John R. Miles - Founder and CEO of Passion Struck ™

John Miles

John R. Miles's goal is to make passion go viral. He is a former combat veteran and multi-industry CEO turned entrepreneur and human performance expert. He founded Passion Struck to help the broken, beaten, and bored of the world regain their passion and unlock their hidden potential. Contact me at www.johnrmiles.com

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How Dogs Help Us Matter: Elias Weiss Friedman (The Dogist) on Passion Struck Episode 688

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When Elias Weiss Friedman left his job in brand strategy during a New York layoff, he dusted off his camera, wandered the streets, and started asking strangers a question no one else was asking: Can I photograph your dog? That simple act became The Dogist, a storytelling movement with over 11 million followers and more […]

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What AI Can’t Teach: The 7-Day Cure for Emotional Numbness

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We’re racing to make machines cry, laugh, and love, while millions of us forgot how to do it first. That’s the quiet emergency behind episode 687 of Passion Struck on What AI Can’t Teach, part of my new series The Irreplaceables: Rediscovering Human Worth in an Age of Acceleration. Everywhere we look, algorithms are simulating

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How to Reclaim Your Attention and Find Focus in an Age of Distraction

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We live in a time when our attention has become the world’s most valuable currency — and the most stolen. In this week’s Passion Struck conversation, I sat down with Dr. Zelana Montminy, behavioral scientist and author of Finding Focus: Own Your Attention in an Age of Distraction, to uncover why our ability to pay

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Reclaiming Your Personal Narrative: How Culture, Work, and Media Shape Your Life Story (And How to Take Back Control)

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A few weeks ago, while recording Episode 678 of Passion Struck on The Hidden Rules of Luck, I asked a question that stopped me mid-sentence and has stayed with me ever since: Whose story am I living? This profound inquiry has lingered in my thoughts ever since. For many of us, the response isn’t straightforward—we

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The Miles That Make Us Who We Are: Lessons in Becoming, One Step at a Time

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The miles that make us who we are are rarely the easy ones. They are the miles that ask something of us: patience, presence, courage, or simply the willingness to take one more step when we are unsure we can. These miles shape identity in ways that time alone cannot. In this Passion Struck conversation,

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Be Yourself at Work: The Groundbreaking Power of Leading from the Heart

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In every organization, there are two invisible forces shaping how people show up: fear and belonging. For decades, fear has driven how we lead, motivate, and measure success. But a quiet revolution is underway—one that replaces control with connection, and compliance with compassion. Few leaders embody this shift more fully than Claude Silver, Chief Heart

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Moral Mavericks: Dr. Sunita Sah on How to Stand Firm When It Matters Most

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In a world that constantly rewards compliance, learning how to stand firm may be one of the most radical acts of courage you can take. This week on the Passion Struck podcast, I speak with Dr. Sunita Sah, a physician, behavioral scientist, and Cornell professor whose research reveals why we comply, what stops us from

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Lucky by Design: Judd Kessler On the Hidden Rules that Shape Our Lives

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What if luck isn’t random at all? Have you ever looked at someone’s success and thought, “They’re just lucky”? Behavioral economist Judd Kessler wants to change the way you think about luck. In his new book, Lucky By Design, he argues that what most people call luck is often the result of hidden systems, invisible

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Radical Doubt: Why Uncertainty Might Be Your Greatest Advantage
Featuring Dr. Bidhan “Bobby” Parmar – Episode 674 of Passion Struck

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Most of us are taught that confidence is power and that uncertainty is weakness. But what if the opposite is true? What if doubt is the signal that your brain is preparing to learn something new? In this episode of Passion Struck, host John R. Miles sits down with Dr. Bidhan “Bobby” L. Parmar, professor

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Beating Guillain-Barré and Stage 4 Cancer: Sandy Yozipovic’s Story of Courage, Faith, and Medical Freedom

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Life often feels like it’s rigged against us. But as Sandy Yozipovic’s journey shows, you can stack the odds in your favor even when everything seems impossible. Her story is a living example of resilience: battling paralysis from Guillain-Barré syndrome, then later facing Stage 4 cancer, and somehow finding a way to keep moving forward.

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Reinvention in Real Time: Joel Beasley on Courage, Comedy, and Creating a Life That Matters

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Most of the time on Passion Struck, we talk with people who are on the other side of their transformation. Bestselling authors, CEOs, scientists, and leaders who have already connected the dots and are reflecting on their journeys. But this week’s guest is different. Joel Beasley, technologist, entrepreneur, and host of Modern CTO, one of

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How to Build Belonging: Six Choices That Create Deep Connection and Purpose

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In episode 669 of Passion Struck, John Miles guides you through how to build belonging using a simple yet powerful framework he developed, called BELONG. This framework offers six choices that help you reclaim your identity, stop performing for approval, and create a life of purpose. Most of us spend much of our lives trying

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