1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Today's Daily Highlight from Elvis Duran in the Morning Show. 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 2: Oh so today is September ninth. It's Tuesday, September ninth. Yeah, 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 2: every couple of days, every couple of days or so, 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 2: I will pick up the book called The Daily Stoic 5 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 2: and read it. You know, we'll talk about it. People 6 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 2: are loving this book. It's been not for years. 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: This is my third because of you. 8 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I ordered it too. 9 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: An influencer, sir, I'm an influencer. Oh my god, the walk. 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: Don't run to buy the Daily Store. 11 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 3: I just haven't opened mind yet. It's there. 12 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 2: Can I read Today's September ninth? Nothing to fear but 13 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 2: fear itself. In the early days of what would become 14 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 2: known as the Great Depression, a new president named Franklin 15 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 2: Delano Roosevelt FDR was sworn in and gave his first 16 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 2: inaugural address. As the last president to hold office before 17 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 2: the twentieth Amendment was ratified. FDR wasn't able to take 18 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 2: office till March, meaning that the country had been without 19 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 2: strong leadership for months. Panic was in the air. Banks 20 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: for failing. People were scared. It was a rough time 21 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: back then. I should know. I was there you've probably 22 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: heard the term nothing to fear but fear itself. That's 23 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 2: a SoundBite from President Roosevelt. He gave that in his 24 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 2: famous speech. The full line is worth reading because it 25 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 2: applies to many different things we face in life. Now, 26 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 2: listen up. If you're facing something challenging in life, something 27 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 2: that's frightening, it's keeping you from living your dreams. His 28 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 2: quote is this, let me assert my firm belief that 29 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 2: the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, nameless, unreasoning, 30 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 2: unjustified terror, which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. 31 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: You put things off because you're afraid of the outcome. 32 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: You're afraid you may fail. I mean, give you more 33 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 2: examples of what this could mean. 34 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that's really that's really it. I mean, 35 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 3: don't put off today, which you know, what is that saying? 36 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 3: Don't put off today? What is it tomorrow? Which can 37 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 3: do today? 38 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: Until tomorrow you can do? 39 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's it. That's kind of like what he's saying. 40 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: And like and yeah, go ahead. 41 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: Well, personally, I think the fear of failure is so 42 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: much less than the fear of never knowing, So I 43 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: would always take that chance and figure out could I 44 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: have done it? Because if you get the answer, hey, 45 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: you got the answer. You tried, you got the answer. 46 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: But if you never try, living with that uncertainty for 47 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: the rest of your life, that to me would be 48 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: so much more crippling than. 49 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 2: Just knowing exactly you know. It's just this is like 50 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 2: such a multi multifaceted conversation, meaning I know of so 51 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 2: many people and I'm guilty of this as well, just 52 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 2: not making a decision, not moving forward with something because 53 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: I just can't decide if it should be a B 54 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 2: or C or whatever. So the question, kind of writing 55 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: on the heels of what GANI just said, is would 56 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 2: you rather fail from trying or just not try at all? 57 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 2: You got to try, because if you don't try, you'll 58 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 2: never ever win. Ever, the stoics knew that fear was 59 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 2: to be feared because of the miseries it creates. The 60 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: things we fear pale in comparison to the damage we 61 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: do to ourselves and others when we unthinkingly scramble to 62 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: avoid them. An economic depression is bad, panic is worse. 63 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 2: A tough situation isn't helped by terror. It only makes 64 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 2: things harder, and that's why we must resist it and 65 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 2: reject it if we wish to turn the situation around. 66 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 2: So think of that thing. You just think of one thing, 67 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 2: that one thing you want to get done in your life, 68 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 2: be as big as it is or minute as it is. 69 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 2: That one thing you need to do, that hurdle you 70 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 2: need to jump over. What's keeping you from trying? That's 71 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 2: worth investigation. 72 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 3: I believe how many times have you heard people say, 73 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 3: wish I had done that sooner? 74 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 2: Right? 75 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 3: Oh? Man, I know it wasn't as bad as I 76 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 3: thought it was. I did it. You know, so many times. 77 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 2: They interview people who are end of life caregivers, who 78 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 2: meet with people who are on their last breath basically, 79 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 2: and have conversations with these people right before they pass away, 80 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 2: and they ask them you see these questionnaires answered all 81 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 2: the time. They asked the people who are about to 82 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 2: pass away what their regrets are, what did they not 83 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: do in life? And they give you that same list, 84 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: and it's the same list patient after patient. I wish 85 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: I hung out with my friends more. I wish I 86 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: had taken a chance on X, Y and Z, because 87 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 2: I'll never ever know if I would have succeeded. Ever, 88 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 2: and now it's curtains. I'm done. I don't have an 89 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: opportunity to do those things anymore. And I know you 90 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 2: don't want to face death. It's it's a sad situation 91 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 2: for many people. It's stupid thing to say, but you're all, 92 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 2: we're all here for a limited time. We're on borrow time. 93 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 2: So what are we doing while we're here? 94 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 3: Yeah? 95 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: This is something keeps me right. 96 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: You know me too? 97 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: Sometimes absolutely, but I like should like yeah, I like 98 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: thinking about it. 99 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 2: It's so easy for us just to sweep it under 100 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 2: the rug and go, Okay, we'll get that done tomorrow. 101 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 2: And as far as procrastination goes, I am the worst. 102 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: So let me rephrase the phrase you were coming up with, Danielle. 103 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: My phrase is why put off tomorrow? What I can 104 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 2: just put off tomorrow. 105 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 3: It's like, I have that to do list and you go, oh, 106 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 3: I can just move that to tomorrow's to do list. 107 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 2: Why put off today when I can put off tomorrow 108 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 2: and the day after. Yeah, I don't know, so okay, 109 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: right now with me, my list is going to the dentist. 110 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 2: I need to go to the dentist. I've been promising myself. 111 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 2: I'd be going for four months now three months. 112 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, your dentist is getting a hold of me. 113 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 2: Man. Something so simple. It's just getting it on the calendar. 114 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 2: So think of that one, just one thing that you 115 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 2: really really want to get done. Go do it. Don't 116 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 2: be afraid of it.