What QTR Taught Me About Time, Peace, and Power

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Ed Mylett

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

What if your life had an expiration date printed on it—and you just couldn’t see it? This episode is a wake-up call. Not about chasing more, but about making what we already have count. I introduce a concept that’s reshaping how I live: Quality Time Remaining. It’s not about how long we live—it’s about how we spend the precious moments we have left. I've been on this group text with some close friends—successful, driven guys—and we’ve started sending each other snapshots of real-life moments that matter. The ones that count. And I realized, I haven’t sent one yet. That hit me. We grind so hard for the future that we forget to live today. The trouble is, we think we have time. We plan, we postpone, we sacrifice the now for the someday—and sometimes, that someday never comes. I’ve had health scares, lost people I love, and seen too many “somedays” stolen by surprise. That’s why this message matters. It's not about slowing down—it’s about becoming intentional with the time that really counts. You’ll hear me share stories—some personal, some painful, all real. This isn’t a theory or a mindset hack. It’s a shift in perspective that could literally change how you live. If you’re waiting for the right time to make memories, it’s already here. Start your shorter list. Not your bucket list—the little moments that matter now. Whether it's a walk, a conversation, a game with your kid… they’re priceless. The takeaway is simple: your life isn’t just measured in years. It’s measured in memories. The people around you deserve more than just your time—they deserve the best of you, fully present. So do you. And if you’re the kind of person who’s been grinding, achieving, and waiting for later… it’s time to wake up. Later might not come. The milk of your life tastes better now than it ever will. Savor it. Key Takeaways: How to reframe your life around Quality Time Remaining Why being busy can rob you of what truly matters The difference between intentional living and life drifting How to start your own “shorter list” of moments that matter Why presence, not productivity, is what creates lasting memories You have more time today than you might tomorrow—spend it like it matters. Because it does. 👉 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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1:00.1	This is the admiral show.
1:10.4	All right, welcome back to the show, everybody.
1:12.4	So this week's podcast is a special one for me because I'm going to talk to you about something I've been talking to many of my friends about now for a little bit over a year.
1:21.3	I'm going to give you a term, QTR.
1:23.7	You heard that before?
1:24.8	My guess is 99% of you or not.
1:26.8	But here's what QTR stands for, at least in my world. Quality time remaining. See, I'm 54 years old now, and I'm on a group text with a bunch of guys that are somewhere between 45 and 75 years old. And most of these guys, I'll let you in on the inside, are very financially
1:44.1	successful men. And we have this group text that we keep sending one another about QTR moments.
1:50.0	And I'm in one group that's a little small group of just two or three, four guys, but I'm on
1:53.7	another one that includes about 30 dudes. And it just happens to be all men that were on this
1:58.5	group text because it was a trip we were all going on. And it turned into this QTR concept, quality time remaining.
2:04.7	And it's something that I have been having on my mind now for quite a while that I wish was on my mind when I was younger.
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