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7 Signs You’re Not in Control of Your Life | Ed Mylett

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Ed Mylett

Business, Education, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.914.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2026

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

What if the most dangerous thing in your life isn’t failure… but the fact that you’re not the one driving? In this mashup episode, I’m bringing together two men who know what it feels like to lose control of their lives and then fight their way back into the driver’s seat. Darren Waller and Rod Carew open up about addiction, pressure, identity, faith, and the discipline it takes to reclaim your life when it starts spiraling. I share a story in this episode about a terrifying cab ride I took with my daughter. For 25 minutes, we were completely out of control. Someone else was driving recklessly, and we were just passengers in the back seat. That experience became a metaphor for something I see all the time. So many people are not actually driving their own lives. Their fears are driving. Their past is driving. Their addiction to approval is driving. Their anger, insecurity, comparison, or trauma is driving. And they are just along for the ride, hoping it does not end in a crash. Darren Waller talks about what it was like when addiction was behind the wheel of his life. From the outside, he was living the dream. Inside, he was losing control. He shares how recovery forced him to confront what was really driving him and how taking radical ownership changed everything. Rod Carew shares his journey from humble beginnings to Hall of Fame greatness, and how discipline, faith, and personal responsibility kept him focused when the spotlight and expectations could have easily taken over. This episode is about awareness. You cannot fix what you are unwilling to face. If you are reacting instead of choosing, if your emotions are dictating your behavior, if you keep repeating the same patterns and calling it bad luck, there is a good chance you are not in control. And the truth is, until you decide to take the wheel back, your life will keep zigging and zagging in ways you do not want. I want you walking away from this conversation asking yourself one powerful question: Who is driving my life right now? Because once you are honest about that, you can change it. You can grab the wheel. You can slow things down. You can choose a different direction. But you cannot do that if you stay in the back seat. Key Takeaways The 7 signs you may not be in control of your own life How fear silently dictates your decisions and limits your future Darren Waller’s journey from addiction to elite performance Rod Carew’s discipline blueprint for staying grounded in success Why radical ownership is the first step to real freedom How to move from being reactive to being intentional The one question that can instantly shift your trajectory This is your wake up call. You were not born to sit in the back seat of your own life. It is time to take control. 👉 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Edmiler Show.

0:07.0

Hey everyone, welcome to my weekend special. I hope you enjoy the show. Be sure to follow the Edmys

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Show on Apple and Spotify. Links are in the show notes. You'll never miss an episode that

0:18.4

way. Now on with the show.

0:19.7

Hi everybody, welcome back to the show. So

0:22.1

today I want to share an experience with you that I had recently that really made me reflect on life in

0:28.0

general and how we all operate our lives. And so here's what happened. I was on a daddy daughter

0:35.0

trip with my daughter, not that long ago, Bella. We were in Boston and we had

0:40.1

gone out to dinner one night. And after dinner, we called a cab and a cab came and picked us up.

0:46.7

And when we got in the cab, I could tell this guy that was driving the cab was an odd dude. He was

0:49.9

kind of agitated and fidgety. And we both kind of looked at each other and kind of smirked

0:54.1

thinking this could be interesting. And it really got interesting. And so I'm going to tell you

0:58.3

this story, but I tell you this story under the premise that it made me look at life in general

1:04.2

and being in control in our life or who or what is in control and how terrifying it can be in our lives to feel out of control.

1:14.3

And frankly, in my work, so many people I meet are not in control of their lives. They're not in

1:20.3

control of their emotions, their behaviors, and something else is always driving what they're doing.

1:26.1

When you can uncover who's really driving in your life,

1:29.4

what's driving the way you behave, what's driving the results of your life, you can have a significant

1:35.5

breakthrough. And believe it or not, this evening, I had one. So here's what happens. Bella and I

1:40.1

have dinner. It was a great dinner. So great to be able to get away with just one of your children

1:45.8

at some time. And so we just had an incredible experience and that ended up being a great weekend.

1:51.2

But this night was terrifying. And so we get into this cab and we begin to drive and immediately

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