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THE ED MYLETT SHOW

The 5 Biggest Dream Killers You Must Defeat To Succeed | Ed Mylett

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Ed Mylett

Entrepreneurship, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.913.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

What if the reason you are not living your dream has nothing to do with your ability and everything to do with a few invisible forces quietly working against you? In this mashup episode, I go deep on what I believe are the five biggest dream killers that stop people right before they break through. This is not a surface level conversation about motivation or habits. This is about the internal battles that quietly steal your future if you do not recognize them early. I sit down with Lewis Howes to unpack the real reasons talented, driven people stall out, lose momentum, or walk away from the life they were meant to live. We talk about discouragement and why it often shows up the moment you are closest to something meaningful. I explain how discouragement removes courage from your decision making and how awareness alone can strip it of its power. Lewis shares his own experiences with setbacks, self doubt, and learning to stay in belief even when results are not immediate. This is the kind of conversation that reminds you that feeling challenged does not mean you are off track. It often means you are exactly where you need to be. We also dive into doubt and delusion, two dream killers that work quietly but relentlessly. We break down how doubt is fueled by lies about your worth and ability, and how delusion distorts reality by making problems feel bigger or success feel farther away than it actually is. I share why most breakthroughs are closer than people think and how one decision, one conversation, or one moment of courage can change everything. Finally, we tackle what I believe is the most dangerous dream killer of all: delay. I explain why waiting for perfect conditions is one of the fastest ways to guarantee regret. Lewis and I talk about the cost of hesitation and why successful people move with urgency, even when they do not have every answer. If you have been telling yourself you will start someday, this episode is your wake up call. Dreams have an expiration date, and the time to act is now. Key Takeaways from this Episode: The real reason discouragement shows up right before breakthroughs How to identify and eliminate doubt before it kills your confidence Why delusion makes success feel farther away than it really is The hidden cost of delay and how waiting quietly destroys dreams Why awareness is one of the most powerful tools for personal growth How to move forward even when conditions are not perfect This episode is not just meant to inspire you. It is meant to confront you. You were not created to live small, wait forever, or doubt your worth. Recognize the dream killers, take your power back, and go all in on the life you were meant to live. ⁠⁠👉 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.

0:08.6

Hey everyone, welcome to my weekend special.

0:10.9

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0:12.0

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0:15.6

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0:16.9

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0:18.9

Now on with the show.

0:20.0

Welcome back to the show, everybody. So I'm really excited today to talk about the obstacles to our dreams. You know, it's very common on podcasts and self-help shows or personal development, entrepreneur shows to talk about, you know, making your dreams come true. The journey success, morning routines, daily habits, you know, scheduling, journaling,

0:38.0

mindset, all of these things. They're all very important. I cover them every week on my show.

0:42.6

But what about the obstacles to success? In other words, if we knew what the objections are or the

0:49.6

obstacles are to making our dreams come true or making progress. If we knew what they were in advance,

0:55.3

we could probably reduce them, maybe eliminate them, but at least reduce the impact that they

1:00.2

have on us. Yet no one really talks about these things. Like what's going to get in my way?

1:04.5

You got this big vision for your family or to change your body or to start a business or take

1:09.0

your business to the next level, whatever it could be,

1:12.2

what's in the way? You know, what are the things that are going to stop? What kills most dreams?

1:16.9

What are most dreams stealers? What are most things that block people from getting into their

1:21.1

potential? And for me, once you're aware of something, oftentimes it loses its power over you.

1:28.6

Even if you have a,

1:33.7

you know, in your own personal behavior, you have this tendency to go to anger or worry or frustration, you know, just being self-aware, go, I'm doing that worry thing again. It loses like

1:39.7

80% of its power over you. So awareness is such a powerful weapon in the tool bag of success.

1:46.1

And so what I want to talk about today are what I call the four Ds. And a lot of people have

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