2187 | Ed Mylett: “You Don’t Think You’re Gonna Die.”
The Quote of the Day Show | Daily Motivational Talks
Sean Croxton
4.8 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
In this powerful episode, Ed Mylett delivers a heartfelt wake-up call about the urgency of life. Through a moving story about comedian David A. Arnold, Ed reminds us that time isn’t promised — and the moment to start living, loving, and leading is now.
Source: Ed Mylett - Keynote Address at KWRI Family Reunion 2023 (Video Replay)
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| 0:00.0 | Yo, today's QOD is, you don't think you're going to die. |
| 0:05.3 | Here we go. Welcome back to the quote of the day show. |
| 0:33.6 | I'm your host, Sean Croxon and Sean Croxon.com. |
| 0:36.4 | We got Ed Milet on the show to lead off your week. |
| 0:39.6 | And I thought that since it is Memorial Day, where we honor those who have died for our country, |
| 0:45.0 | that we take a moment today to reflect on the preciousness of life and how life is finite. |
| 0:51.9 | We never know when it's going to end and that we have to make the best use of the time that we have. |
| 0:57.7 | And so Ed's going to share a very moving and powerful story |
| 1:01.5 | about the urgency of life and making it count. |
| 1:05.6 | Ed Milette's coming up. |
| 1:08.1 | So how do we do that? |
| 1:09.4 | How do we get going in our life? |
| 1:10.5 | How do we move things forward? How do we begin tomorrow? How do we get going in our life? How do we move things forward? How do we |
| 1:11.7 | begin to mark? How do we shift our life? I'm giving you a suggestion. I think you need to start |
| 1:16.0 | to compete a little bit. I think you've got an issue. I tell what I think one of your issues is. |
| 1:21.5 | Well, I'll explain it to you in a story of a friend. Better put, I'm a big stand-up comedian fan because I think they're the best speakers in the world. I just got picked the number one speaker in the world. |
| 1:29.3 | Another thing I'd mean number five. |
| 1:30.5 | I've sent in a few emails about that. |
| 1:32.2 | But anyway, I've got to tell you something. |
| 1:35.4 | The best speakers in the world are stand-up comedians. |
| 1:38.8 | So I watch them all the time. |
| 1:40.1 | I've had a lot of them in my show. |
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