How to Find Happiness When You’re Pulled in Every Direction!

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Ed Mylett

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 13.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Stop Chasing Balance—Start Living Fully What if the very thing you’ve been chasing—work-life balance—is actually keeping you stuck, frustrated, and unfulfilled? In this mashup episode, I dive deep into one of the most misunderstood ideas in personal growth and reveal the truth: balance is a myth, and the pursuit of it may be costing you the joy, presence, and fulfillment you’re searching for. I share the real key to creating a life you love—presence. Whether I’m running multiple businesses, spending time with my family, or in the gym, I’ve learned that the quality of my life isn’t about balancing it all perfectly. It’s about being fully present in the moment I’m in. When I walk through my front door, my phone stays in the car so my family knows they are my top priority. When I’m in business, I’m locked in. When I’m in prayer or observing God’s beauty, I’m all there. You’ll also hear about one of the greatest superpowers you can cultivate: becoming an observer of your own life. From holding a hug just a few seconds longer, to noticing the details of a leaf, to truly seeing the people around you—these small acts of observation expand your gratitude, your self-awareness, and your ability to connect deeply with others. And connection is the gateway to influence, impact, and true joy. Finally, I break down the path to lasting fulfillment. Happiness isn’t about money, titles, or things—it’s about finding your calling, your mission, your crusade. Sometimes that’s your career. Sometimes it’s a side cause or a mission that has nothing to do with your job. But it always involves your unique gifts, and it always involves serving others. Wealth, when built on this foundation, gives you the freedom to spend your time on what matters most. That’s where fulfillment lives. Key Takeaways from this episode: Why “work-life balance” is a fallacy—and what to pursue instead The game-changing habit of being fully present in every moment How observation unlocks gratitude, self-awareness, and influence Why your calling doesn’t always have to be your career The true pathway to fulfillment: using your gifts to serve others How wealth, when built on purpose, creates ultimate freedom This conversation is not just about living “balanced”—it’s about living maxed out. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 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	This episode is presented by eBay.
0:03.7	Rob, everyone loves a deal and a bargain from time to time, don't they? Absolutely, mate. And do you know where you can grab a great deal? Talk to me. Where? The eBay app. Yes, you are correct. You didn't need to talk to me. I already knew it. I love eBay. When you're buying, you can discover loads of hidden gems. there's so many items where you think I would have never found that anywhere else.
0:23.7	Then when you're buying, you can discover loads of hidden gems. There's so many items where you think I would
0:21.3	have never found that anywhere else. Then when you're selling, it's so simple and most importantly,
0:26.7	free. It's free, Rob. When it's this easy to sell for free and there's great deals on things you love.
0:32.4	You can't help but say when it's eBay. It excludes vehicles and business sellers.
0:37.4	One of the questions I get asked all
0:38.9	the time is how do I balance my life? You know, people are right now, they have a full-time job.
0:43.3	There's a new study out that says more than ever right now. People have a side hustle plus
0:47.3	family, fitness, spirituality, all those things. How do you balance them? The first thing I would
0:52.1	tell you is that in my estimation balance is a complete and total fallacy it's some concept people came up with
0:58.1	years ago and personal development self-improvement that every single person I
1:02.1	know that successful understands is impossible doesn't mean the pursuit of
1:05.7	balance isn't important but the attainment of it is a very elusive and I
1:09.5	believe not possible probability for somebody who's an achiever and the reason for that is at any given time in our lives one of the areas is spiking whether that's business or family or our finances fitness
1:19.5	Area spike and surge there's an ebbs and flow of life that is inevitable and people who try to seek complete balance become bored
1:26.6	Balance really equals boredom in our life.
1:28.3	It means everything is sort of vanilla, everything is sort of average.
1:32.3	But if you're going to max out in an area, more than likely there's an area not maxing out at that time.
1:37.3	Why is that so important?
1:39.3	I think so many of us begin to beat ourselves up and feel bad when a particular area of our life is
1:45.4	suffering and another one is flourishing because we've been told we're supposed to have this
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