Ep 106: The Power of One More with Ed Mylett
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Ep 106: The Power of One More with Ed Mylett
Episode 106: Show Notes
My guest today is recognized as an ultra-successful entrepreneur, renowned keynote speaker, performance expert, coach, and bestselling author, but Ed Mylett has had to overcome some extraordinary hardships to become the man you see before you.
Ed shares some insight into his journey; from growing up as the scrawny son of an alcoholic father with three sisters, a pro-baseball pipe dream, and zero self-confidence to finding his purpose as a counselor for disadvantaged children, which turned out to be one of the pivotal turning points of his life.
Ed believes that you're just ‘one more’ intentional thought and action away from discovering your best life and, in this conversation, he shares some powerful philosophies to help you realize and exceed your personal and professional goals by tapping into the superpowers and gifts you already have inside you.
We also touch on how meaning defines us, the immense power of believing in someone, and the value of questioning your faith, as well as the difference between happiness and fulfillment, goals and standards, and so much more.
Tune in today to hear some valuable insights from a man who is well-known for combining spirituality, science, the inner workings of the mind, and practical solutions to help people produce real changes in their lives: the incomparable, Ed Mylett!
Key Points From This Episode:
Get a glimpse into Ed’s upbringing, which he describes as ‘loving but dysfunctional’.
The role that baseball played in how Ed conflated achievement with love.
The power of ‘one more’; how his dad’s journey with sobriety influenced Ed’s belief system.
Key takeaways from the tactic his doctor used to make him pay attention to his heart health.
The story of how Ed went broke and the gratitude it gave him for running water.
Why it’s the meaning we make of an event, not the event itself, that defines us.
Operating out of vision and imagination versus operating out of history or memory.
How Ed found his purpose in the unlikeliest of places: a home for disadvantaged boys.
The significance of love, care, believing in others, and showing them how to live better.
Why it’s important to link your confidence with your intentions, not your achievements.
Ed’s relationship with his father and what he would give for one more round of golf with him.
Find out why Ed found his chapter on faith to be the hardest one to write.
The value of questioning and contemplating your own faith, even having doubts.
Understanding the differences between happiness, satisfaction, and fulfillment.
Why Ed believes it’s important to take an inventory of the emotions you want to feel.
The power of proximity and surrounding yourself with people that ‘raise your thermostat’.
Reciprocity, goals versus standards, the pursuit of inconvenience, and more!
Ed’s definition of success: that the results of your life equal your blueprint for it.
What Ed has learned about the value of being present; be where your feet are.
Tweetables:
“One insidious form of dysfunction is parents who don't chase their dreams. That's a form of child neglect, is a parent not living their full destiny, not pursuing their dream, not pursuing their destiny, because you install that software in your kid.” — @EdMylett [0:05:04]
“You're one decision, one relationship, one meaning, one thought, one podcast, one breakthrough away from a completely different life, and I know this because it's happened in my own life. I've watched it in the lives of people I coach. I've watched it with my dad.” — @EdMylett [0:10:41]
“It's not the conditions of our life. It's not even the events of our life. It's the meaning we take away from the event, which creates the emotion, which then generates the behavior.” — @EdMylett [0:21:18]
“The most successful person you can think of wants someone to truly love them, care about them, believe in them, and show them how to do something better. If you can get intentional about believing that and serving people that way, you'll be a better [human].” — @EdMylett [0:28:45]
“I actually think questioning one's faith and contemplating it—even having doubts from time to time—is healthy, because it causes you to ask better questions. It causes you to dig deeper. It causes you to pray more. It causes you to reflect more.” — @EdMylett [0:43:09]
“I want you to take an inventory of the emotions you want. It's not the [private] jet you want. It's how you think it'll make you feel. It's not the relationship you want. It's how you think it'll make you feel.” — @EdMylett [0:46:47]
“Standards are infectious. They transcend organizations. Most things in life are not taught, they're caught.” — @EdMylett [0:59:48]
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