![]() I have great habits, rituals and discipline that overrides my natural laziness. When people see someone like me, they think they’re superhuman. The way out of that depression has been my faith. Just because you have great financial success or influence doesn’t mean you don’t have private battles. In fact, I would be lying if I said that even at this stage of my life, with all the financial security, I still don’t watch my mental state all the time. Tricia Love Vargas: During the most challenging times of your life, have you ever experienced any depression?Įd Mylett: Many times. You may not be destined to sweep that floor forever, but give that floor your best.” I don’t care if you’re sweeping the floor. I remember my dad telling me, “Just be the best wherever you’re planted, wherever God’s planted you. When I was working in Cottage 8, my friends were getting jobs, making $80,000 a year and going to law school. It was the greatest moment of insecurity in my life. There were twelve boys there, all ages eight to 10. They jumped up and said, “Oh! Drunk Tim––Cottage 8.” I think he’s an alcoholic because he was in a meeting with my dad.” ![]() I grabbed the door handle to leave and told them, “I think the man who hired me is named Tim. They told me to come back when I knew what the job was. I showed up at the place the next morning not knowing what the job was. My dad didn’t even ask him what the job was before he said I’d take it. He’s living at home on our couch.” At the meeting, he met a guy who offered to get me a job. My dad was complaining about me, saying, “My son’s unemployed. I got a job because my dad went to an AA meeting one night. I had no idea I was going to be in a financial company, real estate or speaking. Most of the great things in our life don’t show up looking like we think they will. I found out I had a tumor in my leg from my baseball career. OVERCOMING DARK TIMES & DISCOVERING HIS CALLINGĮd Mylett: I thought my calling was to play baseball. I feel stronger about it today than ever before. Like anything in life, if something is your calling, despite the small obstacles, you have to do it. All the things I gained and all the people I helped outweighs the privacy I lost. He told me, “There are things you’re going to lose.” But for me, those things were pretty insignificant. Can you tell us about your decision to enter into this space?Įd Mylett: I didn’t want to share them either, to be honest with you. Some people don’t want to share personal experiences like you have firsthand. Tricia Love Vargas: The impact you’ve had both digitally and through in-person events where you share motivational messages is quite the calling to step up to.
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