THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Episode: MAXOUT Your Mind Masterclass Ep. 5 | The Power of Vision
Date: November 18, 2025
Host: Ed Mylett | Cumulus Podcast Network

Episode Overview

In this masterclass episode, Ed Mylett guides listeners through the transformative power of vision—why regular auditing and updating of your dreams is crucial to achieving fulfillment, not just success. The conversation is part of his "Max Out Your Mind: Faith, Focus, and Fire" series, targeting those striving to reach elite levels in their personal and professional lives.

Ed weaves practical steps with deep, introspective questions, tackling how self-perception, relationships, consistent growth, and intentional thinking can radically improve your trajectory. He also explores how to program your mind for achievement and influence, and the importance of viewing interactions and relationships through others' perspectives.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Importance of Auditing Your Vision

• People Don't Audit Their Vision Regularly

  • Most people wait too long to reevaluate their dreams and aspirations, often sticking to outdated goals just for consistency’s sake.
  • Quote: “They wait too long to evaluate it, or they don't do it enough at all. They don't audit their vision and their dream often enough. And that's so critical…” (01:43)

• Vision Is Not Just Goal-Setting

  • Dreams are more than just goals; they encompass feelings, fulfillment, and the direction of your life. Regular revision of your dreams is key to continuous growth.

• Success vs. Fulfillment

  • It's possible—and dangerous—to succeed at something unfulfilling.
  • Quote: “Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at something that really doesn't matter.” — D.L. Moody [08:10]

2. From Top 10% to Top 1%: The True Challenge

• Hard Work Is Only Halfway
  • Breaking into the top 10% is about attitude and consistency—but reaching the top 1% requires constant innovation, focus, and a fresh vision.
  • Quote: “When you are 90% there, you're 50% done. You're not just addicted to an old habit, you're addicted to an old story.” (05:57)
• Updating Your Story
  • Growth demands abandoning the old stories and beliefs that served you in the past—they may be the biggest thing holding you back now.

3. The Power of Relationships and Connections

• Other People Are the Catalyst

  • Meeting the right person or building the right relationship is often the bridge to your next level.
  • Quote: “Your next level is going to come from someone else.” (11:09)
  • Ask yourself:
    • Who do I know that they should know?
    • Who do they know that I should know?
    • What do you know that I should know? (11:50)

• Act With Urgency

  • Don’t wait on introductions or referrals. The speed of execution matters.

4. Dream Without Needing all the Answers

• You Don’t Need the Whole Plan
  • Lack of clarity on every step shouldn’t stop you from starting. Vision, not logistical certainty, is the starting point.
  • Quote: “You think you have to have it all figured out in order to dream, don't you?... That’s just ridiculous.” (13:12)
  • Example: If Henry Ford had waited to solve every problem (repair shops, tires, gas stations), the car would never exist. (13:26)

5. Three-Step Process to Bring Vision Alive

(See: 17:21–19:15)

1. Write It Down (With Specificity)

• Vague goals create vague results.
• No vanilla goals. (18:39)

2. Attach A Standard

• More than a wish; a specific standard of action increases your probability of results.
• “Most times in life, we do not get our goals; we get our standards.” (17:24)
• Example: “200 grams of protein a day, caloric intake, red light therapy...” (17:46)

3. Tie It To Emotion

• Identify WHO you’re doing it for; emotional connection fuels perseverance.
• “Because most people won’t quit on people that they love. You won’t quit on your kids… your God… maybe you’re doing it for you.” (19:00)
• Picture their face, write it down—fuel your vision with real emotion.

6. The Power of Solitude for Vision

• Silence Enables Clarity
  • Most answers and visions come in silence and solitude—not noise.
  • Quote: “I believe most of the great things in life are done in silence. There's a beauty to silence.” (19:56)
• Reconnecting With Purpose
  • When setting goals or reevaluating your dreams, disconnect from distractions, physically slow down, and listen to your heart.

7. Programming Your Mind for Achievement

(With Additional Segment: The Power of Thought)
(See: 26:03–33:39)

• Your Thoughts Shape Your Reality
  • 91% of our daily thoughts are repeats; the 9% that are new create the potential for change.
  • “Your obsessions become your possessions because they do.” (26:03)
• Action Steps:
  1. Eliminate Thoughts That Don’t Serve You
     • Write them down, replace them consciously.
  2. Leverage Your Subconscious
     • Your Reticular Activating System (RAS) filters to focus only on what you believe is important.
     • Quote: “Your mind is a weapon and you got to begin to use it…” (29:39)
  3. Repetition, Visualization, Environmental Cues
     • Set reminders of your goals as your phone background (400+ reminders/day), vision boards, written goals.
     • Start and end your day focusing on your goals and visualizing them coming true.
  4. Specificity and Repetition
     • “The more specific you are with your thinking, the higher the probability of it happening.” (31:01)

8. Transforming Relationships—Switching the Lens

(See: 33:50–50:53)

• Seeing Yourself Through Others’ Eyes

  • Ed shares an epiphany: flipping his phone camera, unexpectedly seeing his mom, and imagining how she sees him—not just how he sees her.
  • Extend this to all relationships—family, business, clients.
  • Quote: “In life, we see every relationship we're in through our lens... that's completely different than seeing them as they see us.” (35:12)

• Practical Application

  • For every interaction—flip the lens. Ask: What do they experience?, not just What do I think I’m expressing?
  • Leads to more empathy, more powerful connections, and better influence.

• Sincerity vs. Manipulation

  • The technique's power must be used with the right intentions:
    • “You have to have great intent. ...the power of intention.” (45:56)
    • “There are two types of people: one walks in the room and says, ‘Here I am.’ The other says, ‘There you are.’” (47:04)

• Making People Feel Seen

  • The world is full of people who feel invisible or unimportant; the greatest gift is to “see” them as valuable and worthy.
  • “So many people through their lens feel invisible, feel like nobody sees them…” (47:08)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Vision Needs Updating:

  “Could it be that your current viewpoint, your current beliefs were good enough to get you into the 10% but won't be good enough to get you to the 1%?” — Ed Mylett (04:04)

• Dreaming is Essential:

  “We are literally dying when we're not dreaming, when we're not envisioning our lives, when we're not looking forward. Dreaming is free. It’s the freest thing you could do. So if you’re going to dream, you might as well dream big.” (22:54)

• Who Are You Doing It For?

  “Maybe you're doing it to honor somebody in your family who's passed away. Maybe you're doing it in someone in your life who's alive right now and you want to make them proud of you.” (19:12)

• Start Without Having it All Figured Out:

  “You think you have to have it all figured out in order to dream, don't you?... That’s just ridiculous.” (13:12)

• On Relationships:

  “If the last time you were there to persuade and sell me, I felt pushed and pressured. The next time you walk in... you have a much bigger hurdle to get through to earn my trust back than you did before the first time.” (43:12)

• Lens Flip Epiphany:

  “It just struck me... seeing my mom seeing me... And in a minute, I was just flooded with all these thoughts. What does my mom see of me now?” (35:55)
  “In almost all of our relationships... we see everything through our own lens and not the lens of the other person. And when you begin to switch that perspective... it will awaken you... most people feel invisible...” (48:02)

Important Timestamps

• 01:21–05:57 — Why vision needs auditing; consistency vs. necessary growth; updating your “story”
• 07:35–10:43 — How to test if your dreams are still right for you; fulfillment over “fun”
• 11:22–12:02 — The importance of people as catalysts for transformation
• 13:12–15:31 — Dreaming without the need to see every step; overcoming fear of the unknown
• 17:21–19:15 — Three actionable steps: write your vision, attach standards, tie to emotion
• 19:46–22:54 — The power of solitude and silence in discovering your vision
• 26:03–33:39 — Programming your mind; RAS, routines, and the power of self-awareness in shaping reality
• 33:50–50:53 — Flipping the lens in relationships; practical empathy; the pitfalls of taking family for granted; using this approach ethically
• 48:02–50:53 — Making others feel seen, valued, important; the real secret to influence

Closing Message

Ed Mylett encourages listeners to continually reassess dreams, attach emotion and standards to them, and seek fulfillment, not just material or short-term goals. By programming your mind and understanding how others experience you, you expand your impact, deepen relationships, and accelerate growth—personally and professionally.

He closes with a call to act from a place of sincerity and intention, challenging listeners to see the greatness in themselves that others have always seen, and to make those people (and themselves) proud by fighting for lives of true significance and vision.

"You were born to do something great with your life, and you know it. Maybe nobody else has seen it in a long time, but you know it." (22:54)

Max out.