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 01:00:11,958 --> 01:00:12,708 Okay, good morning 4 01:00:12,708 --> 01:00:14,041 and welcome to Thursday. 5 01:00:14,583 --> 01:00:16,416 Well, in the event you didn't know, 6 01:00:16,416 --> 01:00:18,916 today is the first of May, it's May Day. 7 01:00:18,916 --> 01:00:19,583 So let me be the first 8 01:00:19,583 --> 01:00:20,500 to welcome you to it. 9 01:00:20,875 --> 01:00:22,791 And in the event you didn't know 10 01:00:22,791 --> 01:00:24,416 what May Day was celebrating, 11 01:00:25,083 --> 01:00:26,208 well, it has its roots 12 01:00:26,208 --> 01:00:27,750 in the European Festival, 13 01:00:28,083 --> 01:00:29,208 marking the beginning of summer 14 01:00:29,708 --> 01:00:30,583 and doing some 15 01:00:30,583 --> 01:00:31,750 dancing around the May Pole. 16 01:00:32,333 --> 01:00:34,166 And in the US, May Day 17 01:00:34,166 --> 01:00:35,291 has come to celebrate 18 01:00:35,291 --> 01:00:36,333 the return of spring, 19 01:00:36,708 --> 01:00:38,583 but it also has its roots 20 01:00:38,583 --> 01:00:40,375 in celebrating and supporting laborers 21 01:00:40,708 --> 01:00:42,291 and the working class and 22 01:00:42,291 --> 01:00:43,958 improved working conditions 23 01:00:44,125 --> 01:00:44,916 for them as well. 24 01:00:45,500 --> 01:00:47,041 So May Day has come to mean 25 01:00:47,041 --> 01:00:48,666 a lot of different things. 26 01:00:49,291 --> 01:00:51,541 Likewise, May is chock 27 01:00:51,541 --> 01:00:53,000 full of days to celebrate, 28 01:00:53,541 --> 01:00:56,083 including Anxiety Awareness Month, 29 01:00:56,833 --> 01:00:58,000 Mental Awareness Month, 30 01:00:58,291 --> 01:00:59,583 National Barbecue Month, 31 01:01:00,291 --> 01:01:02,000 Better Sleep Month, I can support 32 01:01:02,166 --> 01:01:03,958 all of those causes for sure. 33 01:01:04,625 --> 01:01:05,750 And today alone 34 01:01:05,750 --> 01:01:08,208 celebrates School Principals Day, 35 01:01:08,625 --> 01:01:11,083 Blessing Day, Couple Appreciation Day, 36 01:01:11,666 --> 01:01:12,708 National Day of Prayer, 37 01:01:13,125 --> 01:01:14,916 National Phone and Sick Day. 38 01:01:15,458 --> 01:01:17,250 And believe it or not, I've only 39 01:01:17,250 --> 01:01:18,416 scratched the surface 40 01:01:18,791 --> 01:01:20,291 of all the days I can mention right now. 41 01:01:20,708 --> 01:01:22,041 However, I'll finally just 42 01:01:22,041 --> 01:01:24,291 add today is Global Love Day. 43 01:01:24,708 --> 01:01:26,166 We are all in this together, 44 01:01:26,416 --> 01:01:27,458 which is a perfect 45 01:01:27,458 --> 01:01:29,291 transition to our quote of today, 46 01:01:29,708 --> 01:01:32,625 which emphasizes the interconnectedness 47 01:01:32,625 --> 01:01:34,583 of all of our human experiences. 48 01:01:35,541 --> 01:01:37,000 It's from iconic country 49 01:01:37,000 --> 01:01:39,291 singer, Tim McGraw, who said, 50 01:01:39,708 --> 01:01:40,375 quote, "We all take 51 01:01:40,375 --> 01:01:41,541 different paths in life, 52 01:01:41,833 --> 01:01:43,500 but no matter where we go, 53 01:01:43,500 --> 01:01:44,875 we take a little of each other 54 01:01:44,875 --> 01:01:46,208 everywhere," end quote. 55 01:01:47,208 --> 01:01:48,291 Well, today's news facts 56 01:01:48,291 --> 01:01:50,500 and birthdays are for May 1st. 57 01:01:50,708 --> 01:01:52,625 And we're gonna start back in 1840, 58 01:01:53,083 --> 01:01:55,833 when on this day, the Penny Black, 59 01:01:56,083 --> 01:01:57,250 that was the world's 60 01:01:57,250 --> 01:02:00,208 first adhesive postage stamp. 61 01:02:00,541 --> 01:02:03,000 This stamp was issued by Great Britain. 62 01:02:03,625 --> 01:02:04,791 However, the stamp is 63 01:02:04,791 --> 01:02:06,666 not considered to be rare 64 01:02:06,833 --> 01:02:07,625 because there were over 65 01:02:07,625 --> 01:02:09,708 68 million of them printed. 66 01:02:10,291 --> 01:02:12,416 And apparently 5% of 67 01:02:12,416 --> 01:02:13,458 them are still surviving. 68 01:02:13,833 --> 01:02:15,958 1840, that's a long time ago. 69 01:02:16,583 --> 01:02:18,333 Well, we're gonna jump up to 1931, 70 01:02:18,750 --> 01:02:20,250 when on this date, the 71 01:02:20,250 --> 01:02:21,541 Empire State Building 72 01:02:21,666 --> 01:02:23,125 opened up in New York City. 73 01:02:23,500 --> 01:02:24,541 And at the time, it was 74 01:02:24,541 --> 01:02:26,041 the world's tallest building 75 01:02:26,583 --> 01:02:29,791 at 1,454 feet. 76 01:02:30,375 --> 01:02:32,041 That was until 1970, 77 01:02:32,541 --> 01:02:33,750 when the tallest buildings 78 01:02:33,916 --> 01:02:35,416 became the World Trade Centers, 79 01:02:35,750 --> 01:02:39,583 measuring in at 1,792 feet. 80 01:02:40,250 --> 01:02:41,791 However, today, the 81 01:02:41,791 --> 01:02:43,541 tallest building in the world, 82 01:02:43,541 --> 01:02:45,166 today is the Burj Khalifa, 83 01:02:45,166 --> 01:02:49,666 which is in Dubai, and it's 2,717 feet. 84 01:02:50,291 --> 01:02:52,583 That's 163 floors, people. 85 01:02:53,291 --> 01:02:54,250 I'm not even sure I'd 86 01:02:54,250 --> 01:02:55,291 wanna go to the top of that, 87 01:02:55,500 --> 01:02:56,333 let alone some of these 88 01:02:56,333 --> 01:02:57,250 pictures I see of people 89 01:02:57,250 --> 01:02:58,500 hanging off the top of it. 90 01:02:59,041 --> 01:02:59,958 More power to them. 91 01:03:00,500 --> 01:03:01,750 Well, the last fact 92 01:03:01,750 --> 01:03:04,041 for today is from 1939, 93 01:03:04,708 --> 01:03:06,000 and that was the first 94 01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:07,541 appearance of Batman. 95 01:03:08,041 --> 01:03:09,000 He appeared in the 96 01:03:09,000 --> 01:03:11,791 detective comic book, number 27. 97 01:03:12,750 --> 01:03:14,083 Well, happy birthday to you. 98 01:03:14,083 --> 01:03:15,208 Today is your birthday. 99 01:03:15,416 --> 01:03:17,000 You share a birthday with 100 01:03:17,000 --> 01:03:19,208 just country singer, Tim McGraw. 101 01:03:19,541 --> 01:03:20,541 He's 58 today. 102 01:03:21,375 --> 01:03:22,666 And the number one song 103 01:03:22,666 --> 01:03:24,791 on this date back in 1988 104 01:03:25,583 --> 01:03:27,041 was "Wishing Well" by 105 01:03:27,041 --> 01:03:28,333 Terrence Trent Darby. 106 01:03:28,875 --> 01:03:30,000 Now, Terrence was up for 107 01:03:30,000 --> 01:03:31,083 the best new artist Grammy, 108 01:03:31,708 --> 01:03:33,958 but he ended up losing to Jodie Watley 109 01:03:33,958 --> 01:03:35,833 at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards. 110 01:03:36,750 --> 01:03:37,583 And even though 111 01:03:37,583 --> 01:03:39,083 Terrence has since released 112 01:03:39,375 --> 01:03:41,125 upwards of 12 albums, 113 01:03:41,750 --> 01:03:42,541 "Wishing Well" was 114 01:03:42,541 --> 01:03:44,083 his only number one hit. 115 01:03:44,625 --> 01:03:47,166 And at the time, the song held the record 116 01:03:47,625 --> 01:03:48,791 for the longest chart 117 01:03:48,791 --> 01:03:50,166 climb to number one, 118 01:03:50,375 --> 01:03:52,750 after being on the charts for 17 weeks 119 01:03:52,958 --> 01:03:54,000 before it reached number one. 120 01:03:54,583 --> 01:03:56,666 Well, get this, the current record is 121 01:03:56,666 --> 01:03:58,000 held by "Glass Animals," 122 01:03:58,541 --> 01:03:59,583 the song "Heat Wave," 123 01:03:59,875 --> 01:04:01,541 which took 59 weeks to 124 01:04:01,541 --> 01:04:02,750 reach the number one spot. 125 01:04:03,958 --> 01:04:05,416 Well, good news is you 126 01:04:05,416 --> 01:04:06,833 don't have to wait at all 127 01:04:07,000 --> 01:04:08,125 for today's book review. 128 01:04:08,583 --> 01:04:09,875 We're doing it right now. 129 01:04:10,416 --> 01:04:11,916 We are reading Stephen R. Covey's 130 01:04:11,916 --> 01:04:12,875 "The Seven Habits of 131 01:04:12,875 --> 01:04:14,041 Highly Effective People," 132 01:04:14,458 --> 01:04:16,208 and we are in Covey's second chapter, 133 01:04:16,708 --> 01:04:18,083 "The Seven Habits in Overview." 134 01:04:18,500 --> 01:04:19,958 And this is where Covey is discussing 135 01:04:20,166 --> 01:04:20,875 how important and 136 01:04:20,875 --> 01:04:22,583 influential habits are in our lives 137 01:04:23,083 --> 01:04:23,750 with habits being 138 01:04:23,750 --> 01:04:24,791 defined as the intersection 139 01:04:24,791 --> 01:04:26,458 of knowledge, skill, and desire. 140 01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:28,125 Right, we all know this though, 141 01:04:28,125 --> 01:04:29,291 growing from dependence to 142 01:04:29,291 --> 01:04:31,166 independence to interdependence. 143 01:04:31,791 --> 01:04:33,791 And these habits can be highly effective 144 01:04:34,208 --> 01:04:36,166 when properly implemented in our lives 145 01:04:36,583 --> 01:04:38,083 and properly balanced, 146 01:04:38,083 --> 01:04:39,541 as we learned a lot about yesterday. 147 01:04:40,291 --> 01:04:41,500 Well, speaking of yesterday, 148 01:04:41,708 --> 01:04:42,625 we began Covey's 149 01:04:42,625 --> 01:04:44,875 sub-chapter, "Three Kinds of Assets," 150 01:04:45,541 --> 01:04:46,375 and we learned a little 151 01:04:46,375 --> 01:04:47,916 about the three assets 152 01:04:48,000 --> 01:04:49,500 Covey speaks to being physical, 153 01:04:49,833 --> 01:04:51,083 financial, and human. 154 01:04:51,875 --> 01:04:54,125 And recall, Covey tells us that we must 155 01:04:54,125 --> 01:04:55,458 maintain these assets 156 01:04:55,916 --> 01:04:57,666 to keep them in proper working order 157 01:04:58,125 --> 01:04:59,791 and at their highest effectiveness. 158 01:05:00,625 --> 01:05:02,916 So yesterday we ended on the human asset, 159 01:05:03,291 --> 01:05:04,458 which Covey says is the 160 01:05:04,458 --> 01:05:05,708 most important, quote, 161 01:05:06,041 --> 01:05:06,791 because people control 162 01:05:06,791 --> 01:05:09,166 physical and financial assets, 163 01:05:09,416 --> 01:05:09,750 end quote. 164 01:05:10,750 --> 01:05:13,000 So Covey gives a couple examples 165 01:05:13,250 --> 01:05:16,041 regarding of how the P slash PC balance 166 01:05:16,666 --> 01:05:18,208 or the golden eggs in the 167 01:05:18,208 --> 01:05:20,125 goose fit into our lives. 168 01:05:20,833 --> 01:05:22,208 For example, in a marriage, 169 01:05:22,666 --> 01:05:24,125 if two people are more 170 01:05:24,125 --> 01:05:25,625 concerned about the benefits 171 01:05:25,833 --> 01:05:28,000 in a relationship, the production, right? 172 01:05:28,000 --> 01:05:30,833 The golden eggs, more so than preserving 173 01:05:31,166 --> 01:05:33,208 what built that marriage and that bond, 174 01:05:33,708 --> 01:05:34,750 then Covey says, quote, 175 01:05:34,916 --> 01:05:35,958 "They often become 176 01:05:35,958 --> 01:05:38,000 insensitive and inconsiderate, 177 01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:38,916 neglecting the little 178 01:05:38,916 --> 01:05:40,583 kindnesses and courtesies 179 01:05:40,875 --> 01:05:42,583 that are so important to a deep 180 01:05:42,583 --> 01:05:43,791 relationship," end quote. 181 01:05:44,708 --> 01:05:46,500 And when this happens, Covey believes 182 01:05:46,666 --> 01:05:48,750 you'll often see them try to manipulate 183 01:05:49,333 --> 01:05:50,458 and control each other, 184 01:05:50,458 --> 01:05:51,958 focusing on their own needs, 185 01:05:52,291 --> 01:05:53,666 justifying their positions 186 01:05:54,291 --> 01:05:55,041 and looking for 187 01:05:55,041 --> 01:05:56,833 wrongness in the other person. 188 01:05:57,666 --> 01:05:59,166 Quote, "The love, the 189 01:05:59,166 --> 01:06:00,875 richness, the softness 190 01:06:00,875 --> 01:06:04,041 and the spontaneity begin to deteriorate. 191 01:06:04,458 --> 01:06:05,833 The goose gets sicker 192 01:06:05,833 --> 01:06:07,375 day by day," end quote. 193 01:06:08,541 --> 01:06:10,000 And in another example, 194 01:06:10,416 --> 01:06:11,916 Covey turns to the relationship 195 01:06:12,083 --> 01:06:13,916 between an adult and our children. 196 01:06:14,583 --> 01:06:16,041 Children are very vulnerable 197 01:06:16,291 --> 01:06:16,750 and they're very 198 01:06:16,750 --> 01:06:19,208 dependent on us from a young age 199 01:06:19,541 --> 01:06:20,458 and an adult could 200 01:06:20,458 --> 01:06:22,291 easily take advantage of this. 201 01:06:22,500 --> 01:06:25,208 If they are not careful to put the work 202 01:06:25,291 --> 01:06:27,166 into the production capability, 203 01:06:27,833 --> 01:06:29,458 the goose working on 204 01:06:29,458 --> 01:06:31,041 communicating with their children, 205 01:06:31,041 --> 01:06:31,916 relating to your 206 01:06:31,916 --> 01:06:33,833 children and listening to them, 207 01:06:34,458 --> 01:06:36,000 parenting can go wrong 208 01:06:36,208 --> 01:06:37,458 if you have the golden 209 01:06:37,458 --> 01:06:39,125 egg mentality, right? 210 01:06:39,541 --> 01:06:41,583 You're getting only the results you want. 211 01:06:41,958 --> 01:06:43,500 This would be more of an 212 01:06:43,500 --> 01:06:45,541 authoritarian parenting style, 213 01:06:46,125 --> 01:06:48,125 having things your way all the time, 214 01:06:48,125 --> 01:06:49,791 trying to get the results that you want. 215 01:06:50,750 --> 01:06:52,166 Or if you're more of a 216 01:06:52,166 --> 01:06:53,666 permissive parenting style 217 01:06:53,916 --> 01:06:54,875 where you just want to 218 01:06:54,875 --> 01:06:56,208 be liked by your child, 219 01:06:56,666 --> 01:06:58,500 those are the golden eggs also. 220 01:06:59,208 --> 01:07:00,208 And all that can happen 221 01:07:00,208 --> 01:07:01,583 while neglecting the goose, 222 01:07:02,083 --> 01:07:03,750 which is building that trusting 223 01:07:03,750 --> 01:07:05,166 relationship with the child. 224 01:07:05,875 --> 01:07:07,000 Covey gives us a great 225 01:07:07,000 --> 01:07:08,750 real world example of this 226 01:07:09,041 --> 01:07:10,416 that makes this much more clear. 227 01:07:10,916 --> 01:07:12,458 So let's say you want your 228 01:07:12,458 --> 01:07:15,125 kiddo to have a clean room, okay? 229 01:07:15,125 --> 01:07:16,166 To have a clean room. 230 01:07:16,500 --> 01:07:18,583 A clean room would be the P, right? 231 01:07:18,583 --> 01:07:19,708 The production, the result. 232 01:07:20,166 --> 01:07:21,000 That's the golden egg. 233 01:07:21,750 --> 01:07:24,916 But secondarily, say you want your kid 234 01:07:25,291 --> 01:07:27,041 to be the one to clean the room, right? 235 01:07:27,375 --> 01:07:29,083 Your kid is the PC, the 236 01:07:29,083 --> 01:07:30,500 production capability. 237 01:07:30,958 --> 01:07:31,625 They're the goose. 238 01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:33,333 They're the asset that 239 01:07:33,333 --> 01:07:35,000 produces the golden egg, 240 01:07:35,333 --> 01:07:36,291 which would be cleaning the room. 241 01:07:37,291 --> 01:07:39,375 Covey says if you have production 242 01:07:39,708 --> 01:07:41,666 and production capability balance, 243 01:07:42,291 --> 01:07:43,791 your kiddo will clean 244 01:07:43,791 --> 01:07:45,416 the room cheerfully, quote, 245 01:07:45,750 --> 01:07:46,666 "Without being reminded 246 01:07:46,666 --> 01:07:47,791 because she is committed 247 01:07:48,083 --> 01:07:49,250 and has the discipline to 248 01:07:49,250 --> 01:07:50,333 stay with the commitment," 249 01:07:50,666 --> 01:07:51,000 end quote. 250 01:07:51,916 --> 01:07:54,583 Here, Covey gets a little robotic saying, 251 01:07:54,625 --> 01:07:55,291 "Your kid is a 252 01:07:55,291 --> 01:07:57,208 valuable asset at this point 253 01:07:57,291 --> 01:07:59,083 because she is a goose that 254 01:07:59,083 --> 01:08:00,916 can produce a golden egg." 255 01:08:01,875 --> 01:08:03,666 However, on the other hand, 256 01:08:03,666 --> 01:08:06,125 if our only goal is getting the golden 257 01:08:06,125 --> 01:08:07,416 egg of a clean room, 258 01:08:07,416 --> 01:08:08,541 quote, "You might find 259 01:08:08,541 --> 01:08:10,291 yourself nagging her to do it. 260 01:08:10,291 --> 01:08:12,041 You might even escalate your efforts 261 01:08:12,041 --> 01:08:13,500 to threatening or yelling. 262 01:08:14,041 --> 01:08:16,416 And in your desire to get the golden egg, 263 01:08:16,500 --> 01:08:17,833 you undermine the health 264 01:08:17,833 --> 01:08:20,000 and the welfare of the goose," 265 01:08:20,541 --> 01:08:20,875 end quote. 266 01:08:21,916 --> 01:08:25,041 Covey's point, we must maintain and 267 01:08:25,041 --> 01:08:26,541 invest in our assets, 268 01:08:26,958 --> 01:08:28,125 whether they be physical, 269 01:08:28,500 --> 01:08:30,750 financial, or human assets. 270 01:08:31,416 --> 01:08:33,208 Those are the gooses that 271 01:08:33,208 --> 01:08:35,000 produce the golden eggs. 272 01:08:35,583 --> 01:08:38,500 We must take note to always keep balance 273 01:08:38,541 --> 01:08:39,458 between the production, 274 01:08:40,083 --> 01:08:41,958 the result, the golden eggs, 275 01:08:42,500 --> 01:08:43,458 and the production 276 01:08:43,458 --> 01:08:46,500 capability, the assets, the goose. 277 01:08:47,416 --> 01:08:49,166 All right, well, tomorrow, 278 01:08:49,625 --> 01:08:50,958 the second to last 279 01:08:50,958 --> 01:08:53,750 sub-chapter of chapter two and part one, 280 01:08:53,750 --> 01:08:56,416 which is entitled Organizational PC, 281 01:08:57,083 --> 01:08:58,166 which is organizational 282 01:08:58,166 --> 01:08:59,583 production capability. 283 01:09:00,291 --> 01:09:01,833 Okay, deep breath. 284 01:09:02,791 --> 01:09:03,916 May is here, people. 285 01:09:04,208 --> 01:09:05,458 Let's make it a great one. 286 01:09:05,791 --> 01:09:06,666 I could have turned that 287 01:09:06,666 --> 01:09:08,041 into a dad joke saying, 288 01:09:08,625 --> 01:09:10,791 "May kid a good one," but 289 01:09:10,791 --> 01:09:11,833 I didn't, I'm above that. 290 01:09:12,125 --> 01:09:13,583 So thanks for joining us today. 291 01:09:13,958 --> 01:09:14,916 Come back tomorrow and 292 01:09:14,916 --> 01:09:16,208 have a fantastic day. 293 01:09:18,375 --> 01:09:20,125 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 294 01:09:20,125 --> 01:09:20,750 the Morning Serial 295 01:09:20,750 --> 01:09:22,375 podcast on the One Life 296 01:09:22,541 --> 01:09:23,375 Live It channel. 297 01:09:23,916 --> 01:09:25,833 You can find more episodes and videos by 298 01:09:25,833 --> 01:09:27,500 visiting our YouTube channel and the 299 01:09:27,500 --> 01:09:29,125 website at seaningless 300 01:09:29,458 --> 01:09:31,625 and at seaningless.com, where you can 301 01:09:31,625 --> 01:09:32,958 also follow our other 302 01:09:32,958 --> 01:09:34,500 podcast, the Mr. and Mrs. 303 01:09:34,500 --> 01:09:35,666 Inglis podcast and the 304 01:09:35,666 --> 01:09:36,666 Life Happens podcast. 305 01:09:37,500 --> 01:09:39,166 In these other 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