Today, The Morning Thing shared July’s MVNU Presidential Update. We talked with MVNU President, Dr. Henry Spaulding.
Dr. Spaulding gave us an update on July’s schedule for the campus. He also shared some exciting numbers for the incoming freshman class. We also talked about the very busy travel schedule for the Spaulding family.
Click HERE to hear our conversation with Dr. Henry Spaulding.
Today, for our Morning Thing Fave 5, we have some idea for family fun!
It’s Independence Day weekend – here are our 5 favorite things to do for July 4th.
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
Through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched,
Were so gallantly streaming.
And thy rocket’s red glare,
Thy bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through thee night,
That our flag was still there.
Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave,
O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
(Pictures from http://www.happy4thofjulyimages.com)
Today was Social media day, so Eddie and Marcy brought you up to speed with the history of social media and some interesting social media facts.
If you’d like to check out the history click HERE, and if you’d like to see the list of facts click HERE.
We also debuted our new segment Bright Spots, where our music director Kelsey Bryte takes you through the latest in artist new. If you missed it and still want to listen in, check it out HERE.
Also congratulations to our winner for What’s That Sound Robert of Mount Vernon. He wins a 5$ gift certificate to Southside Diner. Make sure to come see us at July First Friday from 6 PM to 9 PM!
NATIONAL WAFFLE IRON DAY
Have you ever stopped to think if your cleaning you kitchen correctly? Today, The Morning Thing shared 8 things that you are probably cleaning wrong in your kitchen.
Click HERE to see the list from Good Housekeeping.
We also found a great checklist to schedule our your cleaning jobs. Check it out!
National Sunglasses Day is TODAY – June 27!
Every day—whether it’s sunny or cloudy, summer or winter—millions of Americans make the conscious decision to not wear sunglasses or other ultraviolet (UV)-protective eyewear. While seemingly harmless, this habit carries serious vision risks, many of which are not known or understood by those who fail to wear protective eyewear.
UV radiation is often recognized as the culprit for sunburns and skin cancer but most people are oblivious to the damaging impact the wavelengths inflict on our vision. The problem originates with the sun’s unfiltered ultraviolet (UV) rays. Just as these rays can burn skin cells, they can also harm unprotected eyes. A full day outside without protection can cause immediate, temporary issues such as swollen or red eyes and hypersensitivity to light. Years of cumulative exposure can cause cancer of the eye or eyelid, accelerate conditions like cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.
National Sunglasses Day is held annually on June 27. It is not only an observance but a reminder that our shades are a health necessity and it is important to wear sunglasses or other UV-protective eyewear every day to protect long-term eye health.
Here is some very valuable and “eye-opening” information from www.nationalsunglassesday.com
Did you know that to prevent the line on your string trimmer from jamming or breaking, you can treat it with a spray vegetable oil before installing it in the trimmer?
Today we talked about gardening. Click HERE for 14 simple gardening tips and tricks from HGTV.
We also took a trip back in time to 1995. For Wayback Wednesday (from 8am – 9am), we played music from 1995 and shared interesting facts from that year.
Click HERE to see what was popular in 1995.
| Cost of a new home: | $158,700.00 |
| Cost of a new car: | $ |
| Median Household Income: | $34,076.00 |
| Cost of a first-class stamp: | $0.32 (as of 1/1/95) |
| Cost of a gallon of regular gas: | $1.15 |
| Cost of a dozen eggs: | $1.16 |
| Cost of a gallon of Milk: | $2.96 |
Are you planning to travel soon? Looking to book a flight? WAIT! Take a few minutes and look at these tips on how to save money. The rumors are true – there are certain days and times during the week to book your flights. Correct timing can save you money! Plus, there are certain ways to do the search for great deals. Click HERE to see 15 tips on how to save money!
Summer if officially here and so are the hot and humid conditions. Are you looking for ways to cool down the temperature in you house? GREAT! The Morning Thing shared 12 brilliant ways to cool down your house without using air conditioning. Click HERE and find a trick to try today – it is going to be 84!
Today is Word Productivity Day. Would you like to become more productive?
The Morning Thing shared 21 tips on how to become the most productive person you know.
Here are 21 tips to get you to your best productivity from Robin Sharma.
#1. Check email in the afternoon so you protect the peak energy hours of your mornings for your best work.
#2. Stop waiting for perfect conditions to launch a great project. Immediate action fuels a positive feedback loop that drives even more action.
#3. Remember that big, brave goals release energy. So set them clearly and then revisit them every morning for 5 minutes.
#4. Mess creates stress (I learned this from tennis icon Andre Agassi who said he wouldn’t let anyone touch his tennis bag because if it got disorganized, he’d get distracted). So clean out the clutter in your office to get more done.
#5. Sell your TV. You’re just watching other people get successful versus doing the things that will get you to your dreams.
#6. Say goodbye to the energy vampires in your life (the negative souls who steal your enthusiasm).
#7. Run routines. When I studied the creative lives of massively productive people like Stephen King, John Grisham and Thomas Edison, I discovered they follow strict daily routines. (i.e., when they would get up, when they would start work, when they would exercise and when they would relax). Peak productivity’s not about luck. It’s about devotion.
#8. Get up at 5 am. Win the battle of the bed. Put mind over mattress. This habit alone will strengthen your willpower so it serves you more dutifully in the key areas of your life.
#9. Don’t do so many meetings. (I’ve trained the employees of our FORTUNE 500 clients on exactly how to do this – including having the few meetings they now do standing up – and it’s created breakthrough results for them).
#10. Don’t say yes to every request. Most of us have a deep need to be liked. That translates into us saying yes to everything – which is the end of your elite productivity.
#11. Outsource everything you can’t be BIW (Best in the World) at. Focus only on activities within what I call “Your Picasso Zone”.
#12. Stop multi-tasking. New research confirms that all the distractions invading our lives are rewiring the way our brains work (and drop our IQ by 5 points!). Be one of the rare-air few who develops the mental and physical discipline to have a mono-maniacal focus on one thing for many hours. (It’s all about practice).
#13. Get fit like Madonna. Getting to your absolute best physical condition will create explosive energy, renew your focus and multiply your creativity.
#14. Workout 2X a day. This is just one of the little-known productivity tactics that I’ll walk you through in my new online training program YOUR PRODUCTIVITY UNLEASHED, but here’s the key: exercise is one of the greatest productivity tools in the world. So do 20 minutes first thing in the morning and then another workout around 6 or 7 pm to set you up for wow in the evening.
#15. Drink more water. When you’re dehydrated, you’ll have far less energy. And get less done.
#16. Work in 90 minute blocks with 10 minute intervals to recover and refuel (another game-changing move I personally use to do my best work).
#17. Write a Stop Doing List. Every productive person obsessively sets To Do Lists. But those who play at world-class also record what they commit to stop doing. Steve Jobs said that what made Apple Apple was not so much what they chose to build but all the projects they chose to ignore.
#18. Use your commute time. If you’re commuting 30 minutes each way every day – get this: at the end of a year, you’ve spent 6 weeks of 8 hour days in your car. I encourage you to use that time to listen to fantastic books on audio + excellent podcasts and valuable learning programs. Remember, the fastest way to double your income is to triple your rate of learning.
#19. Be a contrarian. Why buy your groceries at the time the store is busiest? Why go to movies on the most popular nights? Why hit the gym when the gym’s completely full? Do things at off-peak hours and you’ll save so many of them.
#20. Get things right the first time. Most people are wildly distracted these days. And so they make mistakes. To unleash your productivity, become one of the special performers who have the mindset of doing what it takes to get it flawless first. This saves you days of having to fix problems.
#21. Get lost. Don’t be so available to everyone. I often spend hours at a time in the cafeteria of a university close to our headquarters. I turn off my devices and think, create, plan and write. Zero interruptions. Pure focus. Massive results.
Today is also the FIRST Day of Summer! We decided to keep the celebration of Dad going today with 8 great ideas for summer fun for Dads and kids.
My dad used the season of summer for fun bonding with me. In my elementary years, he would take me on sales call road trips with him. I loved every second of it. When I was 10, he took the entire month of July off and hauled my family from North Carolina to California and back in a conversion van. He took me to minor league baseball games, local fairs, beaches, and so many things I have no room to list. But what I loved the most was how he always called me, “Little Buddy.” He could have just pushed me on a swing and it would have all had the same effect because I could feel his genuine affection.
Our children seek that type of feeling from us and this season begs us to provide it. Here are some fun summer ideas to help you get on that path of building those bonds that will last forever.
Kids of all ages absolutely love to build things with their dad. I grew up in the 70s when building things with dad meant an education in colorful vocabulary, but I wouldn’t trade a minute of it. You can build a simple fort in the living room, an elaborate fort in the trees, or maybe even a lemonade stand. The point is to make it a priority to show your children how to create from imagination.
All across our country America is busting with beautiful nature set aside to remain in a pure state. This is not only for the preservation of wildlife and the environment, but for us to be able to experience a world different from the cities and suburbs. Take advantage of this gift and get your children out in the clean air and on a hike to lifelong memories.
I’ve always had an affinity for the things that fit in this category. One thing on my bucket list I have yet to see is the giant Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe, in Minnesota. Younger kids eat this stuff up, and I’ve shown my kids all kinds of strange sights on the road. Giant plastic dinosaurs, Airstream trailers sticking out of the dirt, caverns, even a Florida “waterfall” that drops about 6 inches. It took 2o minutes to hike to a 6-inch waterfall. It was worth it.
Every child should experience camping at least once. The whole deal: the tent, the sleeping bags, the campfire, the beans, the S’mores, the stories, the laughter. They make tents nowadays that anyone can put up; we no longer have the excuse of what a giant pain in the rear they can be.
It need not be explained that summer and water are two peas in a pod. Find an ocean, a lake, a swimming hole, a river perfect for tubing or just the local neighborhood pool, and get in the water. You are a “can’t miss” hero in the water, even if you just stand there and smile. However, if you do fun things as well, you’ll be a downright superhero.
Bowling is arguably the most family-friendly sport. It’s complicated enough to provide stimulating competition for the older children, but it’s easily transferable to move to a toddler barely shoving a ball between the bumpers and grinning ear to ear.
When my kids were small, one of my favorite things to do was put them in the wagon behind my John Deere, and take them on a scavenger hunt. I’d be careful to make sure they noticed particular types of oak trees or certain unique neighborhood landmarks. When they accumulated enough clues to guess where the treasure was, off we’d go down the street by their direction. Waiting for them was a goody bag of fun rewards. Perhaps they will do the same with their own one day.
We were created to serve others and, when we do, our souls are enriched and deepened in ways that are never lost within us. There are endless volunteer opportunities in every community via churches, civic organizations, and government bodies. But sometimes the best way to serve is to simply ask a neighbor or friend that is struggling how you can be of help. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Productivity picture from https://blog.shoprocket.co
Summer Ideas picture from www.allprodad.com
Today, The Morning Thing co-hosts shared our “favorite moments” with our Dads. It is a special Fave 5 for Father’s Day!
Click HERE to hear Kelsey Bryte of The Morning thing share a special moment she had on the volleyball court with her Dad.
Click HERE to hear Dan Monnin of The Morning thing share a special basketball season that he had on the basketball court with his Dad.
Click HERE to hear Aubrey Bailey of The Morning thing share a special moment she had while cleaning up a garage with her Dad.
Click HERE to hear Eddie Dilts of The Morning thing share a special moment he had on a special baseball trip with his Dad.
Click HERE to hear Rachel Rinehart of The Morning thing share a special moment she had with her Dad at the Knox County Distinguished Young Women Scholarship Program.
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Click HERE to hear Marcy Rinehart of The Morning thing share a special moment she had with her Dad during Lifeline 2013.
Rise and Shine 