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Give Me 37 Minutes... I'll Save You 20+ Years Of A Wasted Life | Ed Mylett

If you enjoy this talk with Ed, you'll also love this episode with my good friend @lewishowes 👉 https://youtu.be/54iHHsucmt0 Today, I sit down with Ed Mylett to talk about the value of forming positive habits. Ed and I discuss how changing our mindset into doing one more thing daily can lead to achieving more goals, finding every opportunity as a growth ladder, and learning how to appreciate the talent you have in you to help improve your life. Ed Mylett is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and high-performance coach. He is known for his motivational speaking and coaching on leadership, personal development, and peak performance. He has a large following on social media and hosts a podcast called "The Ed Mylett Show," where he interviews successful people and shares insights on how to achieve success and fulfillment in life. His latest book, The Power of One More is an indispensable roadmap to realizing and exceeding your personal and professional goals by tapping into the superpowers and gifts you already have inside you. You can order my new book 8 RULES OF LOVE at 8rulesoflove.com or at a retail store near you. You can also get the chance to see me live on my first ever world tour. This is a 90 minute interactive show where I will take you on a journey of finding, keeping and even letting go of love. Head to jayshettytour.com and find out if I'll be in a city near you. Thank you so much for all your support - I hope to see you soon. What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 04:14 When you’re one step away from changing the trajectory of your life 06:37 The difference of stacking one more day to completely change yourself 10:34 If you can survive the temporary, there’s growth at the end of every phase 12:04 Separate yourself from the outcome and just be present in the moment 16:49 “You only understand the power of one day when you’re threatened with never having another one.” 20:47 What’s your ‘one more’ that you’re working on right now? 23:11 “Just don’t quit for one more day and see how it goes.” 27:05 Why should you start doing one more thing to achieve what you think you truly deserve? 30:54 Make it a habit to always ask yourself, “What matters to me now?” 34:08 Don’t discount your own greatness because we all are born to do something great

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Apr 10, 202337mWatch on YouTube ↗

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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

The Power of One More: Small Daily Persistence Transforms Entire Lives

  1. Mylett argues that people think their vision is farther away than it is, and that this misperception creates patterns that keep it distant, when in fact they are one decision, meeting or conversation away from change.
  2. He draws the idea from his father, an alcoholic who got sober by committing to one more day at a time and later fought cancer for eight years because he wanted one more day with his family.
  3. Mylett describes nearly quitting his first business after losing his house and utilities, and says his father's advice to just not quit for one more day kept him going until the urge faded.
  4. The two discuss practical guardrails, including separating from outcomes in the moment, operating from vision rather than history and memory, and regularly asking 'What matters to me now?' so extra effort goes in the right direction.
  5. Mylett closes with the message that everyone is born to do something great, that greatness need not be big, and that a piñata breaks from cumulative unseen blows rather than the last swing.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

The goal is closer than we think

Mylett says our issue is depth perception: we believe our vision is far away and build behaviors that keep it there, when we may be one relationship, conversation or decision from changing course.

Our hardest experiences can qualify us to help others

Mylett notes that the person who helped his father get sober was qualified because of their own addiction, and says people are most qualified to help the person they used to be.

Don't quit for one more day

When Mylett wanted to pack in his failing business, his father told him he didn't have to decide never to quit, only to not quit for one more day. About 30 days later he no longer wanted to quit.

Detach from outcomes and create from vision

Mylett says most people operate from history and memory, while a small minority operate from vision and imagination. He suggests creating a new future rather than moving away from the past, and noticing whether friends only recall old stories or ask what you're building.

Confidence is earned through extra action

Mylett says keeping promises to yourself plus one more, such as one more call or meeting, builds a sense of deserving success. Jay adds that discomfort creates self-respect while comfort creates self-care.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

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Our issue is depth perception. We think it's further away than it is

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in life, we're most qualified to help the person we used to be

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Create a new future. Don't move away from the past. Create a brilliant, imaginative, curious, vibrant vision for your life.

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Most people quit on their dream, quit on their vision before the candy comes out.

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You matter. You were born to do something awesome with your life.

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The power of one moreVision versus depth perceptionPain becoming purposeLetting go of outcomesHistory and memory versus imaginationEmotional home and peaceChecking in on what matters now

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