THE ED MYLETT SHOW - The American Underdog w/ Kurt Warner

The American Underdog w/ Kurt Warner

12/21/21 • 71 min

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Hollywood could not imagine a better UNDERDOG story than the one Kurt Warner has lived. So, they went straight to the source and made a movie about Kurt’s incredible journey.

“AMERICAN UNDERDOG: THE KURT WARNER STORY” opens in theaters soon, and I’m thrilled to welcome Kurt this week so you can hear firsthand how he OVERCAME INCREDIBLE ODDS to live one of the most INSPIRATIONAL stories I’ve heard in a long time.

After playing college football at Northern Iowa for four years, Kurt was undrafted and stocked shelves in a grocery store. He eventually landed a spot on the Iowa Barnstormers in the Arena Football League before signing with the St. Louis Rams as a backup quarterback in 1998.

A year later, everything changed.

Not only did he become a starter, during his first season, Kurt also led the Rams to a title in SUPER BOWL XXXIV and earned league and Super Bowl MVP honors. He won another league MVP when the Rams returned to Super Bowl XXXVI. After signing with the Cardinals, he led the team to their first Super Bowl appearance as well, making him the second quarterback in history to start the Super Bowl with two different teams.

When he retired, Kurt finished his career owning a dozen NFL RECORDS.

With all the challenges he faced, if anyone had a right to have self-doubt, it was Kurt.

Did he have self-doubt?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

As he explains, Kurt always believed in his talent, but how he approached that talent had to CHANGE before he found success.

You’re also going to hear how stocking grocery store shelves helped Kurt create a path to the NFL. It’s a story of how doing COMMON THINGS the right way can produce decidedly UNCOMMON RESULTS that you can use in your life as well.

Kurt also gives you a masterclass on the importance of CONFIDENCE as an element of success, especially when you encounter inevitable setbacks.

FAITH has always been a part of Kurt’s life, and we spend a good deal of time talking about how Kurt’s RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD has grown and changed over the years to become one of the things that define who he is.

We touch on how he has actively applied faith in good times and the bad and how he has STAYED TRUE TO HIS FAITH despite setbacks after his incredible accomplishments.

At this time of year, and in times like these, we need UPLIFTING stories to help us find JOY and PEACE.

That’s why spending time listening to Kurt Warner’s story is a PERFECT GIFT you’ll want to give yourself and SHARE WITH OTHERS.

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Hollywood could not imagine a better UNDERDOG story than the one Kurt Warner has lived. So, they went straight to the source and made a movie about Kurt’s incredible journey.

A year later, everything changed.

When he retired, Kurt finished his career owning a dozen NFL RECORDS.

With all the challenges he faced, if anyone had a right to have self-doubt, it was Kurt.

Did he have self-doubt?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

As he explains, Kurt always believed in his talent, but how he approached that talent had to CHANGE before he found success.

Kurt also gives you a masterclass on the importance of CONFIDENCE as an element of success, especially when you encounter inevitable setbacks.

We touch on how he has actively applied faith in good times and the bad and how he has STAYED TRUE TO HIS FAITH despite setbacks after his incredible accomplishments.

At this time of year, and in times like these, we need UPLIFTING stories to help us find JOY and PEACE.

That’s why spending time listening to Kurt Warner’s story is a PERFECT GIFT you’ll want to give yourself and SHARE WITH OTHERS.

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Transform Your Identity w/ Bob Harper

He hosted The Biggest Loser on television, but BOB HARPER is a BIG WINNER when it comes to being one of the most recognizable fitness experts today.

In this week’s episode, you’re going to get a big dose of TRUTH from Bob about battling obesity and LEADING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. We’re going to talk about how you can make changes in your life, both mentally and physically, so you can better PROTECT YOURSELF and find your peak state, especially when it comes to CARDIAC HEALTH.

Bob is a successful author who has written three New York Times bestsellers. He has also educated countless people through his series of DVDs on working out and staying healthy and is a personal trainer to the stars, with clients such as ELLEN DEGENERES and JENNIFER JASON LEIGH.

But one of the most fascinating and unexpected chapters in Bob’s life was his well-publicized heart attack in 2017 at age 52. Despite outwardly being the picture of perfect health, Bob goes into detail about how he almost succumbed to that near-fatal attack.

In fact, HE FLATLINED FOR NINE MINUTES and spent two days in a coma before eventually recovering.

As you might imagine, that traumatic event deeply affected his psyche and his CORE IDENTITY. That led to a lot of SOUL SEARCHING and some dramatic changes in Bob’s life. Bob talks about dealing with PTSD, EMOTIONAL TURMOIL, and PIVOTING to find a NEW SENSE OF SELF.

Every one of us has faced life-changing moments like this or will soon enough. That’s what makes our conversation PERSONAL, ESSENTIAL, AND COMPELLING. I want you to listen and reflect on how something like this applies to you.

We also talk about practical ways to think about and achieve meaningful weight loss. Hint...it all starts in your HEAD before you see results in your WAIST! Bob and I also get into building GOOD HABITS, the RIGHT ENVIRONMENT, and SUPPORT TEAM, which are critical elements to losing and keeping weight off.

The bottom line is, BOB HARPER knows a lot about HEALING.

Listen closely, because he can TEACH you a lot about it, too.

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Expert Psychiatrist's Guide To Transcend Trauma w/ Dr. Frank Anderson

I KNOW A LOT OF YOU ARE HURTING RIGHT NOW.

I SEE it in your messages. I HEAR it when I talk to people. And SOCIAL MEDIA and the NEWS are filled with stories every day of people struggling to stay afloat.

So often, we find ways to compromise as a means of living with our psychological pain and deep-seeded trauma. Many of us have been doing it for years.

But collectively, I don’t think we’re doing enough HEALING.

Especially lately, as the pandemic has turned our entire world upside down. We’ve done our best to cope amid loved ones getting sick or dying, losing our jobs and identity, battling isolation, and an all-consuming fear of the future.

This week’s guest, DR. FRANK ANDERSON is a psychiatrist who has extensively studied pain and trauma. He has made it his lifelong quest to help others heal by integrating his knowledge of neuroscience and trauma treatment with Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy.

His new book, TRANSCENDING TRAUMA, explores a unique, compassionate, and evidence-based approach to resolving dissociative trauma.

ARE YOU READY TO HEAL?

Do you want to regain the ability to CONNECT WITH and LOVE OTHERS on a deeper level?

Are you ready to help others UNDERSTAND why they’re traumatized and what you can do to help them?

Aside from the obvious BENEFITS of why it’s important to heal, until you learn to do so and take active steps to heal from trauma, there’s no way you can be the BEST POSSIBLE spouse, parent, friend, co-worker, or achieve the HIGHEST DEGREE OF SUCCESS in your career or personal life.

TIME SPENT HEALING IS TIME WELL SPENT.

And as Dr. Anderson reveals to us, it’s a WORTHY INVESTMENT in ourselves.

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