“Team-made Millionaire” Ed Mylett shares The Power of One More
Baseball gave young Ed Mylett his first taste of self-esteem and camaraderie, but it also gave him something just as important. “Baseball was the place where I learned I could outwork people by taking one more round of batting practice at the end of the day. When we ran laps around the field, I’d do one more,” he recalled.
Ed’s work ethic enabled him to parlay his athletic skills into a place in Division 1 baseball at the University of the Pacific, where he led the nation in stolen bases. But the biggest lesson he learned came after formal education when a well-intentioned mentor showed him some tough love after Ed had been repeatedly showing up late to meetings.
“I was working at World Financial Group and someone said to me, ‘I love you. You’re a good man and I care about you, but this is not a standard you should live your life by. It’s disrespectful and speaks volumes about your personal conduct. If you can’t get to a meeting on time, how are you going to do business correctly?’”
Ed learned his lesson both quickly and well enough to go on to build WFG into one of the most prolific financial services businesses in the world. He took his learnings and passion for coaching to the ultimate level and authored two world-class books: Maxout Your Life: Strategies for Becoming an Elite Performer (2008) and the highly anticipated The Power of One More: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success.
In this episode, Ed discusses how he uses neurolinguistic programming to help leaders develop the kind of habits that promote positivity and higher personal and professional standards.
“The truth is most of us can only expect to accomplish around 20 percent of goals,” noted Ed, who believes that the one more mindset offers a check against that old enemy–bad habits. “In my books and my coaching, I tell people that if they focus on what they fear, the world will present a fearful face. But if they visualize their dreams and goals, these will appear everywhere they look.”
You will learn:
- 6:00 Why you are one handshake away from achieving your dream.
- 14:00 The reason why the people you spend time with determine your future.
- 17:00 How to raise your standards, not your goals.
- 28:00 The most important prerequisite for accountability.
Resources:
- Order Ed Mylett’s NEW book The Power of One More and receive three bonus gifts.
