Motivation Daily by Motiversity - START YOUR DAY RIGHT - Ed Mylett's Most Powerful Motivational Speech

Episode Date: November 29, 2024

Be the person that others can rely on! Ed Mylett teaches us to not do things based on how we feel, but based on who we are. Mylett's life advice will change you.Follow Ed Mylett:https://www.instagram.com/EdMylettMusicSoundStripe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The link is in the description. Prove them right. Because there's an end of your life, and it's coming sooner than you think. It goes by like this. Just yesterday, Max was six years old at the car watch. He's going off to college next year. Just yesterday, she was eight months old. Now she's got a boyfriend.

Just yesterday, I was a young, cool guy. Just yesterday, me and my girlfriend were walking on the beach. Someday I'm going to do that. It goes by in a flicker. And at some point, it's going to be over. To me, heaven, when we die, is we meet that person we were capable of being destined to be, and we're identical twins. Hell is you meet them and you're total strangers. My obsession in my life is when I meet that dude, we're going to be identical twins.

He's going to meet me. He's going to meet me. Go, hey, man, proud of you. I've been watching you this whole time. Man, you did it. You got off track there for a while. It took you a little while. You're a late starter.

But, man, you did it. I don't do things based on how I feel. I do things based on who I am. And who I am is that guy. And every decision, that action, does it move me closer to being that man? Does it move you closer to being that woman? That's the barometer of how you live your life.

Who are you when nobody's watching? What's the real difference you make in the world? Who are you really as a man or a woman? Who are you really? I get a lot of credit. I don't hold a candle to that guy. Who are you really? In quiet moments when human beings need you,

are you that person they can rely on? Are you that person who steps up? Are you that person who makes a difference for them? Because you can win in big ways, mansions, jets. I know all about that stuff. It's awesome. I want you to have them. But I'll submit to you, it's the small things you do that no one will ever probably know you did.

That'll be the things that will make you the most proud of you that will ultimately be the definition of who you are as a man or a woman. It's who you are in those moments. There's a destiny you're supposed to fulfill. There's people you're supposed to help. There's a difference you're supposed to make. Your life, your way, special to you, not mine, not jets, not houses, not cars. your precious life, your beautiful life, your soul, your gifts, your difference, I want you to win.

I've always tried to disqualify myself. It always shocks people, even people that know me really well, they're like, not you. I don't know that I'm too talented, but I think I can fake it pretty well. I disqualify myself because, you know, the truth is that maybe for a while, everything that I got that was loved when I was a child only came when I achieved something. So I started to conflate early on in my life recognition and significance with love. In other words, my dad would love me if it's the home run. My dad would love me if I get straight A's. And so then when I would feel these things.

And I also like, I love to beat myself up with mistakes I've made. I did this, I did that. I should have done this. I didn't do that. And I've always thought these mistakes, these weaknesses of mine, disqualify me from being happy or helping people. And this amazing breakthrough. The one decision that changed my family forever is my dad's,

to get sober and it changed my family whoever I'm talking to you because my dad made that decision and I've always been so proud of my dad for that but this is just two weeks ago 315 in the morning I wake up I'm crying and I wake Christiana up I go babe someone helped dad she went what honey I said someone helped dad she was what do you mean I said babe I never thought about this and my dad's darkest worst moment of his life in some coffee shop or some room somewhere, some precious soul helped my dad. And I said, babe, that's not the powerful part. And I have no idea who this person is, but I wonder if they know the difference they made in Max and Bella's my children's lives or your life or the millions of people I've helped,

that one decision they made. And she goes, oh my gosh. I said, I never thought about this beautiful human being. Always gave the credit to my dad, but some stranger helped him. And I said, babe, do you know what qualified them to help my dad? Their messed up life. They were an alcoholic. They were a drug addict. Little did that person know. The things they were the most ashamed of, the biggest mistakes of their lives, when they were using drugs and drinking and stealing it,

that was qualifying in the change my dad's life. And all of us, we run around carrying these bags of, I'm not qualified because I made this mistake. I had this bankruptcy. This relationship didn't work. I did this thing you don't know about. I'm so ashamed of. That's why you're qualified.

That's the thing that qualifies you. The humanness in you. You are the only human being with your combination of gift. that you were given, whatever they are, and your experience. And real human beings help real human beings by being vulnerable and transparent, saying, I know where you are, I've messed up worse. I've made greater mistakes.

I felt more, I know that depression, I know that anxiety, I know that shame, I know what that feels like. They didn't know all those mistakes they're making were leading them out of their heart. And they finally got to a point where their intention was to help my father. in the lowest moment of his life, they changed my dad's life. And they changed mine and maybe me and you were changing a few today because of that person's mess. My dad had these couple theories he would always say to me. And so one was when he got sober, he gave it one more try. He was going to stay sober one day at a time.

My jet was in almost walking distance of my dad's house. He's never been on any of them. Wow. And I would say to my dad, I would say, hey, let's go play golf in Maui. Let's go. There's these great golf courses in the ocean. And my dad would say, well, why would I go all. the way to Maui to play golf with my favorite person my son when we can play here

and Chino it's not about there I want to be with my son so this my family had none of that stuff but my dad knew I was a dreamer and my dad would always say you know I was one decision away from changing my life the whole time one choice and he'd say Eddie you're not as far away from these dreams as you think you are and I'd say really dad and you go no you're actually a lot closer than you think but because you You think it's so far away. You behave in accordance with that belief system and it always keeps it that far away from you.

I'm most confident when I'm living in my intention, which is to serve, which is to like help other people. When I'm not doing that, Wayne Dyer, when I met him really, really young, told me, you're going to change the world Ed Milet. And it was so long ago because I had a Sony Walkman on. And he had one and he ran by me. And I said, Dr. Dyer, you changed my life. Pulls his head and he goes, well, I doubt that.

And he goes, I bet you changed your life. But he goes, how did I help you? We sat on this beach together and watched the sun come up for about an hour and a half. He goes, you're going to change the world. And I'm sure he said this to a lot of people. And he's like, and you're very talented. You're brilliant. You're a good communicator, you know.

And he goes, and that's not the reason why. And he was writing a book at that time called The Power of Intention. And he goes, you really intend to help people. And he goes, all these things with your father and your upbringing and all that ed. He goes, that's all made you. and he goes you have such a heart to want to help people and he goes would you do me a favor if we never meet again and we ended up meeting many times I said yeah he said never link your confidence to your ability because I know you struggle with your confidence if it's predicated on your abilities or your achievements you're always going to be chasing it he goes but if you'd link your confidence to your intentions man do you have beautiful intentions

and that is something I knew about me I know I have a good heart and I've never forgotten that so when I do a podcast or a speech I just connect to my intent You know, and it's been the one thing that's brought me confidence. Because if you said, hey, you got to be confident because you're great or you got a house or you have a plane, I go, yeah, but, yeah, but if you go, you got to be confident because you have beautiful intentions to help you. But I go, mm-hmm. You might be right. Shop thatmortiversity.com where greatness meets artistry. Our canvases are not just artwork. They're a symbol of determination, a testament to your drive.

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