1 01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:04,125 Good morning and 2 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:05,958 welcome to Morning Serial. 3 01:00:11,833 --> 01:00:13,208 Okay good morning and 4 01:00:13,208 --> 01:00:14,208 welcome to Thursday. 5 01:00:14,750 --> 01:00:17,125 And if you are waiting to hear back on 6 01:00:17,125 --> 01:00:18,500 that big thing, don't fret. 7 01:00:19,250 --> 01:00:20,333 Today is national. 8 01:00:20,666 --> 01:00:22,208 No news is good news day. 9 01:00:22,583 --> 01:00:24,291 Or maybe that just means ignoring the 10 01:00:24,291 --> 01:00:25,833 news on the TV for a 11 01:00:25,833 --> 01:00:26,916 day is good for our mental 12 01:00:26,958 --> 01:00:27,541 health too. 13 01:00:28,083 --> 01:00:29,291 So take a break, close 14 01:00:29,291 --> 01:00:30,791 those apps and breathe. 15 01:00:31,666 --> 01:00:33,083 Sometimes silence is really golden. 16 01:00:33,791 --> 01:00:36,000 Especially on a day with today's historic 17 01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:37,583 significance as we 18 01:00:37,583 --> 01:00:38,583 remember the people who 19 01:00:38,583 --> 01:00:40,458 lost their lives and those first 20 01:00:40,458 --> 01:00:41,708 responders that gave their 21 01:00:41,708 --> 01:00:43,125 lives nearly a quarter of 22 01:00:43,125 --> 01:00:43,875 a century ago. 23 01:00:44,666 --> 01:00:46,833 So in the spirit of never forgetting, our 24 01:00:46,833 --> 01:00:49,000 quote this morning is from George W. Bush 25 01:00:49,250 --> 01:00:52,000 on the night of September 11, 2001 who 26 01:00:52,000 --> 01:00:54,000 said, "I can hear you. 27 01:00:54,250 --> 01:00:56,416 The rest of the world hears you. 28 01:00:56,833 --> 01:00:58,041 And the people who knocked these 29 01:00:58,041 --> 01:01:00,416 buildings down will hear all of us soon." 30 01:01:01,583 --> 01:01:04,208 Now this powerful line spoken in the 31 01:01:04,208 --> 01:01:06,291 aftermath of tragedy, it 32 01:01:06,291 --> 01:01:07,916 reminds us of resilience, 33 01:01:08,666 --> 01:01:10,958 unity and the strength that rises when 34 01:01:10,958 --> 01:01:12,000 people stand together. 35 01:01:12,791 --> 01:01:14,583 Alright well today's news, facts and 36 01:01:14,583 --> 01:01:16,750 birthdays are for September 11. 37 01:01:17,291 --> 01:01:19,416 And other than the obvious, oddly there 38 01:01:19,416 --> 01:01:20,000 is not a lot of 39 01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:21,625 notable news on September 11. 40 01:01:22,083 --> 01:01:22,625 So we're going to go 41 01:01:22,625 --> 01:01:23,916 with starting back in 1297. 42 01:01:24,208 --> 01:01:25,458 That's when the battle of Sterling 43 01:01:25,458 --> 01:01:27,000 Bridge, Scottish rebel 44 01:01:27,000 --> 01:01:28,625 William Wallace, well he defeated 45 01:01:28,625 --> 01:01:29,250 the English. 46 01:01:29,916 --> 01:01:32,416 Then in 1916 that's when the first true 47 01:01:32,416 --> 01:01:34,333 self-service supermarket, Clarence 48 01:01:34,333 --> 01:01:35,916 Saunders' Piggly Wiggly, 49 01:01:35,916 --> 01:01:37,500 well it opened up in Memphis, Tennessee. 50 01:01:37,916 --> 01:01:39,416 They're still around today, it's like a 51 01:01:39,416 --> 01:01:40,875 King Super or a Publix if 52 01:01:40,875 --> 01:01:41,583 you haven't been to one. 53 01:01:42,125 --> 01:01:45,208 And then lastly of course in 2001, that's 54 01:01:45,208 --> 01:01:46,250 when planes hijacked 55 01:01:46,250 --> 01:01:47,500 by Al-Qaeda terrorists, 56 01:01:47,916 --> 01:01:49,541 they crashed into New York's World Trade 57 01:01:49,541 --> 01:01:50,916 Center Towers, the 58 01:01:50,916 --> 01:01:53,250 Pentagon and downed Flight 93, 59 01:01:53,875 --> 01:01:56,208 collapsing both towers and resulting in 60 01:01:56,208 --> 01:01:59,708 the deaths of 3,187 people. 61 01:02:00,083 --> 01:02:03,166 Never forget, and I won't ever forget the 62 01:02:03,166 --> 01:02:05,583 unity that we had in those days after. 63 01:02:05,583 --> 01:02:08,083 We as Americans, those following days and 64 01:02:08,083 --> 01:02:09,500 months we came together 65 01:02:09,500 --> 01:02:11,125 as one, as one country. 66 01:02:11,125 --> 01:02:11,541 It was incredible. 67 01:02:12,375 --> 01:02:14,750 Well as we reflect on the past, let us 68 01:02:14,750 --> 01:02:16,500 also celebrate the future. 69 01:02:16,750 --> 01:02:18,416 So happy birthday to you if you're 70 01:02:18,416 --> 01:02:19,583 celebrating another year. 71 01:02:20,041 --> 01:02:21,916 You sure birthday with rapper and actor 72 01:02:21,916 --> 01:02:22,625 and someone that was 73 01:02:22,625 --> 01:02:23,916 just born in the great year 74 01:02:23,916 --> 01:02:28,375 of 1977, Luda Ludacris, he's 48 today, 75 01:02:29,000 --> 01:02:30,083 and electronic musician 76 01:02:30,083 --> 01:02:31,416 and activist, he's not 77 01:02:31,458 --> 01:02:34,291 36 anymore, Moby, he's 59 today. 78 01:02:34,958 --> 01:02:37,291 And lastly, crooner and actor with charm, 79 01:02:37,916 --> 01:02:40,208 Harry Connick Jr., he's 57 today. 80 01:02:40,708 --> 01:02:42,458 Now the number one song on this date back 81 01:02:42,458 --> 01:02:44,625 in 1987 was, "I Just 82 01:02:44,625 --> 01:02:45,750 Can't Stop Loving You" 83 01:02:45,750 --> 01:02:47,833 by Michael Jackson and Sida Garrett. 84 01:02:48,166 --> 01:02:50,416 Now this duet topped the Billboard's Hot 85 01:02:50,416 --> 01:02:51,916 100 and it was the 86 01:02:51,916 --> 01:02:53,416 first single from Michael 87 01:02:53,416 --> 01:02:54,583 Jackson's Bad Album. 88 01:02:55,000 --> 01:02:56,708 And it was a good start for Michael. 89 01:02:57,083 --> 01:02:59,500 The Bad Album had five number ones on it. 90 01:02:59,750 --> 01:03:01,041 So this song was followed up by the 91 01:03:01,041 --> 01:03:02,208 songs, "Bad," "The Way 92 01:03:02,208 --> 01:03:03,500 You Make Me Feel," "The 93 01:03:03,500 --> 01:03:04,958 Man in the Mirror," and one of my 94 01:03:04,958 --> 01:03:06,458 favorites, "Dirty Diana." 95 01:03:07,125 --> 01:03:10,125 Well from "Dirty Diana" to "Contaminated 96 01:03:10,125 --> 01:03:11,750 Kobi," does that work? 97 01:03:12,083 --> 01:03:12,583 I don't know. 98 01:03:12,583 --> 01:03:13,958 Let's talk about Kobi's view and the 99 01:03:13,958 --> 01:03:14,916 physical dimension in 100 01:03:14,916 --> 01:03:16,750 Habit 7, "Sharpen the Soft," 101 01:03:16,958 --> 01:03:18,583 and Stephen R. Kobi's "The Seven Habits 102 01:03:18,583 --> 01:03:19,583 of Highly Effective People." 103 01:03:20,125 --> 01:03:22,458 And in this sub-chapter, Kobi emphasizes 104 01:03:22,458 --> 01:03:23,791 that our bodies are 105 01:03:23,791 --> 01:03:25,958 instruments, not ornaments. 106 01:03:26,166 --> 01:03:28,333 Kobi says, "The physical dimension 107 01:03:28,333 --> 01:03:29,541 involves caring for our 108 01:03:29,541 --> 01:03:31,791 physical body, eating right, 109 01:03:32,208 --> 01:03:34,333 exercising, resting, and relaxing." 110 01:03:35,250 --> 01:03:36,875 And just like sharpening a saw before 111 01:03:36,875 --> 01:03:38,250 chopping wood, caring for 112 01:03:38,250 --> 01:03:40,166 the body increases capacity 113 01:03:40,708 --> 01:03:41,916 for life's demands. 114 01:03:42,666 --> 01:03:45,250 And Kobi identifies four keys to this, 115 01:03:45,958 --> 01:03:47,416 nutrition, exercise, 116 01:03:47,666 --> 01:03:49,458 rest, and stress management. 117 01:03:50,041 --> 01:03:51,625 If you neglect any one of these, you'll 118 01:03:51,625 --> 01:03:52,166 find that your 119 01:03:52,166 --> 01:03:53,916 effectiveness starts plummeting. 120 01:03:54,166 --> 01:03:56,458 Kobi explains that, "To keep the saw 121 01:03:56,458 --> 01:03:58,458 sharp, you must pay the price. 122 01:03:59,500 --> 01:04:01,666 Discipline today for strength tomorrow." 123 01:04:02,625 --> 01:04:04,875 And he encourages aerobic exercise for 124 01:04:04,875 --> 01:04:06,791 endurance, strength training for 125 01:04:06,791 --> 01:04:08,666 capacity, and flexibility 126 01:04:09,083 --> 01:04:09,833 for resilience. 127 01:04:10,458 --> 01:04:11,958 And he's careful to say it's not about 128 01:04:11,958 --> 01:04:13,500 vanity, it's about 129 01:04:13,500 --> 01:04:15,208 energy and effectiveness. 130 01:04:15,916 --> 01:04:17,875 "The best contribution we can make to our 131 01:04:17,875 --> 01:04:20,000 work, our family, and our life is to keep 132 01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:21,916 ourselves physically healthy and fit." 133 01:04:23,000 --> 01:04:25,375 And Kobi also addresses balance. 134 01:04:26,041 --> 01:04:28,166 Too much work and too little rest, well, 135 01:04:28,166 --> 01:04:29,583 that doles your performance. 136 01:04:30,416 --> 01:04:31,708 Renewal is a cycle. 137 01:04:32,666 --> 01:04:34,208 Output demands input. 138 01:04:35,166 --> 01:04:37,291 By scheduling time for exercise and 139 01:04:37,291 --> 01:04:38,958 sleep, we invest in 140 01:04:38,958 --> 01:04:40,666 ourselves and everyone benefits 141 01:04:40,666 --> 01:04:41,125 from that. 142 01:04:41,458 --> 01:04:42,958 All right, here's your takeaway. 143 01:04:43,750 --> 01:04:45,833 Treat your body as your greatest tool. 144 01:04:46,500 --> 01:04:48,708 Fuel it, move it, and rest it. 145 01:04:49,500 --> 01:04:51,250 Physical renewal is the foundation of 146 01:04:51,250 --> 01:04:52,458 sustainable effectiveness. 147 01:04:53,583 --> 01:04:56,208 So today, step away from the noise, give 148 01:04:56,208 --> 01:04:57,125 your body what it 149 01:04:57,125 --> 01:04:59,166 needs, and remember, silence 150 01:04:59,375 --> 01:05:00,875 and strength go hand in hand. 151 01:05:01,208 --> 01:05:01,791 Hey, thanks for joining 152 01:05:01,791 --> 01:05:02,875 us today on Morning Serial. 153 01:05:03,541 --> 01:05:04,166 We'll see you back here 154 01:05:04,166 --> 01:05:05,833 tomorrow for more music with wisdom. 155 01:05:06,250 --> 01:05:07,750 Have a fantastic day. 156 01:05:08,416 --> 01:05:10,875 Don't forget to follow and subscribe to 157 01:05:10,875 --> 01:05:11,500 the Morning Serial 158 01:05:11,500 --> 01:05:13,625 podcast on the One Life Live 159 01:05:13,625 --> 01:05:14,083 It channel. 160 01:05:14,625 --> 01:05:16,583 You can find more episodes and videos by 161 01:05:16,583 --> 01:05:18,250 visiting our YouTube channel and the 162 01:05:18,250 --> 01:05:19,708 website at ShawnEnglish 163 01:05:20,250 --> 01:05:22,416 and at ShawnEnglish.com, where you can 164 01:05:22,416 --> 01:05:23,708 also follow our other 165 01:05:23,708 --> 01:05:25,041 podcast, the Mr. and Mrs. 166 01:05:25,333 --> 01:05:26,375 English podcast and 167 01:05:26,375 --> 01:05:27,416 the Life Happens podcast. 168 01:05:28,208 --> 01:05:30,375 And these other podcasts will dive deeper 169 01:05:30,375 --> 01:05:31,250 into everyday issues, 170 01:05:31,541 --> 01:05:32,541 self-improvement, well-being, 171 01:05:33,041 --> 01:05:34,833 business and finance, and we 172 01:05:34,833 --> 01:05:36,083 welcome special guests too. 173 01:05:36,625 --> 01:05:37,333 So join us. 174 01:05:37,333 --> 01:05:38,625 It'll be a good time, I promise. 175 01:05:39,375 --> 01:05:40,250 Thanks again for listening. 176 01:05:40,458 --> 01:05:41,541 Have a fantastic day, 177 01:05:41,875 --> 01:05:42,541 and we'll see you tomorrow.