How to Endure the Hardest Moments of Your Life

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Ed Mylett

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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When the Climb Gets Quiet: How to Push Through Doubt and Hard Seasons Let’s be real—success isn’t always loud. Sometimes, it’s painfully quiet. And in this raw, soul-deep conversation with my brother Brendon Burchard, we talk about the side of growth most people don’t want to admit: the seasons of doubt, fear, and feeling like you’ve lost your fire. This isn’t about hype—it’s about what to do when you’ve hit a wall and the old playbook doesn’t work anymore. Brendon and I open up about the moments behind the scenes—the ones where you’re showing up for others, delivering value, crushing goals... and still feeling empty inside. We talk about how to navigate those internal storms that show up without warning, and why so many high performers are secretly struggling with isolation, fatigue, and questioning their purpose. If you’ve ever felt like your soul was in a fog even while your life looks “successful” on the outside—this is for you. What hit me hard was when Brendon said, “The world rewards energy and service, but you can’t give what you don’t have.” We explore what it looks like to rebuild yourself from the inside out, how to regain clarity when your vision blurs, and how to keep walking even when you don’t feel strong. There’s a difference between being tired and being depleted—and that distinction can save your life. This episode is a reminder that growth isn’t always glamorous. Sometimes, it looks like tears, silence, and crawling through the unknown. But there’s beauty in that struggle, too. Because when you choose to keep moving, to keep showing up, to keep believing even when the evidence isn’t there—that’s when you’re becoming something greater than you imagined. Key Takeaways: Why even the most successful people face seasons of doubt and depletion The hidden emotional costs of constantly being “on” for others How to find strength when your purpose feels cloudy or distant The power of rebuilding identity through hardship, not around it How to shift from burnout to resilience—without losing your ambition Why learning to sit with the hard moments may be your biggest growth edge If you're in a hard season right now—or know someone who is—this conversation will meet you there. You’re not alone. And you’re not done. 👉 SUBSCRIBE TO ED'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW 👈 → → → CONNECT WITH ED MYLETT ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ➡️ INSTAGRAM ➡️FACEBOOK ➡️ LINKEDIN ➡️ X ➡️ WEBSITE Get my exclusive Monday Motivation training in GrowthDay, the world’s #1 app for advanced mindset and personal development. Visit https://growthday.com/ed. This show is sponsored by GrowthDay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So hey guys, listen, we're all trying to get more productive. And the question is, how do you find a way to get an edge?
0:05.4	I'm a big believer that if you're getting mentoring or you're in an environment that causes growth, a growth-based environment, that you're much more likely to grow and you're going to grow faster. And that's why I love Growth Day. Growth Day is an app that my friend Brendan Bouchard has created that I'm a big fan of.
0:04.7	Write this down, growthday.com forward slash ed.
0:07.3	So if you want to be more productive, by the way, he's asked me,
0:25.3	I post videos in there every single Monday that gets your day off to the right start. He's got about
0:29.3	$5,000, $10,000 worth of courses that are in there that come with the app. Also, some of the top
0:34.5	influencers in the world are all posting content on a regular basis. It's like having the Avengers of Personal Development and Business and one app. And I'm honored that he asked me to be a part of it as well and contribute on a weekly basis, and I do. So go over there and get signed up. You're going to get a free tuition-free voucher to go to an event with Brendan and myself and a bunch of other influencers as well. So you get a free event out of it also. So go to growthday.com forward slash ed. That's growthday.com forward slash ed.
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1:36.6	This is the admired show.
1:40.1	Welcome back to the show.
1:41.3	So I'm joined again by my dear friend and somebody that you guys, every single time there's an episode with him, you just, not only does it download a lot, but people download it sooner. It's like, oh, Brendan and Ed are together again. Let me go get this one sooner. All the data says that it's, you know, several hours sooner and longer listening time when this man is on the show. And I think the reason is is that
2:02.5	he's brilliant and he makes me sound good when he's on. First off, let me welcome my guest. And I'll tell you what we're going to talk about today because you are going to love this topic. And I think it's going to hit home for all of you. And it's not talked about on podcast almost ever. So my guest today is my dear friend Brendan Bouchard. Welcome back, Brennan. Thank you, brother. I feel exactly the same about you because every time you put an episode out with us, it's always like, oh, my gosh, Ed killed that thing. He was on fire. So I think we fire each other up in ways friends actually desperately need, you know, that contact with your best friends that just kind of like turn you back on in life sometimes you do that for me. It's really true. When we do these shows, we both say when we're done, we're like, bro, that was so good for me. I hope the audience enjoys it. But like I grew today. I learned. I pushed myself. It's always, we're always like, gosh, this is so good, and at least for us, hopefully the audience
2:51.2	agrees with us as well. So today, though, you brought the topic up, and it's fitting because
2:55.7	I've gone through a few things lately, and you have as well. We've just, it's called going
2:59.6	through life. But I want to talk today about what your mindset needs to be when you're going
3:04.6	through hardship. And, and that's something not talked a lot about. It's not an easy topic. And then maybe we'll kind of put a bow on it towards the end. If it's not hardship, what's the mindset to deal with doubt? Because I was just joking with you. I said, I doubted myself four minutes ago. It's just something that human things deal with. And I think some people think it's exclusive to them or once I'm successful, I won't have doubt.
3:26.5	But I think that's something that'll be your lingering friend most of your life.
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