7 Powerful Lessons to Overcome Any Obstacle in Life

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Ed Mylett

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 13.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2025

⏱️ 93 minutes

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The Unstoppable Power of Resilience: How to Rise Above Every Obstacle What does it really take to keep moving forward when life feels impossible? In this mashup episode, I bring you the raw, unfiltered stories of Nick Vujicic, Colin O’Brady, Danny Lee Clark, and James Lawrence—four individuals who have redefined what it means to push past pain, doubt, and impossibility. These are men who didn’t just talk about perseverance—they lived it, they bled for it, and they came out the other side with lessons that will inspire you to never back down. Nick Vujicic, born without arms or legs, shares how faith, gratitude, and service transformed his life from despair to impacting millions across the globe. Colin O’Brady takes us inside the mindset that allowed him to cross Antarctica solo, proving that the limits we face are often the ones we place on ourselves. Danny Lee Clark—best known as “Nitro” from American Gladiators—opens up about his battles both in the arena and in life, showing how purpose and passion can keep you fighting long after most would quit. And James Lawrence, the “Iron Cowboy,” reveals what it took to complete 100 triathlons in 100 consecutive days, teaching us all the power of adaptation, grit, and unshakable belief in what’s possible. Each of these stories is a reminder that adversity doesn’t disqualify you—it equips you. These men show us that struggle isn’t a sign of weakness, but the very soil where strength, character, and resilience are grown. They prove that pain can become purpose, and setbacks can become the setup for the greatest comeback of your life. I want you to walk away from this episode with the conviction that no matter where you are, no matter what you’re facing, you already have what it takes to rise. It’s not about avoiding obstacles—it’s about facing them head-on, learning, adapting, and choosing to keep going when everything in you wants to stop. Key Takeaways: Nick Vujicic on choosing gratitude and faith over despair, even when life feels impossible Colin O’Brady’s mental strategies for pushing through isolation, fear, and physical limits Danny Lee Clark’s powerful reminder that passion and purpose fuel perseverance James Lawrence’s lesson on adaptation: why the mind can carry you when the body wants to quit How to turn pain into purpose and setbacks into fuel for growth Why resilience is not about never falling—but about always getting back up This episode is a masterclass in grit, faith, and the unstoppable spirit of the human heart. ⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 SUBSCRIBE TO ED'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW 👈⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → → → CONNECT WITH ED MYLETT ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡️⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKEDIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	We're all very aware of what we lack. We're all very aware. You take the average human being, you say, make a list of 10 things you're great at. Take them, you know, three days. You say, make a list of 100 things you're not good out. They can do it in two minutes. So we're all very cognizant and aware of the things we lack. And I just want you all to know that the things that are remarkable about you when you're in the presence of other people dwarfs the things about you that you're not great at. They don't see them. You think they see them, but they don't. And so it's interesting, I don't see you that way. I don't see Nick that way. I see this greatness in front of me. I see this man who's an expert at redefining impossible, which I want to talk about
0:37.8	next. You're the epitome of it, brother. A little boy, this beautiful, precious boy is born,
0:44.3	and the doctor says to your father, I'm sorry, we didn't tell you so you could abort him. And that very
0:49.6	little boy, whose mother even at first wasn't sure about holding him or touching, that little boy
0:54.9	goes to change millions and millions of lives. That's the definition, dude, of redefining
1:00.9	impossible, right? Like you've redefined no one that day who says, I'm sorry you didn't abort
1:06.0	this baby. That doctor's not thinking, yeah, 74 countries, millions of people, thousands of lives and souls
1:12.2	changed.
1:13.0	No one would think that, right?
1:14.0	So talk about that concept with you about rising above and redefining that.
1:18.3	I love the way you talk about this.
1:20.2	Look, I'm not going to say her name, but I'm not the only one with the story, right?
1:25.7	We've got a history. What I've learned is I'm not the only
1:29.7	one going through something and I'm never telling anyone that I'm going through something worse
1:34.1	than anybody. I tell teenagers all the time. I believe it's worse being in a broken home than
1:38.3	having no arms and legs. And so someone who's gone through a broken home, I can't encourage
1:43.7	them as much as someone who has come on the other side and say,
1:47.0	I know how that feels. Me like a limbless boy, that's the beautiful thing.
1:51.0	I've met another limbless boy. I've met 30 people.
1:54.0	Now he knows that if Uncle Nick can do it, then I can do it.
1:58.0	And so in that story, there is someone local here actually who lives close to here.
2:03.2	I won't mention her name.
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