What If Everything That Went Wrong Was Actually Right?

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Ed Mylett

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 13.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

You Are More Qualified Than You Think Have you ever felt like your past disqualified you from living the life of your dreams? Maybe it was a failure, a setback, or even a season of just being “average” that made you believe you weren’t enough. In this episode, I want to shatter that lie once and for all. Because the truth is, those very experiences you think disqualify you are actually what qualify you most to make a difference—in your own life and in the lives of others. I share a deeply personal story about my dad, a man who overcame addiction and transformed his life. And what struck me years later was this—he didn’t do it alone. Someone, in one of his lowest moments, stepped in and helped him. That act of grace created a ripple effect that changed my dad’s life, my life, and now millions of others. The lesson? You are most qualified to help the person you used to be. In this episode, I’ll show you why your scars, mistakes, and setbacks are not your disqualifications—they’re your credentials. When you embrace your imperfections, you don’t just inspire others, you connect with them in the deepest way. And every time you grow, you expand your capacity to reach back and lift someone else up. This is not just about believing in yourself—it’s about believing that your story has the power to create ripple effects you may never fully see. Today, I’m asking you to stop holding your past against yourself and instead use it as proof that you are more than capable. Because the moment you decide you’re qualified, your destiny changes. Key Takeaways: Why your past failures and mistakes actually qualify you for greatness How to reframe setbacks as preparation for your purpose The ripple effect of helping “the person you used to be” Why sharing your imperfections connects you more deeply than projecting perfection The decision that instantly shifts your destiny: believing you are qualified Your past isn’t a prison—it’s a platform. And today, it’s time to step into the life you were born to live. Max 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 is the Admiral Show.
0:07.0	So welcome back everybody.
0:09.0	I'm really, really excited about what we've been doing here.
0:12.0	The ratings and reviews and shares are in the millions.
0:16.0	And it's so exciting to see what's happening.
0:18.0	So today what I want to talk about is qualifications for your dreams. You know, most times in life, we do everything we can to disqualify ourselves from our dreams and our potential. And I want you to think about this just for a minute. I really believe, and I want to make a bold statement in the beginning, that you were born to do something great with your life and that you're not disqualified no matter what's
0:37.6	happened in your life good bad or indifferent or maybe it's just been average and ordinary the
0:41.9	entire time you are not disqualified from making your dreams your purpose your vision a reality in
0:48.0	your life but what we do often and i've done it many times is i think my past disqualifies me or some mistake I've
0:56.5	made. So we hold ourselves, it's almost like a weapon we use against ourselves, is we hold our past
1:02.6	mistakes, our past failures, our past setback, our past average performance and behavior,
1:08.4	as if it's a predictor of what our future is. We think we're disqualified.
1:12.1	So I'm here to tell you that the things that maybe that are the biggest setbacks of your life,
1:17.2	the things you might be most ashamed of, the biggest disappointments, the biggest what you might
1:21.6	call failures where people have hurt you or maybe you even hurt others, sins you've had,
1:27.0	mistakes. You know, I've had a divorce so
1:29.0	I'm disqualified from winning not true or I've had this setback no you're not disqualified
1:33.4	well I've had a bankruptcy or I had a business failure or I've just always been invisible in
1:38.2	average so I'm disqualified remember doing something great in my life and nothing could be further
1:42.5	from the truth it's the great lie of life
1:45.1	the great lie of our lives is we begin to stack things that didn't work out as evidence that we
1:52.9	can't win in the future as evidence it's not going to work we actually also literally think it
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