THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Episode: What’s Keeping You From Living At 100%

Date: September 4, 2025
Host: Ed Mylett

Main Theme / Purpose

This inspiring solo episode features Ed Mylett’s insights on the single biggest factor limiting most people's potential: their internal “identity thermostat.” Ed passionately explains how our beliefs about ourselves set the ceiling for our achievements, happiness, and contributions. Clearing the path to a better life, he lays out a practical framework—the “holy trilogy” of faith, intention, and association—for raising our internal standards, so we can finally live, perform, and give at 100%.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

The Power of Identity as Life’s “Thermostat”

• Identity Defined:
  Ed describes identity as “the thoughts, concepts, and beliefs we hold to be the most true about ourselves” (01:16).
• Thermostat Analogy:
  “It’s the internal thermostat of your life...the invisible force in all of our lives that holds us back or can accelerate our success...like a thermostat set at 75 degrees no matter what’s happening outside.” (01:45)
• Self-Sabotage Explained:
  Even after achieving temporary success (higher "temperatures"), people unconsciously dial themselves back to their identity’s default setting.
• Key Quote:

  “You will find a way to cool your life back down to what you believe you deserve.” — Ed Mylett (03:09)

The “Holy Trilogy” for Upleveling Your Identity

Ed introduces three levers to shift your identity thermostat:

1. Faith

   • Central to Ed’s life: belief in a loving God who wants him to succeed in all areas.
   • He notes that people often compartmentalize faith, leaving it out of business or other settings.
   • Key Quote:

     “If you’re a person of faith and God is with you all the time...that includes business, that includes every area of your life.” (04:00)

   • Encourages integrating faith everywhere, not just in religious settings.

2. Intention

   • Most people tie self-worth to future results (“I’ll feel better when…”), but intention—desiring and aiming to do good—already makes us worthy.
   • Reflects on his early career, sometimes lacking experience but making up for it with good intentions.
   • Key Quote:

     “Maybe I ought to get credit and I ought to be worthy of more because I intend to do well.” (05:24)

   • Connects this with faith for powerful internal shifts.
   • After an ad break, Ed reiterates:

     “Not enough of you are giving yourself credit for your intentions.” (06:38)

3. Association

   • “You are who you hang around.” Association with those playing at a higher level “heats you up by proximity” (07:23).
   • Recommends evaluating the top people you spend time with—especially their emotional maturity, and if they have qualities you desire (or want to avoid).
   • Key Quote:

     “Taking an evaluation of who your associations are...are they emotionally mature? Do they have the two or three things you would like to have in your life, they have in theirs that you’d like to get heated up and get? Or do they have two or three things you want to avoid?” (08:35)

The Call to Contribution

• Ed underscores that we’re all here to make a difference—big or small—and to step into the “character” of our higher identity.

• Affirmation:

  “You were born to do something great with your life. Maybe not all of it’s going to get limelight or notoriety, but you were born to make a difference in the world.” (09:46)

• Encourages listeners to partner with God in “authoring the next chapter” of their life, intentionally raising their identity.

• Key Quote:

  “At any point, you and God are the authors of your life. You can grab the pen and start to write a new chapter and say, I’m stepping into this new character.” (10:08)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “If you’re feeling helpless, one of the antidotes to feeling helpless is to get more helpful.” (00:54)
• “You’re not going to outperform your identity.” (01:06)
• “Our identity is the regulator of our life is your identity.” (02:35)
• “You’re always chasing your tail if your identity and your confidence is contingent upon producing a result that has not yet existed.” (05:10)
• “Good things ought to happen to good people.” (07:02)
• “The more you step into your intention, the more you step into the person you’re capable of becoming, the more you just decide, I’m raising that thermostat setting.” (09:53)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Identity and the Thermostat Analogy – 00:54 to 04:00
• “Holy Trilogy” Overview
  • Faith: 04:00 to 05:00
  • Intention: 05:00 to 06:38
  • Association: 06:38 to 08:53
• Evaluating Your Close Circle – 08:00 to 08:53
• Your Call to Contribution and Identity Shift – 09:46 to 10:39

Tone & Closing

Ed’s tone throughout is passionate, direct, and motivational, blending practical strategies with emotional and spiritual encouragement.

He urges listeners to stop underestimating themselves and actively level up their identity—by plugging into faith, aligning with positive intentions, and surrounding themselves with people who already embody the success and values they desire.