Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)
Mel Robbins: The Let Them Theory, Build a Business and Life on Your Terms | Human Behavior | E329
Mon, 13 Jan 2025
On her son’s prom night, Mel Robbins fussed over details that didn’t matter. Her daughter grabbed her arm and said, “Let them. Let them run in the rain. Let them eat where they want. Let them.” Those two simple words hit Mel like a ton of bricks and completely changed how she thinks about control. In this episode, Mel shares some of the pivotal moments that shaped her career, her innovative strategies for overcoming adversity, and how the Let Them Theory can help you navigate business challenges, strengthen relationships, and unlock your true power. In this episode, Hala and Mel will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (02:57) The Power of Action (04:22) Mel's Unforgettable TED Talk Debut (07:00) The 5 Second Rule (07:52) Building Unshakable Confidence (12:04) Turning Adversity into Strength (22:00) The Power of Showing Up for Others (30:40) Why Details Matter in Business (42:32) Understanding the Let Them Theory (51:14) The Let Them Theory in Business Mel Robbins is a motivational speaker, the host of The Mel Robbins Podcast, and a bestselling author of several influential books, including her latest, The Let Them Theory. Known for her groundbreaking 5 Second Rule, she has helped millions of people take action and transform their lives. With 30 million views, her TEDx talk made her a recognized voice in behavior change. Mel is also the CEO of 143 Studios, a female-driven media company creating award-winning content for top brands like LinkedIn and Audible. She is a Forbes 50 Over 50 Honoree and one of USA Today’s Top 5 Mindset Coaches. Resources Mentioned: Mel’s Books: The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About: https://amzn.to/4h6quLh The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage: https://amzn.to/3WdAgTX Sponsored By: OpenPhone - Get 20% off 6 months at https://www.openphone.com/PROFITING Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://www.youngandprofiting.co/shopify Airbnb - Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at https://www.airbnb.com/host Rocket Money - Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to https://www.rocketmoney.com/profiting Indeed - Get a $75 job credit at indeed.com/profiting Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap Youtube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new All Show Keywords: Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship podcast, Business, Business podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal development, Starting a business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side hustle, Startup, mental health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth mindset. Career, Success, Entrepreneurship, Productivity, Careers, Startup, Entrepreneurs, Business Ideas, Growth Hacks, Career Development, Money Management, Opportunities, Professionals, Workplace, Career podcast, Entrepreneurship podcast
Chapter 1: What is the Let Them Theory?
Chapter 2: How can the 5 Second Rule change your life?
And then the second step is... So Let Them is all about releasing control. Yes. Why are we so hardwired for control to begin with?
Because if you're in control, then you feel safe. But the problem is...
Yap gang, we've got a special treat for you in store today. I recently had the chance to do a special live in-person interview with none other than Mel Robbins. Mel is somebody who I've looked up to for most of my career, and she's not only a New York Times bestselling author, but she's also the host of the super popular Mel Robbins podcast.
Her brand new book, The Let Them Theory, offers a groundbreaking approach to reclaiming your life from the burdens of others' expectations. In this conversation, we're gonna uncover some of the pivotal moments that shaped Mel's career.
Now, this is the first time that Mel is appearing on the podcast, so I really wanted to spend some time on the lessons that she's learned along the way of her incredible success. We're also gonna hear some of her innovative strategies for overcoming adversity and unlocking our true power.
So Mel has focused the last decade of her career helping millions of people with their internal struggles and self-improvement. And now she's moving on to helping us deal with our external environments, namely our relationships, with her powerful Let Them Theory. We're gonna be focusing on the Let Them Theory in the last half of this conversation, and it is so transformative.
I can't wait for you guys to hear all about it. If you wanna see this interview live in person on video, go hop over to my YouTube channel right now. It's called Young and Profiting. If not, enjoy my conversation with the legendary Mel Robbins. Welcome to Young and Profiting Podcast, Mel. Well, thank you for inviting me, and thank you. I'm so excited to talk to you. I'm so excited.
I've been following your work for such a long time. I actually first found out about you in 2017 when you had the five-second rule come out. It was such a big hit, and like millions of people, I was listening to it on repeat that entire year, and it actually was a huge inspiration for me to start my podcast in 2018. Okay. So you have personally really impacted me.
And I just want to say thank you for everything you've put out in the world, for being so relatable down to earth and just sharing what's moved for yourself in your own life to help other people.
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Chapter 3: What were Mel Robbins' pivotal career moments?
Chapter 4: How to build unshakable confidence?
And then the second step is... So Let Them is all about releasing control. Yes. Why are we so hardwired for control to begin with?
Because if you're in control, then you feel safe. But the problem is...
Yap gang, we've got a special treat for you in store today. I recently had the chance to do a special live in-person interview with none other than Mel Robbins. Mel is somebody who I've looked up to for most of my career, and she's not only a New York Times bestselling author, but she's also the host of the super popular Mel Robbins podcast.
Her brand new book, The Let Them Theory, offers a groundbreaking approach to reclaiming your life from the burdens of others' expectations. In this conversation, we're gonna uncover some of the pivotal moments that shaped Mel's career.
Now, this is the first time that Mel is appearing on the podcast, so I really wanted to spend some time on the lessons that she's learned along the way of her incredible success. We're also gonna hear some of her innovative strategies for overcoming adversity and unlocking our true power.
So Mel has focused the last decade of her career helping millions of people with their internal struggles and self-improvement. And now she's moving on to helping us deal with our external environments, namely our relationships, with her powerful Let Them Theory. We're gonna be focusing on the Let Them Theory in the last half of this conversation, and it is so transformative.
I can't wait for you guys to hear all about it. If you wanna see this interview live in person on video, go hop over to my YouTube channel right now. It's called Young and Profiting. If not, enjoy my conversation with the legendary Mel Robbins. Welcome to Young and Profiting Podcast, Mel. Well, thank you for inviting me, and thank you. I'm so excited to talk to you. I'm so excited.
I've been following your work for such a long time. I actually first found out about you in 2017 when you had the five-second rule come out. It was such a big hit, and like millions of people, I was listening to it on repeat that entire year, and it actually was a huge inspiration for me to start my podcast in 2018. Okay. So you have personally really impacted me.
And I just want to say thank you for everything you've put out in the world, for being so relatable down to earth and just sharing what's moved for yourself in your own life to help other people.
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Chapter 5: Why is showing up for others important?
Chapter 6: How to turn adversity into strength?
So Mel has focused the last decade of her career helping millions of people with their internal struggles and self-improvement. And now she's moving on to helping us deal with our external environments, namely our relationships, with her powerful Let Them Theory. We're gonna be focusing on the Let Them Theory in the last half of this conversation, and it is so transformative.
I can't wait for you guys to hear all about it. If you wanna see this interview live in person on video, go hop over to my YouTube channel right now. It's called Young and Profiting. If not, enjoy my conversation with the legendary Mel Robbins. Welcome to Young and Profiting Podcast, Mel. Well, thank you for inviting me, and thank you. I'm so excited to talk to you. I'm so excited.
I've been following your work for such a long time. I actually first found out about you in 2017 when you had the five-second rule come out. It was such a big hit, and like millions of people, I was listening to it on repeat that entire year, and it actually was a huge inspiration for me to start my podcast in 2018. Okay. So you have personally really impacted me.
And I just want to say thank you for everything you've put out in the world, for being so relatable down to earth and just sharing what's moved for yourself in your own life to help other people.
Well, I really appreciate you acknowledging the difference that the five-second rule and that countdown technique, five, four, three, two, one, move, how it helped you. But I want to say back to you, you have to keep the credit because you did the work. No, I'm serious. It is easy to talk about motivation. It's easy to give people advice.
It's easy to tell the person who's spending time with us together today our stories and the things that work for us. But knowledge is cheap and it's free. And if you don't know how to achieve your goals, go to Google. Type in, how do I do this? And AI will spit it out and then say, what does a day in the life of somebody who's launching this and successfully in five weeks look like?
There's your map. But that's the easy part. The hard part is making yourself do it, particularly on the days when you don't feel like it. And so I want to acknowledge you for the fact that you both grab the knowledge and then you put it into action. And that's what makes you different. That is what explains my success.
You are listening to this right now and spending time with us because you actually want to achieve big goals. So I know that about the person that is listening and choosing to spend time listening to this. But I'm going to tell you something. This conversation that you're about to listen to means shit if you don't actually convert it to action. And that's what we're going to talk about.
Tools, but then it's going to be to you to take the baton and go.
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Chapter 7: What role do details play in business?
That was the beginning of something extraordinary.
And so your email was flooded. People were using the 54321 to get up, do what they need to do.
Yes.
You did not share this fully with the world for three years. Correct. You felt like you weren't ready to give advice. Who would want to listen to you? You felt like you didn't really know the science behind it. So how did you build up the confidence to then put it out to the world and put in the reps, quite frankly?
It's a great question. And as you're listening to this conversation, whether you're in a car or you're at the gym or you're watching us on YouTube, there is something that you want to do in life, whether it's launching a business or becoming an influencer or monetizing social or building a YouTube following or publishing books, or maybe it's starting your own podcast.
I don't know what that thing is. Maybe you want to become a touring musician. Maybe you want to start a fashion line. There is something in your heart. Maybe you want to Lambo. I don't know. It's your goals. Whatever it is that you want, I'm here to tell you that you do not need anybody's permission. And you do not need to have it all figured out.
In fact, you're never going to have it all figured out. And every single day that you talk yourself out of beginning or taking one step forward is a day that you're keeping yourself locked in a prison of your own making. Because if you know something that you want, how dare you withhold it from yourself? How dare you talk yourself out of it?
How dare you sit there and spend more time and energy manufacturing excuses and worrying about what other people think? You get one life. And no one is coming to save you. No one is coming to do the work for you. Nobody is going to pick you from obscurity and make you a star. Nobody is going to build the business that you want to build.
And while you're sitting there drinking with your buddies, bitching about your current job, or you are sitting there telling yourself, I don't know what to do. Your whole life is waiting for you. There's literally a door right in front of you that is waiting for you to reach out and freaking turn the knob and open it. And I'm going to tell you something. My secret to success is very simple.
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