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Jay Shetty PodcastEd Mylett: Set Yourself Up For Success With These DAILY ROUTINES!
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Ed Mylett on Rewiring Emotions, Bending Time, and Rooting Identity
- Ed Mylett says his childhood as the son of an alcoholic wired him toward worry and fear, and that he is rewiring his emotional home by physically anchoring good states and choosing the emotions he wants.
- Drawing on advice from Wayne Dyer, Mylett argues confidence should rest on good intentions rather than ability, and that intentions must be validated through action, as in his story of extending grace to a noisy family at a restaurant.
- Mylett explains his 'mini days' approach of splitting 24 hours into three six-to-eight-hour days, using shorter meetings and a midday review, while both men stress matching meetings to energy and building structure ahead of growth.
- Mylett says procrastination and self-sabotage come from an identity 'thermostat' set below one's results and from a false belief about how much you must know before acting, and that identity should be rooted in who you are rather than what you do.
- On burnout, Mylett says he builds in rest, such as sleeping 12 hours, and watches for the three D's of doubt, discouragement, and delusion.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasEveryone has an emotional home they return to
Mylett says we are wired to seek familiar emotions such as worry, anger, or peace, so you can end up creating chaos because it feels familiar. He chose to rewire toward peace and bliss.
Anchor good states physically
Mylett anchors peak moments with a physical trigger like snapping his fingers, and uses them to shift out of unwanted states. He says he now lives in a positive state 75 to 80 percent of the time, versus 95 percent in the old pattern.
Link confidence to intention, not ability
Mylett relays Wayne Dyer's advice that ability is fleeting, so confidence should come from good intent and a desire to serve. He adds that intentions need to be validated with action.
We are most qualified to help who we used to be
Mylett says someone who had also been an addict helped his father get sober, which rippled into his own life. He argues revealing imperfections connects you with people more than claiming to be amazing.
Compress time with mini days and shorter meetings
Mylett treats a day as three smaller days with a midday and evening review, and he schedules 28-minute or five-minute meetings rather than default hours. ShVetty adds that meeting length should match the energy you can give.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesIn life, we're most qualified to help the person we used to be.
— Ed Mylett
You don't want the mansion. You want how you think it'll make you feel. You don't want the relationship. You want how you think it'll make you feel.
— Ed Mylett
The sentimental holding on to things that got you where you are won't get you where you're going.
— Ed Mylett
You don't know the burden they're carrying. And hurt people hurt people.
— Ed Mylett
Greatness is walking into a room and shifting the energy.
— Ed Mylett
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SPEAKERS
Ed Mylett
guestEntrepreneur and peak-performance coach, author of “The Power of One More.”
Jay Shetty
hostPodcast host of “On Purpose,” speaker and author focused on mindfulness and personal growth.
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