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 01:00:11,875 --> 01:00:12,791 Alright, good morning 4 01:00:12,791 --> 01:00:14,041 and welcome to Monday. 5 01:00:14,750 --> 01:00:16,541 And for those of you keeping track, 6 01:00:16,541 --> 01:00:18,500 it's the 153rd day of the year. 7 01:00:18,916 --> 01:00:20,833 We only have 212 days remaining. 8 01:00:21,250 --> 01:00:22,166 But let's just talk 9 01:00:22,166 --> 01:00:23,458 about today in particular. 10 01:00:24,083 --> 01:00:27,291 Today is National Rotisserie Chicken Day. 11 01:00:27,708 --> 01:00:28,916 Yummy and yes please. 12 01:00:29,416 --> 01:00:31,458 It's also National Rocky Road Day. 13 01:00:32,000 --> 01:00:33,291 Double yummy and yes please. 14 01:00:33,708 --> 01:00:35,458 Even though I'd prefer this chocolate 15 01:00:35,458 --> 01:00:36,250 and marshmallow ice 16 01:00:36,250 --> 01:00:37,291 cream without the nuts. 17 01:00:37,875 --> 01:00:39,416 I don't know, where do you stand on that? 18 01:00:39,750 --> 01:00:41,500 Controversial, I know, I know. 19 01:00:42,208 --> 01:00:43,083 Well, it's also 20 01:00:43,083 --> 01:00:44,750 National I Love My Dentist Day. 21 01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:46,583 I think that's kind of controversial too. 22 01:00:47,125 --> 01:00:47,958 Kind of hard to do that. 23 01:00:47,958 --> 01:00:49,791 I've got lots of painful memories there. 24 01:00:50,458 --> 01:00:51,708 Well, here's a good one for you. 25 01:00:52,083 --> 01:00:54,291 It's National Leave the Office Early Day. 26 01:00:54,666 --> 01:00:55,875 So it's encouraging a 27 01:00:55,875 --> 01:00:57,208 healthy work-life balance. 28 01:00:58,083 --> 01:00:59,375 Now, I'm of the age where 29 01:00:59,375 --> 01:01:00,625 a healthy work-life balance 30 01:01:00,625 --> 01:01:01,708 was actually frowned upon 31 01:01:01,708 --> 01:01:02,708 when I started my career. 32 01:01:03,750 --> 01:01:04,833 Well, someone that turns 33 01:01:04,833 --> 01:01:06,208 frowns upside down however, 34 01:01:06,500 --> 01:01:08,666 our quote today is from Wayne Brady. 35 01:01:09,041 --> 01:01:10,250 Who said quote, "You never 36 01:01:10,250 --> 01:01:11,375 know what you're capable of 37 01:01:11,375 --> 01:01:12,833 "until you try something new." 38 01:01:12,833 --> 01:01:13,166 End quote. 39 01:01:13,791 --> 01:01:15,291 Now, Wayne's reminding us not to 40 01:01:15,291 --> 01:01:16,583 underestimate ourselves. 41 01:01:16,583 --> 01:01:17,583 Whether you're starting 42 01:01:17,583 --> 01:01:19,166 a new job, a new hobby, 43 01:01:19,541 --> 01:01:20,708 or just trying to 44 01:01:20,708 --> 01:01:21,875 conquer this Monday morning. 45 01:01:22,166 --> 01:01:22,750 Give it a go. 46 01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:24,083 You might just surprise yourself. 47 01:01:24,708 --> 01:01:25,916 Well, today's news, facts 48 01:01:25,916 --> 01:01:27,791 and birthdays are for June 2nd. 49 01:01:27,791 --> 01:01:29,458 We're gonna start back in 1941 50 01:01:30,125 --> 01:01:30,541 and that's when 51 01:01:30,541 --> 01:01:32,208 baseball legend Lou Gehrig, 52 01:01:32,208 --> 01:01:35,083 he passed away from ALS at the age of 37. 53 01:01:36,250 --> 01:01:38,208 Then on this date in 1953, 54 01:01:38,583 --> 01:01:40,125 Queen Elizabeth II, she was 55 01:01:40,125 --> 01:01:41,875 crowned at Westminster Abbey. 56 01:01:42,750 --> 01:01:45,250 Then skipping up to 1966, that's when 57 01:01:45,250 --> 01:01:46,833 NASA's Surveyor won. 58 01:01:46,833 --> 01:01:47,958 Well, it landed on the moon 59 01:01:47,958 --> 01:01:48,750 and it transmitted 60 01:01:48,750 --> 01:01:49,750 some pretty cool pictures 61 01:01:49,916 --> 01:01:50,583 back to the earth. 62 01:01:51,541 --> 01:01:53,166 Then all the way in 1997, 63 01:01:53,500 --> 01:01:54,083 and you might remember 64 01:01:54,083 --> 01:01:55,458 this one on this date, 65 01:01:56,166 --> 01:01:57,875 Timothy McVeigh, he was convicted 66 01:01:58,125 --> 01:01:59,416 for the Oklahoma City bombing. 67 01:02:00,208 --> 01:02:01,000 Then staying with that 68 01:02:01,000 --> 01:02:02,791 slightly morbid news fact here, 69 01:02:03,083 --> 01:02:05,083 in 2016 on this date, the 70 01:02:05,083 --> 01:02:07,416 autopsy results from Prince, 71 01:02:07,416 --> 01:02:08,500 they finally came in. 72 01:02:08,500 --> 01:02:09,666 They showed that he died 73 01:02:09,666 --> 01:02:11,041 of a fentanyl overdose. 74 01:02:12,083 --> 01:02:14,291 Well, tough transition to birthdays, 75 01:02:14,291 --> 01:02:15,708 but happy birthday to you 76 01:02:15,708 --> 01:02:16,875 if today is your birthday. 77 01:02:17,083 --> 01:02:18,041 And it's gonna be a good one 78 01:02:18,041 --> 01:02:18,833 because you share it 79 01:02:18,833 --> 01:02:19,708 with a lot of people. 80 01:02:20,375 --> 01:02:22,916 Awkwafina, actress and rapper who blends 81 01:02:23,416 --> 01:02:24,750 super funny comedy with 82 01:02:24,750 --> 01:02:25,750 her cutting edge style, 83 01:02:25,750 --> 01:02:26,791 she's 37 today. 84 01:02:27,500 --> 01:02:28,541 Abby Wambach, Olympic 85 01:02:28,541 --> 01:02:30,375 soccer gold medalist, she's 45. 86 01:02:31,125 --> 01:02:33,125 Funny man, Wayne Brady, right? 87 01:02:33,541 --> 01:02:35,291 Improv genius, he's 53 today. 88 01:02:35,958 --> 01:02:37,916 Then Dana Carvey, he needs no intro. 89 01:02:38,250 --> 01:02:39,375 Comedian and actor famous 90 01:02:39,375 --> 01:02:40,791 for SNL in Wayne's world, 91 01:02:41,125 --> 01:02:41,708 he's 70. 92 01:02:42,458 --> 01:02:44,833 And lastly, Stacey Keach, 93 01:02:45,250 --> 01:02:46,083 he's the actor that's 94 01:02:46,083 --> 01:02:47,500 known for his voiceover roles 95 01:02:47,500 --> 01:02:48,625 and his acting roles in 96 01:02:48,625 --> 01:02:49,958 drama and crime series. 97 01:02:50,375 --> 01:02:51,791 He's 84 today. 98 01:02:52,875 --> 01:02:54,208 Well, the number one song 99 01:02:54,208 --> 01:02:56,166 on this date back in 1994 100 01:02:56,625 --> 01:02:59,166 was "I Swear" by All 4 One. 101 01:02:59,708 --> 01:03:00,833 And this was a 102 01:03:00,833 --> 01:03:03,291 quintessential 90s love ballad. 103 01:03:03,291 --> 01:03:05,041 It not only dominated the charts, 104 01:03:05,208 --> 01:03:08,708 but it also dominated weddings and proms 105 01:03:08,708 --> 01:03:09,875 throughout the 90s. 106 01:03:10,333 --> 01:03:13,000 And ever since, if someone squares to you 107 01:03:13,000 --> 01:03:15,250 by the moon and the stars in the sky, 108 01:03:15,541 --> 01:03:16,333 then you know it's 109 01:03:16,333 --> 01:03:17,666 legit, definitely legit. 110 01:03:18,791 --> 01:03:20,458 Well, let's turn to some legit 111 01:03:20,458 --> 01:03:21,750 self-improvement here. 112 01:03:21,750 --> 01:03:22,750 We're in the book review 113 01:03:22,750 --> 01:03:24,000 segment of "Morning Serial," 114 01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:24,875 and we're reading 115 01:03:24,875 --> 01:03:25,958 through Stephen R. Covey's 116 01:03:25,958 --> 01:03:26,875 "The 7 Habits of 117 01:03:26,875 --> 01:03:28,083 Highly Effective People." 118 01:03:28,666 --> 01:03:29,250 And we're in the 119 01:03:29,250 --> 01:03:31,000 sub-chapter at the center, 120 01:03:31,000 --> 01:03:32,458 when again, we're 121 01:03:32,458 --> 01:03:34,083 finding Covey challenging us 122 01:03:34,166 --> 01:03:35,583 to examine the true 123 01:03:35,583 --> 01:03:37,708 foundations of our lives, okay? 124 01:03:38,291 --> 01:03:39,250 Covey suggests that 125 01:03:39,250 --> 01:03:40,750 each of us has this center, 126 01:03:41,250 --> 01:03:43,541 a core from which we make our decisions, 127 01:03:43,541 --> 01:03:44,833 we draw strength from it, 128 01:03:45,000 --> 01:03:45,916 and we interpret the 129 01:03:45,916 --> 01:03:47,333 world around us from it. 130 01:03:47,791 --> 01:03:49,791 Now, this center, it might be family, 131 01:03:50,125 --> 01:03:51,083 it might be work, it 132 01:03:51,083 --> 01:03:52,333 might be money or pleasure, 133 01:03:52,666 --> 01:03:53,833 could even be our enemies. 134 01:03:54,375 --> 01:03:55,833 But Covey cautions us 135 01:03:55,833 --> 01:03:57,208 that centering our lives 136 01:03:57,291 --> 01:03:58,541 on these external things 137 01:03:58,958 --> 01:03:59,750 that can leave us 138 01:03:59,750 --> 01:04:01,833 feeling unstable and reactive. 139 01:04:02,458 --> 01:04:03,583 Covey says, quote, "Whatever 140 01:04:03,583 --> 01:04:05,250 is at the center of your life 141 01:04:05,250 --> 01:04:07,083 will be the source of your security, 142 01:04:08,125 --> 01:04:10,458 guidance, wisdom, and power," end quote. 143 01:04:11,083 --> 01:04:13,000 That's a powerful insight here, right? 144 01:04:13,375 --> 01:04:15,666 If our center is constantly shifting 145 01:04:15,666 --> 01:04:17,708 or based on things beyond our control, 146 01:04:17,708 --> 01:04:19,375 like a job title or 147 01:04:19,375 --> 01:04:20,500 someone else's approval, 148 01:04:21,166 --> 01:04:22,458 then we are much more 149 01:04:22,458 --> 01:04:23,791 likely to feel anxious 150 01:04:24,000 --> 01:04:26,291 or defensive or directionless. 151 01:04:26,916 --> 01:04:29,083 Now, these reactive tendencies, 152 01:04:29,625 --> 01:04:31,625 they can keep us stuck in cycles of 153 01:04:31,625 --> 01:04:33,583 stress and self-doubt. 154 01:04:34,250 --> 01:04:36,583 So Covey contrasts these unstable centers 155 01:04:37,041 --> 01:04:39,583 with a principle-centered life, okay? 156 01:04:39,791 --> 01:04:41,208 Remember principles like honesty, 157 01:04:41,541 --> 01:04:42,791 integrity, fairness, 158 01:04:42,791 --> 01:04:43,708 and human dignity. 159 01:04:44,416 --> 01:04:45,458 These are timeless 160 01:04:45,458 --> 01:04:46,458 and they're unchanging. 161 01:04:47,125 --> 01:04:48,916 And Covey says they're like a compass 162 01:04:48,916 --> 01:04:50,583 that always points true north, 163 01:04:50,916 --> 01:04:52,083 even when storms and 164 01:04:52,083 --> 01:04:53,583 setbacks hit our lives. 165 01:04:54,166 --> 01:04:54,708 Covey says, quote, 166 01:04:54,916 --> 01:04:55,791 "Principles don't change, 167 01:04:56,166 --> 01:04:57,708 they're deep fundamental truths 168 01:04:57,708 --> 01:04:58,833 that have universal 169 01:04:58,833 --> 01:05:00,250 application," end quote. 170 01:05:01,166 --> 01:05:02,291 When we center our 171 01:05:02,291 --> 01:05:03,708 lives on these principles, 172 01:05:03,875 --> 01:05:05,250 we gain a kind of inner 173 01:05:05,250 --> 01:05:07,250 stability that's hard to shake. 174 01:05:07,833 --> 01:05:09,375 And Covey also points out 175 01:05:09,375 --> 01:05:10,791 that many people get stuck 176 01:05:10,791 --> 01:05:12,666 in a problem-centered mindset. 177 01:05:13,208 --> 01:05:15,166 When problems become our focus, 178 01:05:15,583 --> 01:05:17,916 we lose sight of the bigger picture. 179 01:05:18,458 --> 01:05:19,791 Our decisions become 180 01:05:19,791 --> 01:05:21,791 reactive instead of proactive. 181 01:05:22,208 --> 01:05:23,375 And we let life's 182 01:05:23,375 --> 01:05:25,125 turbulence pull us off course. 183 01:05:25,791 --> 01:05:26,791 Moving to a 184 01:05:26,791 --> 01:05:28,625 principle-centered life, Covey says, 185 01:05:29,083 --> 01:05:31,291 is about shifting from this reactive mode 186 01:05:31,666 --> 01:05:33,458 to one of a deliberate choice 187 01:05:34,000 --> 01:05:35,416 where you don't just respond 188 01:05:35,416 --> 01:05:37,166 to life, you're leading it. 189 01:05:37,583 --> 01:05:39,083 Okay, here's the takeaway. 190 01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:41,375 Covey's message in this 191 01:05:41,375 --> 01:05:42,666 sub-chapter at the center 192 01:05:43,250 --> 01:05:44,208 is that life's 193 01:05:44,208 --> 01:05:46,166 greatest security and power 194 01:05:46,291 --> 01:05:47,000 come not from 195 01:05:47,000 --> 01:05:48,833 external success or approval, 196 01:05:49,416 --> 01:05:51,125 but from internal clarity. 197 01:05:51,708 --> 01:05:53,041 When you identify the 198 01:05:53,041 --> 01:05:54,500 principles, you wanna guide you. 199 01:05:54,958 --> 01:05:56,083 You build a foundation 200 01:05:56,083 --> 01:05:58,166 that can weather any storm. 201 01:05:58,625 --> 01:06:00,166 It's not about eliminating problems 202 01:06:00,166 --> 01:06:01,541 or controlling the future. 203 01:06:02,166 --> 01:06:03,916 It's about creating a life 204 01:06:03,916 --> 01:06:05,708 where your actions are aligned 205 01:06:05,708 --> 01:06:07,083 with your deepest values. 206 01:06:07,708 --> 01:06:09,583 And that alignment, Covey says, 207 01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:12,166 is what makes you truly effective. 208 01:06:13,125 --> 01:06:15,333 All right, well, as we start this week, 209 01:06:15,333 --> 01:06:17,125 let's embrace the values that guide us. 210 01:06:17,541 --> 01:06:18,833 And we should also leave the 211 01:06:18,833 --> 01:06:20,125 office a little early today 212 01:06:20,125 --> 01:06:22,083 to enjoy some rotisserie chicken, 213 01:06:22,458 --> 01:06:23,416 followed by some rocky 214 01:06:23,416 --> 01:06:24,291 road ice cream, right? 215 01:06:24,666 --> 01:06:25,625 Whether or not you eat the 216 01:06:25,625 --> 01:06:26,916 nuts or not, that's up to you. 217 01:06:27,416 --> 01:06:28,166 Hey, thanks for starting 218 01:06:28,166 --> 01:06:29,583 your week with morning cereal. 219 01:06:29,583 --> 01:06:31,125 We'll be back here again tomorrow morning 220 01:06:31,125 --> 01:06:32,375 with insights and stories. 221 01:06:32,666 --> 01:06:33,750 So come back for that. 222 01:06:34,208 --> 01:06:35,958 And have a fantastic day. 223 01:06:37,958 --> 01:06:39,708 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 224 01:06:39,708 --> 01:06:40,333 the Morning Serial 225 01:06:40,333 --> 01:06:41,958 podcast on the One Life 226 01:06:42,125 --> 01:06:42,958 Live It channel. 227 01:06:43,500 --> 01:06:45,416 You can find more episodes and videos by 228 01:06:45,416 --> 01:06:47,083 visiting our YouTube channel and the 229 01:06:47,083 --> 01:06:48,708 website at seaningless 230 01:06:49,041 --> 01:06:51,208 and at seaningless.com, where you can 231 01:06:51,208 --> 01:06:52,541 also follow our other 232 01:06:52,541 --> 01:06:54,083 podcast, the Mr. and Mrs. 233 01:06:54,083 --> 01:06:55,250 Inglis podcast and the 234 01:06:55,250 --> 01:06:56,250 Life Happens podcast. 235 01:06:57,083 --> 01:06:58,750 In these other podcasts, we'll dive 236 01:06:58,750 --> 01:07:00,125 deeper into everyday issues, 237 01:07:00,416 --> 01:07:01,166 self-improvement and 238 01:07:01,166 --> 01:07:03,666 well-being, business and finance, and we 239 01:07:03,666 --> 01:07:04,916 welcome special guests too. 240 01:07:05,416 --> 01:07:06,166 So join us. 241 01:07:06,166 --> 01:07:07,500 It'll be a good time, I promise. 242 01:07:08,208 --> 01:07:09,083 Thanks again for listening. 243 01:07:09,291 --> 01:07:10,833 Have a fantastic day and 244 01:07:10,833 --> 01:07:11,458 we'll see you tomorrow.