Have you ever wondered how to make your life rich? In my interview with Dr. Cassie Holmes, we discuss step-by-step how to wisely invest your most treasured resource—time and make the most of it. Cassie Holmes is a professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management. She is the world’s leading authority on time and happiness. In her ground-breaking new book, HAPPIER HOUR: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters , a Forbes 2022 “Must Read,”—Cassie shares her cutting-edge r...
Sep 06, 2022•53 min•Ep. 185
How much is the value of time really worth? Carl Sandburg said, “Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent.” In this Momentum Friday episode from the Passion Struck podcast, I tackle the value of time. I examine this by studying wisdom from the stoics on the topic and using ten of their mantras for managing time. Members of the Passion Struck community have asked questions like, "Why do I always feel there aren't there enough hou...
Sep 02, 2022•26 min•Ep. 184
Want to create a happy, connected, and fulfilled relationship? Dr. Abby Medcalf provides straightforward, actionable strategies and tools that you can use today to make your relationships their best (including your relationship with yourself)! Dr. Abby Medcalf is a relationship maven, psychologist, author, and TEDx speaker who has helped thousands of people alter their mindset to create connection, comfort, and enjoyment in their relationships! Abby is the host of the top-rated “Relationships Ma...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 183
Dr. Dominic ("Dom") D'Agostino is an expert on a wide range of topics related to ketogenic diets, ketosis, metabolic health, and how to thwart chronic conditions with diet and lifestyle. Dom is one of the world's leading experts on the ketogenic diet, studying its effects under the severe conditions of space and undersea. Additionally, Dr. D'Agostino has personally practiced the ketogenic diet for over a decade. In doing so, he brings substantial valuable personal experience along with his human...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 182
Over the past few months, the growing chronic loneliness epidemic has come up repeatedly in my interviews on the Passion Struck podcast. Given its prevalence, I decided to devote this episode to addressing its significance. Loneliness is a human sentiment that is complicated and unique to every person. Because there isn't a known common cause, the consequences of loneliness and its prevention can vary dramatically. Anne Hathaway did a great job articulating her feelings about loneliness in the f...
Aug 26, 2022•24 min•Ep. 181
After 30 years in the US Navy, retired Rear Admiral Danelle Barrett has learned a lot about effectively leading at the highest levels. She is insightful in everything that matters most if you want to learn how to lead with integrity, humility, humor, and compassion. Today, Danelle Barrett is a sought-after board director, speaker, and leadership coach. During her time as an Admiral, she served as the director of current operations at US Cyber Command and as the Navy Cyber Security Division Direc...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 180
Our guest today is ALAN STEIN JR., who is all about what it takes to achieve and sustain PEAK PERFORMANCE. If you want to know what it takes to achieve more MENTAL TOUGHNESS in your life to give you added discipline, success, and responsibility, you will want to take notes and pay close attention. This is the LEVELING-UP episode you've been waiting for. Alan has been all about PRODUCING CHAMPIONS for over two decades. He worked with some of the world's highest performing basketball players, for ...
Aug 23, 2022•55 min•Ep. 179
John R. Miles - Eight ways to stop making excuses to unlock an intentional life. Brought to you by Indeed. Receive a $75 credit at: https://www.indeed.com/passionstruck. People often ask me, 'How does making excuses impact intentional positive change in life?' In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” As cruel as that sounds, Franklin's words are closer to reality than we think. Until we stop making excuses, we will encounter conseq...
Aug 19, 2022•23 min•Ep. 178
In this episode of Passion with John R. Miles, I interview Ari Wallach about the Longpath mindset and how to unlock your purpose for something greater than yourself. | Brought to you by Indeed. Receive a $75 credit at: https://www.indeed.com/passionstruck. Ari Wallach is a futurist and the founder and Executive Director of Longpath Labs, focusing on the thinking and behaviors that will positively impact future generations. As an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University’s School of Inte...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 177
In today's episode of the Passion Struck podcast, I sit down with Dr. Ayelet Fishbach to discuss her new book Get It Done as well as how to find the fun path to achieving a goal. | Brought to you by Indeed. Receive a $75 credit at: https://www.indeed.com/passionstruck. Dr. Ayelet Fishbach is a behavioral science and marketing professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She was president of the Society for the Study of Motivation and continues to publish her insights into mot...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 176
Rabbi Avremi Zippel shares his story of childhood abuse and how he changed his story to one of hope, strength, and inspiration by finding purpose through his pain. For victims of any form of trauma or abuse, this is a podcast you don't want to miss. | Brought to you by Gusto. Go to ( https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck) for three months free. Rabbi Avremi Zippel is the program director at the Chabad Lubavitch of Utah. Avremi and his wife Sheina founded Young Jewish Professionals Utah, which has ...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 175
In today's episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, I interview Dr. Kara Fitzgerald about her groundbreaking work in understanding how you can reverse your biological age and become a younger you . | Brought to you by Gusto. Go to ( https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck) for three months free. Dr. Kara Fitzgerald, ND, IFMCP, is the first-ever recipient of the Emerging Leadership Award from the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute in recognition of her work on DNA methylation. Dr. Fitzger...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 174
In today's episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, I interview Dr. Valerie Young about the types and causes of imposter syndrome and how you combat it . | Brought to you by Gusto ( https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck) for three months free. Dr. Valerie Young is co-founder of Impostor Syndrome Institute and the leading expert on the subject. In addition to speaking at over 100 universities, she’s spoken at such diverse organizations as Google, Moody’s, Pfizer, NASA, and the National Cancer ...
Aug 09, 2022•52 min•Ep. 173
Over the past several weeks, I have interviewed several guests on the Passion Struck podcast who have experienced the consequences of abuse and neglect. These include my recent interviews with Kara Robinson Chamberlain , who was kidnapped by a serial killer and sexually assaulted. Carrington Smith , who was emotionally abused and neglected for years by her parents and sexually abused while she was in college. I also interviewed Rabbi Avremi Zippel, who was sexually abused for ten years during ch...
Aug 05, 2022•25 min•Ep. 172
In today's episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, I interview Colin O'Brady about his new book The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life. | Brought to you by Masterworks ( https://www.masterworks.io/) promo code PASSION. Colin O’Brady is a ten-time world record-breaking explorer, speaker, entrepreneur, and mindset expert. His feats include the world’s first solo, unsupported, and fully human-powered crossing of Antarctica, speed records for the Explore...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 171
In today's episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, I interview D.J. Vanas about his new book, which launches today, The Warrior Within: Own Your Power to Serve, Fight, Protect, and Heal. | Brought to you by Masterworks ( https://www.masterworks.io/) promo code PASSION. D.J. Vanas is an internationally-acclaimed speaker for Fortune 500 companies, hundreds of tribal nations, and over 7,000 audiences nationwide. An enrolled member of the Ottawa Tribe of Michigan and a former U.S. Air Force of...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 170
People often ask me, 'Why do we fail to take responsibility for our choices?' In the words of Jim Rohn, "Either you run the day, or the day runs you." This illustrates how essential it is for us to take charge of our habits or inadvertently allow our choices to dictate our life. When we fail to act, we allow fate to control our lives instead of us owning our destiny. As I discussed in last week's episode, it's why mediocre choices lead us to be average. --► Get the full show notes: https://passi...
Jul 29, 2022•19 min•Ep. 169
Abi Morgan - The importance of hope, the power of everyday superheroes, and the moments of magic throughout daily life. | Brought to you by ZocDoc ( https://www.zocdoc.com/passionstruck). Abi Morgan is a playwright, author, and screenwriter. Her plays include Skinned, Sleeping Around, Splendour, Tiny Dynamite, Tender, Fugee, 27, Love Song, and The Mistress Contract . Her television work includes My Fragile Heart, Murder, Sex Traffic, Tsunami – The Aftermath, White Girl, Royal Wedding, Birdsong, ...
Jul 28, 2022•50 min•Ep. 168
Kurt Wilkin and I discuss his new book Who's Your Mike? : A No-Bullsh*t Guide to the People You'll Meet on Your Entrepreneurial Journey . | Brought to you by ZocDoc ( https://www.zocdoc.com/passionstruck). Kurt Wilkin is an experienced entrepreneur and founder of Hire Better. In his debut book, Who’s Your Mike? Kurt reveals how entrepreneurs can transform their companies by minimizing hiring mistakes, investing in high potentials, and making the difficult decisions to drop dead weight from their...
Jul 26, 2022•55 min•Ep. 167
John R. Miles - Why average choices lead to mediocre results. | Brought to you by AppSumo's application marketplace (https://social.appsumo.com/passion), Gusto's all-in-one HR solution https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck, the Policygenius insurance comparison website (https://www.policygenius.com/), and Indeed the platform for hiring (https://www.indeed.com/passionstruck). In last week's episode , I argued that mediocrity achieved as an end result of all our best efforts is not bad. But, it is w...
Jul 22, 2022•27 min•Ep. 166
Kara Robinson Chamberlain - Why you must be vigilant about your safety. | Brought to you by AppSumo's application marketplace (https://social.appsumo.com/passion), Gusto's all-in-one HR solution https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck, the Policygenius insurance comparison website (https://www.policygenius.com/), and Indeed the platform for hiring (https://www.indeed.com/passionstruck). Kara Robinson Chamberlain was 15 years old when she was approached by a man in her friend's front yard in Columbia...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 165
Jean Oelwang and I discuss the power of partnering along with the importance of who and what you will love into being on this episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles. Brought to you by AppSumo's application marketplace ( https://social.appsumo.com/passion), Gusto's all-in-one HR solution ( https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck), the Policygenius insurance comparison website ( https://www.policygenius.com/ ), and Indeed the platform for hiring ( https://www.indeed.com/passionstruck ). Jean Oel...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 164
So many of us struggle with a sense of inadequacy because we are immersed in a culture of exceptionalism. As a result, we will not dare even to consider being average, nor do we know how to accept it with humility. The problem is that this culture of exceptionalism threatens to turn the idea of personal excellence into an anachronism. It is teaching us that it's terrible to be average. As a result, it inflicts people with chronic hopelessness and loneliness because they feel they can't settle fo...
Jul 15, 2022•18 min•Ep. 163
Carrington Smith and I discuss why we all have moments that define us on the Passion Struck podcast. Carrington Smith is a single mom, attorney, business owner, and executive search professional. In her debut best-selling memoir, Blooming , Carrington combines wit and wisdom to share her journey through the shit of life to a life bursting with joy, opportunity, and purpose. * Purchase Blooming : https://amzn.to/3P0tGdE (Amazon link) --► Get the full show notes: https://passionstruck.com/carringt...
Jul 14, 2022•58 min•Ep. 162
Dr. Sara Mednick joins me to discuss why bringing yourself to the downstate allows you to restore, recharge and reinvigorate your brain and body. Professor Sara C. Mednick is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of California, Irvine, and the author of The Hidden Power of the Downstate which was released in April and Take a Nap! Change Your Life . She is passionate about understanding how the brain works through her research into sleep and the autonomic nervous system. * Purchase The Hid...
Jul 12, 2022•56 min•Ep. 161
The ancient practice of meditation is as pertinent today as it was two millennia ago when it was discovered. Amid the turmoil of life, we all could use the scientific benefits of meditation which provides a simple yet effective and convenient way to relax your body, calm your mind, and find inner peace amongst the chaos. Meditation allows one to observe the mind and still our thoughts, letting the mind perform at its highest levels. As Jeff Warren expressed, “Meditation forces you into a direct ...
Jul 08, 2022•25 min•Ep. 160
Nothing passes the time like a good spy thriller and Steven Konkoly is a master at creating books with action, and intrigue, and has an eye for plot intricacies. His books include Deep Sleep , The Jakarta Pandemic , Fractured State , and Hot Zone . Steven Konkoly is the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and repeated #1 Amazon bestseller of over twenty thriller novels. Steven graduated from the United States Naval Academy and served the next eight years on active duty, traveling the world as ...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 159
Vice Admiral Sandy Stosz shares why the world needs leaders with the moral courage to stand strong and steady. Leaders who are capable of uniting people in support of a shared purpose. Leaders who want to make a difference by helping people become their best. Admiral Sandy Stosz served for 40 years in the US Coast Guard, including 12 years at sea. Her career was filled with leadership lessons gleaned while breaking ice and breaking glass as the first woman to command an icebreaker on the Great L...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 158
John R. Miles - The Reverse Aging Effect: How to Stay Young and Healthy | Brought to you by AppSumo ( https://social.appsumo.com/passion) and Gusto ( https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck .) New research indicates that Ponce de Leon's much-hoped-for Fountain of Youth may be closer to reality than we imagined. And, that, my friends, is no science fiction. However, You don't have to imagine or hope for a mythical fountain of youth that holds the secret of reverse aging. You can decide daily to turn ...
Jul 01, 2022•28 min•Ep. 157
Elise Micheals - How to gain back the power of being a man. | Brought to you by AppSumo ( https://social.appsumo.com/passion) and Gusto ( https://www.gusto.com/passionstruck .) Elise Micheals is a trauma-informed Men's Mental Health coach who helps men find purpose and passion again by healing subconscious trauma. Originally a coach for women, she has dedicated her practice specifically to helping men after realizing their lack of support in the mental health space and has been doing it ever sin...
Jun 30, 2022•57 min•Ep. 156
