Today I talk to Dr. Max H. Bazerman, the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Max and I discuss his new book, "Complicit," and explore the root causes of complicity, how it's enabled and how to stop it. What We Discuss with Max H. Bazerman While It is easy to blame obvious offenders, we rarely consider the many people supporting their unethical or criminal behaviors. There was a corroborating cast of people who were complicit: business partners...
Nov 15, 2022•59 min•Ep. 215
In this week's Momentum Friday episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, I explore what courage is and what it takes to be a person of courage. I will discuss different examples of courage and how courage is displayed in different situations. I will explore why courage is one of the most important qualities you can have in life and how it will enable you to face your fears, doubts, and disappointments head-on and continue moving forward. Full show notes and resources can be found here: https...
Nov 11, 2022•20 min•Ep. 214
Today I talk to Scott DeLuzio ( @scottdeluzio ) about the need to drive on and reclaim your strength after experiencing hardship. Scott DeLuzio is an Army veteran who served in the CT Army National Guard as an infantryman between 2005-2011 and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. Scott is the author of surviving son and the host of the Drive On podcast. Purchase Scott's book Surviving Son : https://amzn.to/3NUqQqI (Amazon Link) Brought to you by Shopify. Discover the number one eCommerce platfor...
Nov 10, 2022•57 min•Ep. 213
Today I talk to Jeff Struecker ( @jeffstruecker ) about the importance of being a person of your word. Jeff is a pastor, podcaster, author, and featured keynote speaker. He enlisted in the US Army at age 18 and served for almost 23 years before retiring with the rank of Major. He was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame in 2017 and holds many decorations and recognitions for his military service, including the Silver Star from his service during Black Hawk Down. Jeff now leads the Unbeatable Ar...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 212
In this week's Momentum Friday episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, I share nine strategies to protect your success from yourself and those around you. Find out how to stay motivated, deal with setbacks, and prevent people from taking advantage of you. My advice will help you achieve your goals and protect your success from anyone trying to stop you. Tune in to learn what you need to do to maintain success! Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://passionstruck.com/9-way...
Nov 04, 2022•20 min•Ep. 211
In this episode, we talk with Juliet Funt ( @thejulietfunt ) about the importance of having a minute to think and how it can help us achieve our goals and live our lives to the fullest. Tune in to hear her insights and recommendations! Juliet is the author of A Minute to Think , nominated for the Next Big Idea Club curated by Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink, Susan Cain, and Adam Grant. She is an evangelist for freeing the potential of companies by unburdening their talent from busy work. Brought to y...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 210
Today I talk to Robin Sharma ( @robinsharma ), a multiple-time #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of the world's premier speakers on Leadership and Personal Mastery, named one of the World's Top Leadership Gurus . Robin is the author of the new book The Everyday Hero Manifesto: Activate your positivity, Maximize Your Productivity, Serve the World. Purchase The Everyday Hero Manifesto : https://amzn.to/3SQlqhE (Amazon Link) Brought to you by American Giant (get 20% off using code Passio...
Nov 01, 2022•46 min•Ep. 209
In today's episode, I tackle the power of forgiveness by examining it through the lens of neuroscience and psychology. I then provide five powerful ways to forgive. If you're like most people, the thought of forgiving someone who has hurt you probably seems like the last thing you want to do on earth. This doesn't make you resentful—it just makes you human. Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://passionstruck.com/the-power-of-forgiveness-and-5-ways-to-forgive/ . Brought to you ...
Oct 28, 2022•20 min•Ep. 208
Today I talk to Dr. Marisa G. Franco ( @drmarisagfranco ), a New York Times bestselling author, professor, and psychologist. She communicates the science of connection in digestible ways and is passionate about sharing research with the people it could help the most. Dr. Franco is the author of the NY Times bestseller Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends as an Adult. Purchase Platonic: https://amzn.to/3zmTZ83 (Amazon Link) Brought to you by American Giant (g...
Oct 27, 2022•57 min•Ep. 207
Stanford professor Jeremy Utley joins us on Passion Struck to discuss his new book Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric that Matters , co-written with Perry Klebahn. Brought to you by American Giant (get 20% off using code PassionStruck at https://www.american-giant.com/ ). Let's face it. We all strive for grand ideas, but very few truly comprehend how novel ideas are born. Innovation is not a one-time event, nor is it a sprint or a hackathon. It comes from the mastery of ideaflow, a technique tha...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 206
In today's Momentum Friday episode of Passion Struck, I tackle digital addiction and five ways that you can break free from it. Brought to you by BiOptimizers ( Get 10% off at https://magbreakthrough.com/passionstruck) and Inside Tracker ( get 20% off the entire InsideTracker store at https://www.insidetracker.com/passionstruck). We are immersed in an era of smartphone obsession and digital addiction. I hear it all the time: “I can’t live without my smartphone,” or “I feel apprehensive when I’m ...
Oct 21, 2022•20 min•Ep. 205
Dr. Nate Zinsser joins me on Passion Struck to discuss how you create a confident mind. Brought to you by BiOptimizers ( Get 10% off at https://magbreakthrough.com/passionstruck) and Inside Tracker ( get 20% off the entire InsideTracker store at https://www.insidetracker.com/passionstruck). Have you ever wondered how best to harness your belief in yourself to succeed in any field? Dr. Nate Zinsser and I discuss why NFL quarterbacks like Eli Manning can rise to the moment and achieve peak perform...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 204
Dolly Chugh joins me on the Passion Struck podcast to discuss her new book, A More Just Future. In our interview, Dolly provides a frank yet endearing compass for "embracing the paradox" that America was built on the idea that all people are equal. Yet it was founded on slavery. Chugh interweaves lessons on structural racism, the patriot's dilemma, and settler colonialism. We discuss her study of good people and why we should stop focusing on being a good person so that we can become a better on...
Oct 18, 2022•44 min•Ep. 201
Learning to be vulnerable can be messy because it comes with significant risks and big rewards. It's difficult to put ourselves out there because we fear it could impact our reputation or may even cause us to lose our partners or friends. But, the power of vulnerability also leads to finding a beautiful sense of belonging and being embraced by others. In today's episode, I will tackle vulnerability by sharing the story of my friend who struggled with how to be vulnerable. I will discuss what bei...
Oct 14, 2022•22 min•Ep. 203
Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz joins me on Passion Struck to discuss why she is passionate about demystifying menopause and teaching women how to flourish as they age, optimize their health, the truth about hormones, deal with hot flashes, and so much more. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, MD, is deeply connected to her work as an OB-GYN. She is an enthusiastic science nerd with a profound respect for holistic health and life. She earned degrees from the Southern California School of Medicine and California Coll...
Oct 13, 2022•58 min•Ep. 202
Laura Vanderkam joins me to discuss her new book Tranquility by Tuesday, where she lays out 9 steps to manage your productivity and time. Laura explains why we need to build the lives we want now and concrete strategies for getting more done—including having more fun. Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including her latest book, which releases today, Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters. She is the host of t...
Oct 11, 2022•58 min•Ep. 200
Often times hardship halts even the best of us in our tracks. It becomes this heavy weight that stops us from becoming our best selves. But in this episode of the Passion Struck podcast, I will explain why experiencing pain in life allows the vast, dormant power within you to awaken and express itself. I will build upon this premise by discussing my own personal journey and how I experienced pain and grew from it. But, more importantly, I will explain how my story applies to you and how you can ...
Oct 07, 2022•18 min•Ep. 199
Andreas Widmer joins us on the Passion Struck podcast to discuss principled entrepreneurship and how it creates enduring value for the customer through your own excellence. Thank you InsideTracker ( https://insidetracker.com/passionstruck ) and Dry Farm Wines ( https://www.dryfarmwines.com/passionstruck/) for sponsoring. Principled entrepreneurs unite people to their passion by creating value for their customers through inspired teams. They do this by seeing businesses as being made for people’s...
Oct 06, 2022•56 min•Ep. 198
A significant portion of modern culture proposes that we live with no regrets. You may have even seen people sporting 'no regrets' tattoos. But what if that advice is significantly wrong and regret was, in fact, actually a helpful thing? That's the highly provoking question today's guest, Daniel Pink, poses in our Passion Struck podcast interview. Pink then answers the question using scientific research and two of the most extensive mega studies ever done on the subject, which validate that regr...
Oct 04, 2022•56 min•Ep. 197
In today's Momentum Friday episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, I will discuss the 12 major types of cognitive biases that exist, how they affect your thought process, and six ways to stop them so that you can create sounder day-to-day decisions. -► Get the full show notes for all resources from today's episode: https://passionstruck.com/how-to-identify-12-cognitive-biases/ -► Want the transcript: https://johnrmiles.com/cognitive-biases-6-ways-to-minimize-them/ --► Prefer to watch this ...
Sep 30, 2022•23 min•Ep. 196
Jessie Wisdom joins me on Passion Struck with John R. Miles to discuss her work at Humu to help nudge every manager into becoming a great leader. Based on Jessie's research, she has found the difference between an engaged employee and one ready to walk out the door is their manager. Jessie Wisdom, Ph.D., is co-founder and head of People Science at Humu, a behavioral change platform that nudges people towards better working methods. Before building Humu, Jessie led projects for Google’s People In...
Sep 29, 2022•57 min•Ep. 195
Max Bazerman and Don Moore join me on Passion Struck with John R. Miles to discuss their new book, Decision Leadership: Empowering Others to Make Better Choices . Max Bazerman and Don Moore helped birth behavioral economics. This book is a fresh perspective on how decisions are made through the lens of leadership. Max H. Bazerman is the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Max is the author or co-author of 13 books (including Complicit , in pre...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 194
If you desire a winning mentality that takes your mindset to where it needs to be, you need to change your perception of your reality. So much of our lives are predicated on the lens through which we view life. Our perception impacts how we view, comprehend, analyze, reflect, and interact with the world around us. So many people see everything in life in a negative light. I'm really hoping that this podcast is the podcast that inspires you to implement the five steps I laid out in the episode an...
Sep 23, 2022•21 min•Ep. 193
Professor and author Douglas Rushkoff ( @douglasrushkoff ) joins me on Passion Struck with John R. Miles to discuss how human behavior has become controlled by technology, as the "Mindset" of the obscenely wealthy is pushing us towards a world where they scale money infinitely, resulting in a fractured system with enormous wealth and income inequality. Douglas Rushkoff is a professor of media theory and digital economics at Queens/CUNY. Named one of the world’s ten most influential intellectuals...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 192
In this week's episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, author, blogger, podcast host, and motivational speaker Rachel Hollis joins me to discuss her secrets to becoming your best self. Rachel Hollis is a three-time New York Times bestselling author with over 100 Million podcast downloads. She is known for her authenticity and optimism and uses her platform to empower and embolden fellow dreamers. Her energy and real-talk have made her one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in t...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 191
In this episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, I tackle one of the age-old questions debated by scientists, philosophers, theologians, and neuroscientists: does the concept of free will really exist, or is our life predetermined? My aim for this episode is to spark curiosity in you and encourage conversation and deliberation on this topic. -► Get the full show notes for all resources from today's episode: https://passionstruck.com/does-the-concept-of-free-will-really-exist/ -► Want the tr...
Sep 16, 2022•25 min•Ep. 190
Dandapani joins me on Passion Struck with John R. Miles to discuss his new book, The Power of Unwavering Focus . We discuss how to harness the power of the mind and focus to overcome worry, anxiety, and fear to unlock a rewarding life. Dandapani is a Hindu priest, entrepreneur, and former monk of 10 years. A highly sought-after international speaker and leading expert on leveraging the human mind and the power of focus to create a life of purpose and joy. His TEDx talk has over 6.2 million views...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 189
Scott Barry Kaufman and Jordyn Feingold join the Passion Struck podcast to discuss their new book Chose Growth: A workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self-Doubt. Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., is a cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist exploring the depths of human potential. He is a professor at Columbia University and director of the Center for Human Potential. Dr. Kaufman has authored ten books and is the host of The Psychology Podcast. Dr. Jordyn H. Feingold, MD, MAPP, MSC...
Sep 13, 2022•56 min•Ep. 188
Seth Godin joins the Passion Struck podcast to discuss T he Carbon Almanac and why tackling climate change requires changing the system. One of the things that we need to understand about the climate crisis is that we cannot simply reduce our way out of this problem. We have a systems problem. And the system problem is very simple: carbon extracted from the ground in the form of concrete, combustion, and cows is underpriced. We have been stealing from our future by burning stuff way too cheap. -...
Sep 09, 2022•51 min•Ep. 187
Jason Feifer ( @heyfeifer ) joins us to discuss how you adapt fast and embrace change so that you can build for tomorrow and future-proof your career. Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, host of the Build for Tomorrow podcast, and author of Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career . -► Purchase Build for Tomorrow: https://amzn.to/3x2kmPm (Amazon Link) -► Get the full show notes: https://passionstruck.com/jas...
Sep 08, 2022•52 min•Ep. 186
