Finding Fulfillment Through Gifts, Struggles, and Service

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"I want to be clear with you that happy rich is better because you can do more things for people when you have money for the people you love for the causes that you believe in I don't want you to confuse the idea that if once I get money then I'll be happy but I'm not confused into thinking that that money this wealth living ocean front they necessarily make you happy because no matter where you go in your life you have to bring you with you so if you can't learn to be happy when you don't have all these things you think you want I can promise you you won't be happy when you do have all of them."

Ed Mylett clarifies that while happiness is achievable at any financial level, wealth offers greater capacity for positive impact. He emphasizes that true happiness is an internal state, not solely dependent on external circumstances like money or possessions. Mylett suggests that if one cannot find contentment without wealth, acquiring it will not guarantee happiness.

"Here's what I can tell you that when you do find it you will know there'll be a peace about you there'll be an intuition you'll have that it's just a knowing this is where I belong this is what I was born to do and so I want to just dispel a couple myths Number one myth that I hear is that your career has to be your calling has to be your mission you know that adage of once you find something you love you'll never work another day again in your life and that's completely true but I'm just going to be very real with you for many of you you're going to find a career that is your calling and your mission and your purpose and you're going to be blessed that what you do for a vocation is also your calling and your career but that is not the case for everybody sometimes your calling your mission your crusade your purpose is not your career."

Ed Mylett explains that a calling is often recognized by an internal sense of peace and intuition, a deep knowing of belonging and purpose. He dispels the common myth that one's career must be their calling, stating that for many, their job may simply fund their true mission, which can exist outside of their professional life. Mylett highlights that this distinction is crucial for understanding where true fulfillment lies.

"You are most qualified to help the person or people you used to be say that to you again you are most qualified in your life to help the person or people you used to be as many of you know but some may not my dad was an alcoholic and a drug addict for the first 35 or if there's 15 years of my life and then he got sober when I was 15 and he made one decision to do that and stayed sober one day at a time for the rest of his life and I'm in the personal development the change your life space because I believe human beings can change in fact I don't believe it I know it and the reason that I know it is because my own hero did it."

Ed Mylett asserts that personal past struggles and experiences uniquely qualify individuals to help others who are currently facing similar challenges. He uses his father's journey from addiction to sobriety as a powerful example of human transformation, which fuels his belief in the potential for change. Mylett suggests that one's own history of overcoming adversity is not a disqualifier but rather a source of profound qualification.

"The very thing that human on most of their life thinking now that's the weapon I use against me why I can't win why I can't be happy why I can't help people why I can't other people could win just not someone like me not someone where I come from not with my family not with my background not with my mistakes not with the fact that I've always been invisible and average so I'm disqualified from ever doing something great in my life and nothing could be further from the truth it's the great lie of life the great lie of our lives is we begin to stack things that didn't work out as evidence that we can't win in the future."

Ed Mylett identifies the belief that past failures and perceived shortcomings disqualify individuals from future success as a significant lie. He argues that these very experiences, which people often view as weaknesses, are in fact the elements that can qualify them to make a difference. Mylett encourages listeners to reframe their past struggles not as evidence of inability but as preparation for future impact.

"The greatest thing about being wealthy I don't ever have to be anywhere I don't want to be think about that for a second what if you could live a life where you don't ever have to go anywhere you don't want to go you don't have to be around people you don't want to be and neither does anybody that you love and care about that type of total freedom of time is why I'm so excited about being wealthy above everything else because now I'm totally free to choose what I do with my life."

Ed Mylett emphasizes that the ultimate benefit of wealth is the freedom it provides to control one's time and choices. He explains that true wealth allows individuals to avoid obligations and associations they do not desire, granting them the autonomy to pursue their passions and spend time as they see fit. Mylett highlights this freedom of time as the most compelling aspect of financial prosperity.

"Time is running out on you time is running out on you I talk oftentimes about the weapons of of the adversary uses or just negative things in our life we could call it which is there's doubt there's discouragement there's delusion and then there's delay too many people are delaying in their life and not trying things Matthew McConaughey said on my show and I tend to agree with this that sometimes it's a process of elimination you got to try a bunch of things to figure out what you don't want to do and too many people are delaying and waiting and they think they've got all the time in the world."

Ed Mylett stresses the urgency of taking action, identifying "delay" as a significant obstacle to fulfilling one's potential. He references Matthew McConaughey's perspective that life involves a process of elimination through trying different things, and that many people waste precious time by waiting. Mylett urges listeners to stop delaying and start acting, as time is finite and opportunities may be missed.