Hey friend. I'm so excited about this bonus episode today because I'm welcoming one of my good friends Harris

The host of the Calm History Podcast. He's here to give you a little morning inspiration with his own style and flavor.

If you enjoy this episode, then do be sure to go check out his podcast, Calm History.

We'll have a quick word from our sponsors and then I'll hand the mic to Harris.

Hello, I'm Harris, the host of the podcast, Calm History.

Today, I want to share some inspirational wisdom from history to help you start your day. Let me begin by offering you a goal for today. Your goal

today is to be better than yesterday.

But don't try to be perfect.

Think about these three questions right now,

and you can pause this episode to reflect on them.

Question number one, what traits about yourself would you like to improve?

Question number two, how would you go about improving these traits.

And question number three,

what will be your measure for success?

Your historical wisdom for this goal comes from Benjamin Franklin, the U.S. writer, scientist, and statesman. By his own admission, Franklin ate too much. He drank too much. He talked

about himself too much. He spent more money than he should, and he wrestled with many other vices.

I know I also share some of these vices, and perhaps you do too.

Wanting to be a better person, Franklin stated this about his plan.

I conceived the bold an arduous project of arriving at moral perfection.

As I knew or thought I knew what was right and wrong.

So I didn't see why I might not always do the right thing and avoid doing the wrong thing.

Sure enough, he wrote his plan down in 1784 and he titled it plan for moral perfection. He selected 13

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