Good morning and
welcome to morning cereal.
Okay, good morning
and welcome to Tuesday.
Well, if March is already feeling
overwhelming to you,
good news, today is
simplify your life day.
So at least try to
reduce the number of browsers
that you have open on your computer
from maybe 47 say down to 25,
or maybe just clean out that
junk drawer in your kitchen
that really closes now.
You know the one I'm talking about.
Just throwing out
some ideas there for you.
Well, the answer to
Monday's trivia question, helium.
Helium is the gas that
makes your voice squeaky.
And now the essential
vitamins in your morning cereal.
Today's quote, it is from
birthday girl turning 56 today,
Julie Bowen, who said, quote,
"I think happiness is a choice."
End quote.
Now your morning decoder,
your emotional wellbeing,
it's largely dependent on your mindset,
your attitudes and
your conscious decisions
that you make every day,
rather than these external circumstances.
Well, let's hear from the experts now.
It is time to pour in some Let Them
Theory by Mel Robbins.
Now today, almost sadly,
we begin the final
chapter of the book, chapter 21,
which is entitled,
"Your Let Me Era is Here."
And we're gonna review it in two parts.
This is gonna be part number one.
Here, Mel opens the
chapter with a powerful pivot.
She explains that once
you've mastered Let Them,
letting others behave
and choose and disappoint,
maybe even impress or ignore,
you then arrive at the
next phase, the Let Me phase.
She writes this, quote,
"When you stop trying
to control everyone else,
"you finally have the
energy to control yourself."
End quote.
Now that line alone, it
feels like it should be stitched
probably on some pillow somewhere, right?
The first half of this
chapter is about reclaiming agency.
Let Me means letting yourself rest,
letting yourself want more,
letting yourself outgrow
spaces you once prayed for, right?
It's deeply empowering
and it's also probably
slightly terrifying to you.
And Mel reminds us that, quote,
"No one is coming to hand you permission.
"You must give it to
yourself." End quote.
Now, does that hit
especially hard, right?
Especially for those
high achievers of you
who are still quietly
waiting for validation?
Now, Mel explains that the Let Me era,
it isn't about selfishness.
You said that before, it's
about sovereignty, right?
Instead of reaching to
everyone else's moods,
expectations and chaos, you pivot inwards
and you ask, "What do I want?
"What do I need?"
Now, there is also a
subtle grief here, quote,
because stepping into
Let Me means accepting
that some relationships,
they might shift a little bit.
Some roles they may dissolve,
but she reassures us that
growth requires release. End quote.
Now, the first half
sets the foundation here.
It's about awareness,
recognizing where
you've outsourced your power,
seeing those patterns and
deciding calmly and firmly
to reclaim them, okay?
All right, hey, here is
your Tuesday takeaway.
Stop waiting for permission.
Your Let Me era begins the
moment you decide it does.
All right, so today, simplify something,
even if it's just your
reactions to other people
or other drivers, right?
And attack your Tuesday with clarity
and just a little less noise.
Now, the prize from
the bottom of the box,
the morning serial
trivia question of the day.
Here it is, how many tickets were sold
for the movie "Avengers Endgame"?
Here's a hint, there was a lot.
All right, well, thanks
for listening this morning
to "Morning Serial."
We will see you back here tomorrow
for the answer to the trivia question
and more sugar for your soul.
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