 He also said it wasn't because he was the 268 01:07:56,583 --> 01:07:58,000 greatest magician with 269 01:07:58,000 --> 01:07:59,375 all these great secrets. 270 01:07:59,708 --> 01:08:01,375 He said there were many other magicians 271 01:08:01,375 --> 01:08:02,416 out there who knew more 272 01:08:02,416 --> 01:08:04,416 than he did, but he did 273 01:08:04,416 --> 01:08:05,291 say there were two 274 01:08:05,291 --> 01:08:06,583 secrets to his success. 275 01:08:07,875 --> 01:08:10,416 First, "He had the ability to put his 276 01:08:10,416 --> 01:08:13,375 personality across the footlights to 277 01:08:13,375 --> 01:08:14,125 connect with people. 278 01:08:14,500 --> 01:08:16,416 He considered himself a master showman 279 01:08:16,416 --> 01:08:18,000 that understood human nature. 280 01:08:18,666 --> 01:08:21,041 But secondly, and more relatable to those 281 01:08:21,041 --> 01:08:22,333 of us that have no need 282 01:08:22,333 --> 01:08:23,541 to be a master showman, 283 01:08:24,125 --> 01:08:25,166 Thurston said he had a 284 01:08:25,166 --> 01:08:26,375 genuine interest in people. 285 01:08:27,125 --> 01:08:29,083 He said he believed he thought about the 286 01:08:29,083 --> 01:08:30,791 audience differently than other magicians 287 01:08:31,000 --> 01:08:33,125 did, the magicians who thought somewhat 288 01:08:33,125 --> 01:08:34,250 poorly of their audience 289 01:08:34,250 --> 01:08:35,375 as a bunch of people they 290 01:08:35,375 --> 01:08:36,250 could easily trick. 291 01:08:36,916 --> 01:08:38,333 But Thurston suggested his 292 01:08:38,333 --> 01:08:39,583 method was totally different. 293 01:08:40,125 --> 01:08:41,666 These people had come to see him. 294 01:08:42,041 --> 01:08:43,541 They paid money to see him. 295 01:08:44,000 --> 01:08:45,416 And he was grateful for that. 296 01:08:45,416 --> 01:08:46,875 He was grateful that they afforded him 297 01:08:46,875 --> 01:08:48,541 the ability to make a great living. 298 01:08:49,041 --> 01:08:50,791 And because of that, he was going to give 299 01:08:50,791 --> 01:08:52,291 them the very best that he could." 300 01:08:54,000 --> 01:08:56,333 And over another story or two, Carnegie 301 01:08:56,333 --> 01:08:57,708 is painting us this picture. 302 01:08:57,958 --> 01:08:59,750 And I'll sum up his intention of these 303 01:08:59,750 --> 01:09:00,958 stories succinctly by 304 01:09:00,958 --> 01:09:03,083 simply saying, "Take interest 305 01:09:03,083 --> 01:09:04,500 in others, and they 306 01:09:04,500 --> 01:09:05,875 will be interested in you." 307 01:09:06,291 --> 01:09:08,291 He tells a story of a book that President 308 01:09:08,291 --> 01:09:09,333 Roosevelt's valet, 309 01:09:09,541 --> 01:09:10,791 James Amos, wrote about 310 01:09:10,958 --> 01:09:11,125 him. 311 01:09:11,833 --> 01:09:13,416 It was entitled, Theodore 312 01:09:13,416 --> 01:09:15,791 Roosevelt, Hero to his Valet. 313 01:09:16,458 --> 01:09:18,500 And in the book, he wrote about little 314 01:09:18,500 --> 01:09:19,541 incidents and anecdotal 315 01:09:19,541 --> 01:09:21,000 things Roosevelt would do. 316 01:09:21,500 --> 01:09:23,083 For example, every time he rode by the 317 01:09:23,083 --> 01:09:24,041 valet's house that was 318 01:09:24,041 --> 01:09:25,458 on his property, he would 319 01:09:25,458 --> 01:09:27,833 yell out hello to he and his wife, just a 320 01:09:27,833 --> 01:09:29,500 friendly greeting as he drove by. 321 01:09:30,291 --> 01:09:32,333 One time Roosevelt overheard the valet's 322 01:09:32,333 --> 01:09:33,291 wife say that she had 323 01:09:33,291 --> 01:09:34,083 never seen a certain 324 01:09:34,083 --> 01:09:34,791 kind of bird. 325 01:09:35,458 --> 01:09:37,041 This was before the internet, obviously. 326 01:09:37,750 --> 01:09:38,833 And Roosevelt took the 327 01:09:38,833 --> 01:09:40,208 time to describe it to her. 328 01:09:40,750 --> 01:09:42,750 And sometime later, Roosevelt called her 329 01:09:42,750 --> 01:09:44,000 house and said if she would 330 01:09:44,000 --> 01:09:45,041 look out her front window, 331 01:09:45,041 --> 01:09:46,125 she might see that bird. 332 01:09:47,041 --> 01:09:48,708 And for perspective again here, this is 333 01:09:48,708 --> 01:09:49,541 the President of the 334 01:09:49,541 --> 01:09:50,708 United States of America. 335 01:09:51,291 --> 01:09:53,041 And he's taking time to be kind. 336 01:09:53,625 --> 01:09:56,000 And to Carnegie's point here, to be kind 337 01:09:56,000 --> 01:09:57,000 and interested in other 338 01:09:57,000 --> 01:09:58,208 people of all stations 339 01:09:58,208 --> 01:09:58,750 in life. 340 01:09:59,458 --> 01:10:01,333 And honestly, these were people that it 341 01:10:01,333 --> 01:10:02,000 would have been really 342 01:10:02,000 --> 01:10:03,833 easy for Roosevelt to just 343 01:10:03,833 --> 01:10:05,750 race by in his hectic schedule. 344 01:10:06,458 --> 01:10:09,458 Carnegie asks, "How could employees keep 345 01:10:09,458 --> 01:10:11,041 from liking a man like that? 346 01:10:11,416 --> 01:10:13,208 How could anyone keep from liking him?" 347 01:10:13,875 --> 01:10:16,166 And I imagine that is how we all want to 348 01:10:16,166 --> 01:10:17,041 be thought of as well. 349 01:10:17,958 --> 01:10:19,125 Okay, that's a good 350 01:10:19,125 --> 01:10:20,333 stopping point for today. 351 01:10:20,875 --> 01:10:22,375 What I think my takeaway and homework 352 01:10:22,375 --> 01:10:23,333 here for the day is 353 01:10:23,333 --> 01:10:24,750 asking ourselves about the 354 01:10:24,750 --> 01:10:25,958 people in our lives. 355 01:10:26,541 --> 01:10:27,625 Are we taking a real 356 01:10:27,625 --> 01:10:28,958 authentic interest in them? 357 01:10:29,125 --> 01:10:31,333 Is our behavior and our interactions and 358 01:10:31,333 --> 01:10:32,166 our everyday lives, 359 01:10:32,666 --> 01:10:33,875 are we making it hard for 360 01:10:33,875 --> 01:10:35,250 others not to like us? 361 01:10:36,166 --> 01:10:37,458 Or are we just cutting in front of the 362 01:10:37,458 --> 01:10:38,708 car line at the very front? 363 01:10:39,416 --> 01:10:40,291 Don't do that. 364 01:10:41,083 --> 01:10:43,500 Okay, tomorrow we'll talk about how 365 01:10:43,500 --> 01:10:44,375 important even the 366 01:10:44,375 --> 01:10:45,875 smallest of interest in others can 367 01:10:46,125 --> 01:10:46,208 make. 368 01:10:46,791 --> 01:10:48,583 Now remember, life is what happens when 369 01:10:48,583 --> 01:10:49,750 you're busy making other plans. 370 01:10:50,166 --> 01:10:51,791 So make these moments in between matter. 371 01:10:52,125 --> 01:10:53,250 Have a fantastic day. 372 01:10:55,041 --> 01:10:56,958 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 373 01:10:56,958 --> 01:10:57,583 the Morning Serial 374 01:10:57,583 --> 01:10:59,708 podcast on the OneLife Live 375 01:10:59,708 --> 01:11:00,166 It channel. 376 01:11:00,708 --> 01:11:02,625 You can find more episodes and videos by 377 01:11:02,625 --> 01:11:04,333 visiting our YouTube channel and the 378 01:11:04,333 --> 01:11:05,791 website at ShawnEnglish 379 01:11:06,333 --> 01:11:08,500 and at ShawnEnglish.com, where you can 380 01:11:08,500 --> 01:11:09,791 also follow our other 381 01:11:09,791 --> 01:11:11,125 podcast, the 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