In this episode of Passion Struck, I sit down with Dr. Deepika Chopra to explore the truth behind Real Optimism and why so many of us feel stuck despite doing all the “right” mindset work. We often think optimism is about staying positive or believing harder, but what if the real work is something deeper, […]
Social connection shapes far more of our lives than we realize. In this episode of Passion Struck, I sit down with Nicholas Epley to explore why we consistently underestimate how powerful human interaction can be, and how small, everyday choices can transform our happiness, health, and sense of belonging. What makes this conversation so compelling
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If you’ve been searching for how to stop falling into old habits, this episode offers a deeper answer than discipline, willpower, or productivity systems ever could. In this solo episode, John R. Miles takes you inside the unseen force that shapes your behavior long after you decide to change. He calls it identity gravity, a
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What if the real reason you feel drained isn’t your schedule, but where your energy is going? In this episode of Passion Struck, I sit down with Diana Hill to explore how to manage energy not time and why this shift changes everything. Diana shares how even the most driven, high-performing people can become misaligned
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In this episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles sits down with Nobel Prize–winning economist Alvin E. Roth to explore the powerful and often uncomfortable ideas behind Moral Economics. This conversation moves beyond traditional views of markets as financial systems and reframes them as mechanisms that quietly determine who gets access, who is excluded, and
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Why We Circle Change is not about a lack of discipline or clarity. It is about the invisible forces that keep us moving in familiar loops even when we know something deeper is calling us forward. In this episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles takes you into a moment most people recognize but rarely
Designing a meaningful life doesn’t begin with a perfectly clear vision of who you’re supposed to become; it usually starts in that subtle friction between a life that works and a life that actually feels alive. In this conversation with Bill Burnett & Dave Evans, that tension becomes the doorway into something much deeper, shaped
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There is a quiet trap forming in the world of personal growth. We have become incredibly skilled at understanding ourselves. We can name our wounds, trace our patterns, and unpack the invisible bag we have carried since childhood. Yet for many, that awareness has not translated into a life that feels meaningful, energized, or aligned.
Have you ever reached a major goal, looked around, and realized that while you’ve won the game, you don’t actually feel any better? Most of us spend our lives obsessed with productivity. We manage our calendars, optimize our workflows, and hit our targets. We’ve become world-class at being “useful.” But there is a dangerous trap
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Have you ever achieved a goal, checked every box, or surrounded yourself with people—yet still felt strangely invisible? Why you feel like you don’t matter often has nothing to do with a lack of success. It stems from a deeper, often unspoken question we’ve been asking since birth: Do I register here? Am I seen,
