1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:05,916 welcome to Morning Serial. 3 01:00:08,833 --> 01:00:12,583 Okay, good morning. 4 01:00:12,875 --> 01:00:13,625 Welcome back to Morning 5 01:00:13,625 --> 01:00:15,125 Serial and welcome to Monday. 6 01:00:15,708 --> 01:00:18,541 It's a new week to make the most of and 7 01:00:18,541 --> 01:00:19,666 this week the kids are 8 01:00:19,666 --> 01:00:21,250 going back to school and 9 01:00:21,250 --> 01:00:22,666 I don't know, does that make us happy? 10 01:00:22,666 --> 01:00:23,541 Does that make us sad? 11 01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:24,416 Are we undecided? 12 01:00:25,083 --> 01:00:27,041 For me to celebrate going back to school, 13 01:00:27,041 --> 01:00:28,458 I wore one of my Jayhawk shirts. 14 01:00:28,708 --> 01:00:29,541 Rock, rock, Jayhawk. 15 01:00:30,041 --> 01:00:31,166 What better time to hit the 16 01:00:31,166 --> 01:00:32,416 mental reset button, right? 17 01:00:32,666 --> 01:00:34,583 Well, let's make sure we're caffeinated 18 01:00:34,583 --> 01:00:36,583 appropriately and luckily 19 01:00:36,583 --> 01:00:38,500 today is here to help with a 20 01:00:38,500 --> 01:00:40,041 little cultural elevation. 21 01:00:40,708 --> 01:00:43,000 First, it's National Hip Hop Day, 22 01:00:43,250 --> 01:00:44,500 commemorating the genre's 23 01:00:44,500 --> 01:00:46,083 birth in the Bronx on this day 24 01:00:46,083 --> 01:00:47,375 back in 1973. 25 01:00:47,750 --> 01:00:50,000 Now growing up in the 80s and the 90s as 26 01:00:50,000 --> 01:00:51,250 I did, hip hop played a 27 01:00:51,250 --> 01:00:52,250 huge role in my musical 28 01:00:52,333 --> 01:00:52,833 education. 29 01:00:53,333 --> 01:00:55,208 Rock, Dre, Eminem, Snoop, 30 01:00:55,208 --> 01:00:56,791 Q, too many to name, right? 31 01:00:57,041 --> 01:00:58,500 But that had to be the 32 01:00:58,500 --> 01:00:59,708 golden age of hip hop. 33 01:01:00,208 --> 01:01:01,833 And if you're craving something a little 34 01:01:01,833 --> 01:01:04,750 more serene, it's also mountain day. 35 01:01:05,000 --> 01:01:05,583 Shout out to my 36 01:01:05,583 --> 01:01:07,583 hometown mountain, Pike's Peak. 37 01:01:08,125 --> 01:01:09,916 All right, well, let's pick up the pace 38 01:01:09,916 --> 01:01:11,666 here to our quote from 39 01:01:11,666 --> 01:01:14,041 Usain Bolt who said, "I 40 01:01:14,125 --> 01:01:15,500 don't think limits." 41 01:01:16,291 --> 01:01:19,208 Now this is kind of a powerful nudge to 42 01:01:19,208 --> 01:01:20,041 toss out the 43 01:01:20,041 --> 01:01:21,875 self-doubt, ditch those imaginary 44 01:01:22,208 --> 01:01:23,166 barriers, right? 45 01:01:23,166 --> 01:01:25,708 And just keep moving forward, even if 46 01:01:25,708 --> 01:01:26,916 it's more of a tired 47 01:01:26,916 --> 01:01:28,958 shuffle than a record-breaking 48 01:01:29,083 --> 01:01:29,375 sprint. 49 01:01:30,083 --> 01:01:31,458 Well, today's news facts and birthdays 50 01:01:31,458 --> 01:01:32,875 are for August 11th. 51 01:01:32,875 --> 01:01:34,791 And it was on this date, the first 52 01:01:34,791 --> 01:01:36,500 televised baseball game in 53 01:01:36,500 --> 01:01:38,708 color on WCBS in New York 54 01:01:38,708 --> 01:01:41,708 City was aired and the Boston Braves beat 55 01:01:41,708 --> 01:01:43,583 the Brooklyn Dodgers eight to one. 56 01:01:44,000 --> 01:01:47,208 Then in 1984, President Ronald Reagan, he 57 01:01:47,208 --> 01:01:49,583 made a little bit of an off the cuff joke 58 01:01:49,583 --> 01:01:50,958 during a microphone test. 59 01:01:51,375 --> 01:01:52,333 Now I don't remember this, I was a little 60 01:01:52,333 --> 01:01:54,083 young to follow this, but here's what he 61 01:01:54,291 --> 01:01:56,166 said, "My fellow Americans," and he was 62 01:01:56,166 --> 01:01:57,333 just kidding here, "I am 63 01:01:57,333 --> 01:01:58,375 pleased to tell you today 64 01:01:58,375 --> 01:02:00,000 that I've signed legislation that will 65 01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:01,333 outlaw Russia forever. 66 01:02:01,791 --> 01:02:03,708 We begin bombing in five minutes." 67 01:02:04,333 --> 01:02:06,458 Now the remark, though intended as a 68 01:02:06,458 --> 01:02:07,916 joke, it sparked 69 01:02:07,916 --> 01:02:09,750 international concern because it 70 01:02:09,750 --> 01:02:10,500 was on a hot mic. 71 01:02:10,875 --> 01:02:11,916 Those politicians, they 72 01:02:11,916 --> 01:02:13,208 often find themselves in it. 73 01:02:13,458 --> 01:02:15,500 Then back in 2012, which was actually 74 01:02:15,500 --> 01:02:16,333 over the weekend, not 75 01:02:16,333 --> 01:02:18,125 on this day, but Jamaican 76 01:02:18,166 --> 01:02:20,958 sprint superstar Usain Bolt, he won the 77 01:02:20,958 --> 01:02:22,166 200 meters at the 78 01:02:22,166 --> 01:02:25,208 London Olympics running 19.32 79 01:02:25,458 --> 01:02:27,333 seconds to become the first person to win 80 01:02:27,333 --> 01:02:28,750 the 100 and the 200 81 01:02:28,750 --> 01:02:30,416 meter double in back to 82 01:02:30,416 --> 01:02:31,375 back Olympics. 83 01:02:31,666 --> 01:02:32,166 That's incredible. 84 01:02:32,791 --> 01:02:34,000 Well, happy birthday to you. 85 01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:35,416 Today is your birthday. 86 01:02:35,416 --> 01:02:36,916 You share a birthday with some big names. 87 01:02:37,291 --> 01:02:39,333 First one, actor and hammer wielding 88 01:02:39,333 --> 01:02:41,041 Avenger, Chris Hemsworth. 89 01:02:41,333 --> 01:02:43,041 He turns 42 today. 90 01:02:43,041 --> 01:02:44,208 I can't even believe that number's right. 91 01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:47,250 Comedian, podcaster, and occasional 92 01:02:47,250 --> 01:02:48,458 controversy magnet, 93 01:02:48,875 --> 01:02:50,625 Joe Rogan, he's 58 today. 94 01:02:51,083 --> 01:02:53,541 The co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, 95 01:02:53,541 --> 01:02:55,333 he celebrates his 75th 96 01:02:55,333 --> 01:02:57,041 birthday today, and the 97 01:02:57,041 --> 01:03:00,916 late Hulk Hogan, pro wrestling icon from 98 01:03:00,916 --> 01:03:02,166 the 80s and all the way 99 01:03:02,166 --> 01:03:03,458 through the 90s to today, 100 01:03:03,458 --> 01:03:06,916 I'm sure he would have turned 72 today. 101 01:03:07,916 --> 01:03:09,791 The number one song on this date back in 102 01:03:09,791 --> 01:03:13,541 1985 was "Shout" by Tears for Fears. 103 01:03:13,583 --> 01:03:16,125 Now, I personally love this song. 104 01:03:16,125 --> 01:03:17,791 It's very nostalgic for me. 105 01:03:17,791 --> 01:03:19,916 It takes me back to playing with GI Joe 106 01:03:19,916 --> 01:03:21,291 guys in my bedroom as a kid. 107 01:03:21,916 --> 01:03:23,541 But when we're listening to it today and 108 01:03:23,541 --> 01:03:25,000 it comes on my mix, my 109 01:03:25,000 --> 01:03:26,541 kids always yell, "Skip" 110 01:03:26,541 --> 01:03:28,041 from the backseat when it comes on. 111 01:03:28,500 --> 01:03:30,500 Either way, the song became a signature 112 01:03:30,500 --> 01:03:31,666 track for the band and 113 01:03:31,666 --> 01:03:33,250 one of the defining sounds 114 01:03:33,250 --> 01:03:34,541 of mid 80s pop. 115 01:03:34,541 --> 01:03:35,583 And it peaked at number one on the 116 01:03:35,583 --> 01:03:37,625 Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks. 117 01:03:38,166 --> 01:03:41,708 And no, I do not skip my car, my music. 118 01:03:42,458 --> 01:03:42,875 All right. 119 01:03:43,083 --> 01:03:44,750 Well, it's time to crack open our 120 01:03:44,750 --> 01:03:45,833 self-improvement cereal 121 01:03:45,833 --> 01:03:47,333 box and pour out some wisdom. 122 01:03:47,791 --> 01:03:48,000 Okay. 123 01:03:48,375 --> 01:03:50,291 We're still in Steve and R. Covey's The 124 01:03:50,291 --> 01:03:51,958 Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. 125 01:03:52,458 --> 01:03:53,083 And today we're 126 01:03:53,083 --> 01:03:54,500 continuing with habit four. 127 01:03:54,750 --> 01:03:57,000 Think win-win, focusing on the 128 01:03:57,000 --> 01:03:59,291 sub-chapter's systems this time. 129 01:03:59,583 --> 01:03:59,875 All right. 130 01:04:00,375 --> 01:04:02,541 Covey will argue that for win-win to 131 01:04:02,541 --> 01:04:03,875 become more than just a 132 01:04:03,875 --> 01:04:05,708 buzzword, he hates buzzwords. 133 01:04:06,041 --> 01:04:08,000 It has to be supported by systems. 134 01:04:08,416 --> 01:04:08,583 Okay. 135 01:04:09,250 --> 01:04:11,583 What he means by this is organizational 136 01:04:11,583 --> 01:04:13,708 processes, structures, and 137 01:04:13,708 --> 01:04:15,875 incentives must all align 138 01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:17,083 with the win-win paradigm. 139 01:04:17,791 --> 01:04:18,875 It can't just be 140 01:04:18,875 --> 01:04:20,291 something leaders talk about. 141 01:04:20,541 --> 01:04:22,375 It has to be baked into how an 142 01:04:22,375 --> 01:04:24,416 organization actually operates. 143 01:04:25,166 --> 01:04:27,833 Now Covey writes, "You can't talk win-win 144 01:04:27,833 --> 01:04:29,250 and reward win-lose. 145 01:04:29,791 --> 01:04:32,208 You can't value a cooperative spirit and 146 01:04:32,208 --> 01:04:33,208 promote competition." 147 01:04:34,166 --> 01:04:36,791 This insight hits home for anyone who's 148 01:04:36,791 --> 01:04:37,916 worked in a place where the 149 01:04:37,916 --> 01:04:39,125 message on the wall didn't 150 01:04:39,166 --> 01:04:41,125 match the reality on the ground. 151 01:04:41,708 --> 01:04:42,708 Goodness knows I've 152 01:04:42,708 --> 01:04:43,750 worked at places like that. 153 01:04:44,083 --> 01:04:46,875 Now, if systems reward individual heroics 154 01:04:46,875 --> 01:04:47,791 at the expense of 155 01:04:47,791 --> 01:04:49,583 collaboration, you'll breed 156 01:04:49,708 --> 01:04:52,458 silos, backstabbing, and burnout, right? 157 01:04:53,000 --> 01:04:55,166 Covey also points out that our family and 158 01:04:55,166 --> 01:04:56,000 our personal lives 159 01:04:56,000 --> 01:04:57,500 operate with systems too, 160 01:04:57,916 --> 01:04:59,708 even if we don't always recognize them. 161 01:05:00,041 --> 01:05:02,083 Whether it's how we divide up our chores 162 01:05:02,083 --> 01:05:03,083 or how we manage our 163 01:05:03,083 --> 01:05:05,000 finances or resolve disagreements, 164 01:05:05,750 --> 01:05:08,250 those informal systems either support or 165 01:05:08,250 --> 01:05:09,875 they'll sabotage our values. 166 01:05:10,458 --> 01:05:10,708 Okay. 167 01:05:11,083 --> 01:05:12,208 Here's the key takeaway. 168 01:05:12,958 --> 01:05:15,291 You can't expect win-win outcomes from 169 01:05:15,291 --> 01:05:17,000 win-lose frameworks. 170 01:05:17,750 --> 01:05:20,208 If you want genuine cooperation, mutual 171 01:05:20,208 --> 01:05:21,250 respect, and lasting 172 01:05:21,250 --> 01:05:23,000 success, you have to build the 173 01:05:23,000 --> 01:05:24,625 right systems to sustain it. 174 01:05:24,916 --> 01:05:27,416 That means making sure your rewards, 175 01:05:27,958 --> 01:05:29,416 incentives, communication 176 01:05:29,416 --> 01:05:30,916 structures, and culture are 177 01:05:30,916 --> 01:05:33,458 all rowing in the same direction. 178 01:05:34,250 --> 01:05:35,000 So take a look around. 179 01:05:35,500 --> 01:05:38,000 At home, at work, in your community, are 180 01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:40,416 your systems aligned with your values? 181 01:05:41,000 --> 01:05:42,666 Or are you trying to grow 182 01:05:42,666 --> 01:05:44,541 a sunflower in a sandbox? 183 01:05:45,250 --> 01:05:47,416 A win-win mindset starts with your heart, 184 01:05:47,791 --> 01:05:49,250 but it lasts with your 185 01:05:49,250 --> 01:05:50,458 habits and your structures. 186 01:05:51,208 --> 01:05:53,041 And Covey knows how important this is 187 01:05:53,041 --> 01:05:55,041 because he keeps repeating 188 01:05:55,041 --> 01:05:57,291 these chapter after sub-chapter 189 01:05:57,291 --> 01:05:58,708 after sub-chapter, right? 190 01:05:58,958 --> 01:06:00,083 But I think we're starting to get it. 191 01:06:00,375 --> 01:06:00,791 All right. 192 01:06:00,791 --> 01:06:01,500 Well, that's it. 193 01:06:01,625 --> 01:06:02,458 That's this morning's 194 01:06:02,458 --> 01:06:03,708 bowl of morning cereal. 195 01:06:04,250 --> 01:06:06,000 And whether you're shouting, letting it 196 01:06:06,000 --> 01:06:07,291 all out, or climbing 197 01:06:07,291 --> 01:06:09,541 mountains, actual or metaphorical, 198 01:06:10,375 --> 01:06:11,000 make it count. 199 01:06:11,583 --> 01:06:11,916 All right. 200 01:06:12,083 --> 01:06:12,833 Thanks for starting 201 01:06:12,833 --> 01:06:13,666 your week with us today. 202 01:06:13,875 --> 01:06:15,541 Good luck going back to school if that's 203 01:06:15,541 --> 01:06:16,166 where you're headed or 204 01:06:16,166 --> 01:06:17,125 your kids are heading there. 205 01:06:17,666 --> 01:06:20,333 And as always, have a fantastic day. 206 01:06:21,458 --> 01:06:23,416 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 207 01:06:23,416 --> 01:06:24,208 the Morning Cereal 208 01:06:24,208 --> 01:06:26,166 podcast on the One Life Live 209 01:06:26,166 --> 01:06:26,666 It channel. 210 01:06:27,166 --> 01:06:29,125 You can find more episodes and videos by 211 01:06:29,125 --> 01:06:30,791 visiting our YouTube channel and the 212 01:06:30,791 --> 01:06:32,375 website at Shawningless 213 01:06:32,791 --> 01:06:34,958 and at Shawningless.com, where you can 214 01:06:34,958 --> 01:06:36,208 also follow our other 215 01:06:36,208 --> 01:06:37,625 podcasts, the Mr. and Mrs. 216 01:06:37,875 --> 01:06:38,916 English podcast and 217 01:06:38,916 --> 01:06:39,958 the Life Happens podcast. 218 01:06:40,791 --> 01:06:42,458 And these other podcasts, we'll dive 219 01:06:42,458 --> 01:06:43,833 deeper into everyday issues, 220 01:06:44,083 --> 01:06:45,375 self-improvement, well-being, 221 01:06:45,541 --> 01:06:47,375 business and finance, and we 222 01:06:47,375 --> 01:06:48,625 welcome special guests too. 223 01:06:49,125 --> 01:06:49,875 So join us. 224 01:06:49,875 --> 01:06:50,875 It'll be a good time. 225 01:06:50,875 --> 01:06:51,291 I promise. 226 01:06:51,916 --> 01:06:52,791 Thanks again for listening. 227 01:06:53,000 --> 01:06:54,541 Have a fantastic day and 228 01:06:54,541 --> 01:06:55,083 we'll see you tomorrow.