John R. Miles
Host of Passion Struck with John R. Miles
John R. Miles is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and human performance expert best known as the founder and host of the award-winning Passion Struck podcast. A former U.S. Navy officer and Fortune 50 senior executive at companies including Dell and Lowe’s, he is recognized for his work on intentional behavior change, leadership, and the psychology of mattering. He currently leads Passion Struck as CEO, advising leaders and organizations on building cultures where people know they matter.
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A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Big Happiness👍 Recommends
…discussing nicholas epley's new book on social connection
“I cannot wait for this discussion. We're going to be talking about this brand new book. I actually have an advanced reader's copy that I was so excited to get. It's titled A Little More Social, How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection. Congratulations on your second book.”
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Always Connected👍 Recommends
…introducing suzanne's new book on spiritual connection and guidance
“Her newest book is called Always Connected, and that's the heart of today's conversation. We talk about how her own understanding of connection changed after a difficult year that included a serious back injury and a cancer diagnosis.”
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Always Connected👍 Recommends
…teasing next episode featuring suzanne giesemann's spiritual book
“We'll continue our flourishing series with Suzanne Giesemann. Many of you will remember Suzanne from her previous appearance on the show. She's a former Naval commander and aide to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who's gone on to become one of the world's most respected spiritual teachers and bestselling authors. Her new book is called Always Connected, and our conversation centers on what helps us stay grounded when life takes an unexpected turn.”
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Atomic Habits👍 Recommends
…recommending books about habit formation and behavior change
“A big reason why I advocate to so many people, whether you want to read James Clear's book or Charles Duhigg's or Judd Brewer's or Tiny Habits, reading a book on the habit loop formation is absolutely, to me, essential reading for anyone because once you understand it, it makes so much sense and also sense on how you have to reset it if you get off track.”
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Body Image Inside Out👍 Recommends
…discussing whitney's new book on body image and relational healing
“My guest today is Whitney Otto. Whitney is an executive coach and former therapist whose work sits at the intersection of performance, psychology, and well-being. Before coaching leaders and executive teams, she competed at the highest levels of rowing, serving on the U.S. national team and as an alternate for the 2000 Olympic games. She and her co-author Deb Schachter have written a book called Body Image Inside Out. And what I appreciate about their approach is that they don't ask us to wage another battle against our bodies. They ask us to get curious about the stories, relationships, and experiences that shape the way we see ourselves.”
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Bounce Forward: 21 Tools to Live a Life Beyond Limits👍 Recommends
…discussing Amy's new book about resilience and navigating adversity
“Today, Amy joins me to discuss her powerful new book, Bounce Forward, where she shares 21 tools for navigating uncertainty, grief, identity loss, fear, and reinvention.”
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Bounce Forward: 21 Tools to Live a Life Beyond Limits👍 Recommends
…discussing amy purdy's new book about overcoming severe adversity and disability
“First, I spoke with Amy Purdy about her brand new book, Bounce Forward. Amy shared what it was like at 19 years old to be given a 2% chance of survival after a sudden battle with bacterial meningitis, losing her spleen, her kidney function, and eventually both of her legs below the knee.”
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Bounce Forward: 21 Tools to Live a Life Beyond Limits👍 Recommends
…preview of upcoming episode featuring paralympian amy purdy's book on recovery from adversity
“And next up in our Forged in Adversity series, we continue week three with Paralympian, bestselling author, and inspirational force, Amy Purdy. In our conversation about her brand new book, Bounce Forward, we explore what it means not just to survive life-changing adversity, but to rebuild after it.”
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Bounce Forward: 21 Tools to Live a Life Beyond Limits👍 Recommends
…host recommending the book to audience at end of episode
“I highly encourage you to purchase Bounce Forward. There are truly 21 tools that will help any listener who's out there today live beyond their limits.”
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Bowling Alone💬 Mentioned
…reference to foundational research on social disconnection and loneliness
“There have been a lot of books, starting with Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone, that have really explored how our life has shifted.”
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Churn👍 Recommends
…introducing claude steele's new book on psychological tension in high-stakes situations
“In this powerful episode of the Passion Struck podcast, I sit down with renowned social psychologist Claude Steele to explore his groundbreaking new book, Churn. Claude introduces the concept of churn—the internal psychological state we experience in high-stakes situations when we worry about how we might be judged based on our identity.”
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Drive👍 Recommends
…referencing daniel pink's book on motivation and self-determination theory
“A lot of people are familiar with Daniel Pink's book, Drive, which is really an examination of self-determination theory. And I've been fortunate to have Richard Ryan on the show and really dive into self-determination theory because it's really one of the leading sciences around intrinsic motivation, which is what you're just talking about.”
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Effortless👍 Recommends
…discussing greg mckeown's major published books and their impact
“Greg is the host of the acclaimed podcast, What's Essential?, and the globally renowned author of the blockbuster bestsellers, Essentialism and Effortless. He is currently conducting groundbreaking doctoral research at the University of Cambridge. Please check out his books, Essentialism, which sold millions of copies, and Effortless, of which I always thought it was funny when I read Essentialism, because Effortless is actually in the book.”
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First Break All the Rules👍 Recommends
…discussing marcus buckingham's foundational work on strengths and management
“Well, 25 years ago, you helped redefine management with First Break All the Rules, a book that so many of us who were in the business world read and applied, showcasing that performance wasn't built through conformity, but it was built through human uniqueness.”
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From Fatal to Fearless👍 Recommends
…introducing kathy's new book on navigating cancer diagnosis and treatment in a broken medical system
“So, Kathy, you have a great new book out that could be so helpful for millions of people who unfortunately are battling cancer. But your book is called Fatal to Fearless, 12 Steps to Beating Cancer in a Broken Medical System. What made you bring this out into the world and why was the right timing for it to 2026?”
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Grit👍 Recommends
…discussing angela duckworth's grit book on passion and perseverance
“I was having an interesting discussion a couple of years ago with Angela Duckworth. And I love her book, Grit, where she talks about passion and perseverance. But I was trying to get her to go to another leg of the triangle that I didn't think she covered enough in her book.”
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Grit👍 Recommends
…discussing Angela Duckworth's book on passion and perseverance in military training
“I think an interview I did with Angela Duckworth really summed it up... And we were talking about the beginning of her book, Grit, and again, a military reference. But she was talking about West Point cadets going through beast barracks and that you had to have passion and perseverance in order to get through.”
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Having It All💬 Mentioned
…introducing corinne low and her book about modern life exhaustion
“My guest is Dr. Corinne Lowe, economist, Wharton professor, and author of Having It All. And in this episode, we explore a tension that so many people feel but struggle to explain. Why does it feel like we're doing everything right and still end up exhausted?”
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How a Little Becomes a Lot👍 Recommends
…previewing upcoming episode with author eric zimmer on intention and generative change
“And to help us anchor this final step, I'll be joined by my next guest, Eric Zimmer. We're going to sit down and discuss his transformative approach in his new book, How a Little Becomes a Lot. Eric's work is a powerful blueprint for this exact transition, showing how small intentional shifts in our daily lives ripple outward, turning our hard-won internal recovery into massive generative change for the world around us.”
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How a Little Becomes a Lot👍 Recommends
…discussing eric zimmer's new book on small repeated choices driving lasting change
“In today's conversation, we discuss his powerful new book, How a Little Becomes a Lot, which explores why lasting transformation rarely happens through dramatic reinvention and almost always happens through small, repeated choices over time.”
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How to Design Your Life💬 Mentioned
…teasing next episode featuring book on life design principles
“I'll be joined by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, co-authors of How to Design Your Life and their latest work on building a meaningful life. If Kayla helps us understand who we are, Bill and Dave help us understand how to build a life underneath that truth.”
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How to Live a Meaningful Life👍 Recommends
…introducing the book co-authored by the guests
“I am absolutely thrilled today to welcome Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, who are co-authors of this fantastic new book, if you're on YouTube, that I'm holding up called How to Live a Meaningful Life, which I absolutely just devoured.”
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It's a Wonderful Life👍 Recommends
…discussing how george bailey discovers meaning through understanding his significance to others
“Since we're recording this just before Christmas, and I'm Catholic like you are, so it's a very significant time of the year for us, you bring up It's a Wonderful Life. Right. And I think with what you were describing, George Bailey is probably the poster child of what you were just describing. But he discovers his meaning by getting the gift of seeing who would suffer without him.”
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Joan: Life Beyond the Script👍 Recommends
…discussing joan lunden's new memoir about her life transitions and reinvention
“Today, I am joined by a true pioneer of broadcast journalism and a household name for nearly two decades as the co-host of Good Morning America, Joan Lunden. We are discussing her deeply personal new memoir, JOAN: Life Beyond the Script. In this conversation, Joan pulls back the curtain on the transitions that defined her—from the high-pressure world of morning television and being a trailblazer for working mothers to her public battle with breast cancer and her current mission as a powerful advocate for the "sandwich generation" of caregivers.”
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Liquid Death👍 Recommends
…discussing how belief and branding affect perception of products like canned water
“A little bit later this afternoon, my wife and I are heading to Reggae Rise Up, one of my favorite festivals of the year. And the reason I'm bringing this up is a number of years ago, I was at Reggae Rise Up when I needed to get a water. And the only product that they had, which I didn't even realize was water at the time, was this crazy looking bottle that said liquid death. And I love that in this chapter, you bring up the whole liquid death phenomenon because like when I taste it, it doesn't taste any different from any other water.”
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Liturgies in the Wild👍 Recommends
…recommending book related to mythic storytelling and meaning
“And if you guys haven't read it yet, a great new book that just came out that kind of parallels Campbell is by Martin Shaw called Liturgies in the Wild, which was a great book.”
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M is for Mattering👍 Recommends
…Angela's children's book on the concept of mattering
“Pick up a copy of Angela's children's book M is for Mattering. [Angela shows the book with illustrations by her son] Look at these beautiful illustrations. He did such a great job. It's about the concept of mattering and how everyone matters.”
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Pure Unlimited Love👍 Recommends
…john miles referencing related book on love as life force
“I started this year, 2026, out on the podcast with two episodes that actually explored love. It's with Dr. Stephen Post. And he has a book that came out called Pure Unlimited Love, which he calls the culmination of his life's work is this discovery of pure unlimited love is the most important thing in life.”
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Pure Unlimited Love👍 Recommends
…discussing love and connection as central to resilience and healing
“One of my favorite chapters of the book was your one on love. And I just want to read from it, if you don't mind. Yes. You're right. As we contemplate how to build resilience, especially for the prevention or treatment of chronic disease, I can't help but think that it all comes down to love. And then you go to a therapist of mine once told me to do an exercise, imagine yourself blind, and then you're suddenly granted the gift of being able to see again, but only for a few minutes. And he asked, would you, what would you want to see again in those few minutes? The reason I'm bringing this up is on Tuesday, I released an episode with Dr. Steven Post, who wrote a book called Pure Unlimited Love.”
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Revealing: The Science and Power of Opening Up👍 Recommends
…introducing leslie john's groundbreaking book on the science of self disclosure
“And her new book, Revealing, The Underrated Power of Oversharing, explores attention most people feel but rarely examine. We're often taught to be careful, to hold back, to filter, to avoid saying too much. But what if the greatest cost isn't oversharing? It's undersharing.”
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Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing👍 Recommends
…previewing next episode featuring book about authenticity and revealing oneself
“Next, we continue Life Beyond the Script with Leslie John, a behavioral scientist and professor at Harvard Business School. We discuss her new book, Revealing, and what it takes to show up honestly in a world that often rewards performance over authenticity.”
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Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharing👍 Recommends
…discussing book about cost of under-sharing and vulnerability in relationships
“Then, Harvard behavior scientist Leslie John, with her book Revealing, showed us the hidden cost of holding back. How undersharing quietly shapes regrets, distance, and misconnection.”
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Super Communicators👍 Recommends
…referencing Charles Duhigg's book on deep communication and connection with others
“What you were just describing really brings me back to Charles Duhigg's most recent work in his book, Super Communicators. But even more so to Allison Woodbrook's research and her latest book.”
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Super Communicators👍 Recommends
…exploring charles duhigg's communication framework in relation to workplace anxiety and gratitude
“I know in Leading with Gratitude that you covered Charles Duhigg, who's one of my favorite authors. I've had Charles on the podcast a couple of times. But I want to go to his newer work, Super Communicator. When you think of super communicators, how much does that play into the anxiety that we feel in work and also a gratitude that we can give our employees?”
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The Earned Life👍 Recommends
…discussing how values must align with ambitions for meaningful work
“And I think so many companies today have these empty values that they put on their walls. And then they're there for like face value, but no one lives it. And I think that's what Henry was trying to say is you have to live it. And it's something that Marshall Goldsmith wrote about in his book, The Earned Life. He's you're not going to earn the life that you want until you match your values with your ambitions and your aspirations.”
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The Earned Life👍 Recommends
…discussing marshall goldsmith's books and his recent legacy work
“The other thing I have to say is I almost think his book, The Earned Life is better than what got you here, where you want to go. I love that book. It's a great book. That was actually the book that he couldn't write, Leading with Gratitude with us because he was working on The Earned Life and he was under contract.”
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The Intimate Animal: The Science of Sex, Fidelity, and Why We Live and Die for Love👍 Recommends
…introducing the guest and his groundbreaking book on intimate relationships
“Today, we turn to something even more fundamental, intimacy. My guest today is Dr. Justin Garcia, evolutionary biologist, executive director of the Kinsey Institute, and author of the new book, The Intimate Animal, The Science of Sex, Fidelity, and Why We Live and Die for Love.”
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The Invincible Brain👍 Recommends
…introducing the guest and his published book on brain health and neuroplasticity
“Dr. Majid Fatui is a Harvard and Johns Hopkins-trained neurologist, leading expert in memory and brain health, and the author of The Invincible Brain. What makes his work so important in this conversation about endurance is this. He challenges one of the most deeply held fears we have, that cognitive decline is something we're powerless to stop.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…host's upcoming book on meaning and mattering in life
“Pre-Order The Mattering Effect: https://matteringeffect.com/ and if you're really ready to go deeper, pre-order my new book, The Mattering Effect, coming October 6th.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…john's upcoming book on personal transformation and belonging
“One thing I've learned over the years is that people rarely change because someone gave them better information. They change when they begin seeing themselves differently. That's true when we're talking about our relationships, our work, our health, and even the way we think about our bodies. It's one of the ideas I explore in my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect. When people know they matter, they stop living as projects that need to be fixed and start living with a greater sense of purpose, connection, and possibility.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…john miles discussing his upcoming book on mattering and significance
“Whether we're talking about families, friendships, leadership, or organizations, the deepest human need isn't achievement. It's knowing we matter. That's exactly what I explore in my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…promoting john miles' upcoming book on significance and human connection
“And if you want to go deeper into this idea, my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect, coming October 6th, is available now for pre-order.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…John's upcoming book on restoring sense of mattering in life
“If today's episode resonates with you, you can preorder The Mattering Effect now at thematteringeffect.com. It's available October 6th. Because when you restore a sense of mattering, you don't just change how you feel, you completely change how you live.”
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The Mattering Effect💬 Mentioned
…discussing host's upcoming book on disconnection from sense of mattering
“Because often it doesn't happen all at once. It happens gradually. Through experience where you felt unseen, misunderstood, or like you had to become someone else to be accepted. And over time, you start to disconnect from who you really are. That's what my new book, The Mattering Effect, is all about.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…john miles promoting his own upcoming book on feeling seen and significant
“One of the biggest themes you're hearing in today's conversation is that your mind cannot be fully understood in isolation. We simply cannot live a truly essential life without upgrading our ability to communicate about the things that matter most with the people who matter most. If you've ever felt invisible despite working hard, contributing and doing everything you thought you were supposed to do, that's exactly the question of exploring my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect.”
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The Mattering Effect💬 Mentioned
…john discusses his book exploring loss of sense of mattering
“One of the central ideas in my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect, is that people often don't lose their sense of worth all at once. They lose their ability to feel it gradually, through performance, comparison, disconnection, burnout, and the slow erosion of believing they matter beyond what they produce.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…john miles's upcoming book about mattering and significance in human connection
“And I think this conversation arrives in an important moment culturally because we're living through a crisis of disconnection. Many people today are surrounded by communication yet starving for genuine acknowledgement. They know they are loved in the abstract, but they rarely hear specifically how they mattered. Walter's message is deceptively simple. Don't wait until someone is gone to tell them what they meant to you. And lastly, you can grab the workbook for today's conversation at my sub stack at theignitedlife.net. Now let's dive in to my conversation with Walter Green. One of the biggest themes in today's episode is that significance grows through recognition, gratitude, and connection. Small moments of acknowledgement can alter how another person sees themselves and sometimes even change the direction of a life. The idea sits at the center of the work I explore in my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect, which releases this October.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…john miles introduces his upcoming book on the mattering effect and disconnection
“One of the themes running through today's discussions is trust. How it's built, how it's lost, and why it matters so much to our ability to connect with other people, organizations, and communities. Those same ideas are central to my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect, which explores why so many people today feel unseen, disconnected, and exhausted, despite living in a world that's more connected than ever.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…john miles discussing his upcoming book about adversity and meaning
“One thing I've come to appreciate is that growth rarely happens when life is easy. It's usually the difficult seasons that force us to ask better questions. Who am I when things I depend on change? What really matters? Where do I find meaning, purpose and connection when life doesn't go according to plan? Those questions sit at the heart of my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…john miles references his upcoming book on how small choices reshape lives
“One of the biggest themes in today's conversation is that transformation rarely happens through massive breakthroughs. More often, it happens through small repeated choices that slowly reshape how we think, act, and live. That idea connects deeply to the work I explore in my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…discussing john r. miles' upcoming book on mattering and significance
“The heartbeat of this entire series flows directly from my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect, which is now available for pre-order on all the major platforms. If you're ready to stop chasing proof of your worth and start building a life rooted in genuine significance, I invite you to secure your copy today and join this global movement towards restoration.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…john describing his forthcoming book on human significance and connection
“There have been a lot of books, starting with Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone, that have really explored how our life has shifted. And for me, that shift is really personal. And when I reached that point, I started to really search for answers for why did that happen to me? The book builds on that foundation. This book is really a compilation of over 200 interviews that I've done on this topic. I put out a book about six weeks ago aimed at this for children called You Matter, Luma. And when I was starting to try to frame my book that's coming out in October, it's called The Mattering Effect.”
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The Mattering Effect💬 Mentioned
…exploring why feeling seen is essential to human connection and mattering
“I kept returning to a common thread running beneath all of them. Whether we're talking about institutions, workplaces, families, friendships, or communities, people flourish when they experience themselves as meaningful participants in something larger than themselves. Drawing on insights from Greg McKeown and Marcus Buckingham, the historical lessons of Acts 10, behavioral science, and themes from his forthcoming book The Mattering Effect, John reveals how millions of people are living in a state of what he calls The Great Disconnection.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…john miles discussing his upcoming book on the importance of mattering in life
“That's one of the central ideas behind my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect. Because genuine fulfillment doesn't come from becoming more impressive. It comes from knowing that who you already are has inherent significance in building a life that reflects that truth.”
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The Mattering Effect💬 Mentioned
…discussing author's upcoming book on significance and mattering in relationships
“In my upcoming book, The Mattering Effect, I examine a distinction that Angela articulated with remarkable precision, the difference between being useful and being needed.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…discussing how staying in outdated versions of yourself is expensive not safe
“This is the central theme of my new book, The Mattering Effect, which is now available for pre-order. So many of us feel like we don't matter. Not because we lack value, but because we're operating inside systems and roles that have quietly value-engineered our presence out of the room.”
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The Mattering Effect👍 Recommends
…john announcing his new book about reclaiming human worth and significance
“I'm thrilled to announce that my new book, the mattering effect, creating a life of meaning and worth is now officially available for pre-order. I wrote this because for years, I lived what looked like a success story. But in reality, it was really a slow study in disappearing decades as a C-level executive valued for what I could produce, but unseen for who I truly was. You can pre-order your copy today at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Target, or your favorite bookseller.”
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The Mattering Instinct👍 Recommends
…John discussing recently read book about mattering and physics concepts
“I've recently been reading Rebecca Goldstein's new book, The Mattering Instinct. And in it, she talks a lot about the laws of physics and then goes into entropy. And then she does a clinical and philosophical review of dysthymia.”
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The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness👍 Recommends
…discussing new book by guest author arthur brooks on meaning and purpose
“Moving from the hidden performance tax these platforms extract from our lives to the far greater purpose dividend that comes when we finally reclaim our time, our attention, and our sense of worth. Next on Passion Struck, I'm joined for the third time by one of the world's leading voices on happiness and human flourishing, social scientist, Harvard professor, and number one New York Times bestselling author, Arthur Brooks. We sit down to discuss his brand new book, The Meaning of Your Life, Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness, releasing on the same day this episode will go live.”
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The Power of Habit👍 Recommends
…recommending books about habit formation and behavior change
“A big reason why I advocate to so many people, whether you want to read James Clear's book or Charles Duhigg's or Judd Brewer's or Tiny Habits, reading a book on the habit loop formation is absolutely, to me, essential reading for anyone because once you understand it, it makes so much sense and also sense on how you have to reset it if you get off track.”
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The Power of Mattering👍 Recommends
…John citing another book on mattering concept research and Harvard Business Review
“Zach Mercurio also wrote a great book about this called The Power of Mattering. And then the Harvard Business Review did a large, I think, 5,000-word piece on it.”
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The Power of Regrets👍 Recommends
…discussing research on regrets people have about things they didn't say
“I got the opportunity to interview Dan Pink when his book The Power of Regret came out. And we spent a lot of talk about this regret survey that he did globally that he thought wasn't going to amount to much. And before he knew it, he's getting thousands and thousands and thousands of people writing in.”
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The Top Five Regrets of the Dying👍 Recommends
…book by bronnie ware documenting common regrets of dying patients
“And I wanted to, I'm not sure if you've ever heard of a researcher from Cornell named Tom Gilovich. But Tom studies the regrets of people in their third trimester. And probably someone that you should look into because he has interviewed thousands of people. And what he has found is very similar to what Bronnie Ware, who wrote The Five Regrets of the Dying, found as well, is that people regret not ever becoming the third phase that you talk about, becoming me, becoming their best self.”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow💬 Mentioned
…referencing kahneman's book on cognitive systems and unconscious living
“And I look at the work of Nobel laureate Danny Kahneman when he wrote the book Thinking Fast and Slow. And when I think about system one, that's what I think is the state that people find themselves in about 90 to 95% of the time.”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow👍 Recommends
…discussing how beliefs relate to kahneman's dual system thinking model
“I've recently been rereading Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. And when I think of beliefs, sometimes I think of it as our system one in action. And our choices then become our system two once we act on those beliefs.”
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This Is the Moment👍 Recommends
…walter green's book about his journey visiting life mentors and expressing gratitude
“Through his global initiative, the Say It Now movement, and his foundational book, This Is the Moment, Walter reveals how replacing traditional, posthumous eulogies with living tributes can fundamentally heal our relationships.”
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This Is the Sea (album)👍 Recommends
…discussing the mythic and deeply meaningful music of the Waterboys
“Well, you and I discussed this before, but you and I also share a huge love for a common band, the Waterboys. And my favorite album, This Is The Sea, I couldn't find it. I was going through my record collection... There's no doubt about it. The records that you just showed me, and I appreciate that they're records, not CDs or tapes or downloads, vinyl... Something very, very special happens around This Is The Sea, Fisherman's Blues, Pagan Place, Room to Rome.”
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Tiny Habits👍 Recommends
…recommending books about habit formation and behavior change
“A big reason why I advocate to so many people, whether you want to read James Clear's book or Charles Duhigg's or Judd Brewer's or Tiny Habits, reading a book on the habit loop formation is absolutely, to me, essential reading for anyone because once you understand it, it makes so much sense and also sense on how you have to reset it if you get off track.”
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Up for the Fight👍 Recommends
…referencing similar book by cancer survivor discussing recurring cancer and radiation exposure
“I have a friend, Bill Potts, who is also on this show, who wrote a great book called Up for the Fight. And it has some similar parallels to your book, but Bill now has had cancer six times.”
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Walden for Hire👍 Recommends
…exploring modern quiet desperation and how we miss experiencing being fully alive
“I recently spoke with Ken Lizotte about his book, Walden for Hire, and he said something that perfectly captures our moment. We are at attention to everything. Notifications, metrics, stakeholders, everything except the experience of being fully alive.”
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Walden for Hire👍 Recommends
…promoting upcoming episode about Thoreau and modern business leadership lessons
“This Friday, I'm doing something a little different. Instead of my typical solo episode, I'll be sharing a guest appearance I did with Ken Lizotte... We dive into his new book, Walden for Hire, Business Lessons from Henry David Thoreau.”
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Walden for Hire: Business Lessons from Henry David Thoreau👍 Recommends
…introducing ken lizotte's book on henry david thoreau's business philosophy
“In this episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles sits down with author and thought leadership expert Ken Lizotte to explore his transformative new book, Walden for Hire: Business Lessons from Henry David Thoreau. Together, they dismantle the myth of Thoreau as a solitary hermit removed from society. Instead, they reveal a disciplined builder, an innovative entrepreneur, and a master architect of intentional living.”
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What Got You Here Won't Get You There👍 Recommends
…discussing a pivotal moment when confronted about leadership style during corporate career
“During a routine leadership evaluation, an organizational psychologist handed me a copy of Marshall Goldsmith's book, What got you here won't get you there. She looked at me and directly challenged my style, telling me that my intellectual ability to outwork people was actually masking a total lack of deep relational connection.”
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What Got You Here Won't Get You to Where You Want to Go👍 Recommends
…host referencing executive development book about career transition and leadership
“Adam, are you familiar with the book, What Got You Here Won't Get You to Where You Want to Go by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith? I am familiar. It's a wonderful book.”
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What's Going Right👍 Recommends
…discussing dr. paul conti's new book about mental health and self-understanding
“Today, we are going to be discussing this brand new book. For those who can't see what I'm holding up, it's titled What's Going Right? A Powerful New Method for Optimizing Your Mental Health. And Paul was kind enough to send me an arc of this, which is one of the advantages of being a podcaster. And I have to say, I really loved the book, Paul.”
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Why Do I Keep Doing This?👍 Recommends
…discussing Katie Morton's new book about unlearning habits that keep people stuck
“My guest today is Katie Morton, licensed therapist, mental health educator, and best-selling author of Why Do I Keep Doing This? Her work has helped millions better understand the hidden emotional patterns driving their lives and how they can begin creating meaningful and lasting change.”
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Wise Effort: How to Focus Your Genius Energy on What Matters Most👍 Recommends
…discussing dr. diana hill's book on psychological flexibility and energy management
“Yesterday, I was joined by Dr. Diana Hill to talk about her book, Wise Effort. She challenged us to look at the unwise efforts we make, the energy we waste, avoiding discomfort or clinging to the old stories that no longer serve us.”
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Wise Effort: How to Focus Your Genius Energy on What Matters Most👍 Recommends
…introducing Diana Hill's new book on energy management and wise effort
“Diana is one of the world's leading experts in acceptance and commitment therapy. Her new book, Wise Effort, how to focus your genius energy on what matters most, combines science contemplative wisdom and her own powerful personal journey to help us understand how to use energy with intention.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…host discussing his children's book focused on early childhood development
“I just published a children's book called You Matter Luma, really trying to focus on the three- to eight-year-old group because through my research, you've probably seen the same research. Developmental psychology will tell you that is one of the best times to intervene.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…host promoting his children's book about mattering
“You can also pick up a copy of my new children's book, You Matter Luma, at umatterluma.com.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…john announcing the launch of his new children's book about mattering
“On Tuesday, I released my new children's book, You Matter, Luma. And alongside that launch, I had two conversations that shaped this moment in a powerful way. On Tuesday, with Dr. Gordon Flett, we explored something both concerning and deeply hopeful. Nearly one out of every four children feels like they don't matter.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…host thanking listeners for supporting his new children's book release
“Before we dive in, I want to take a moment to thank you. This past week, I released my new children's book, You Matter Luma, and the response has been overwhelming. I am so grateful for your support, your messages, and the way that you've helped bring this book into the world.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…launching new children's book about intrinsic worth and mattering
“This past week, we launched my new children's book, You Matter Luma. And the messages, the shares, the way you've helped carry its simple message into the world, has been overwhelming in the best possible way. At its heart, that book is about planting the truth early. You matter just as you are, no proof required.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…john miles discussing his upcoming children's book about mattering for young children
“I have a children's book coming out titled You Matter, Luma in February. So I'm trying to do exactly that because I was talking to Gary Vaynerchuk and we were talking about that by the time kids get to high school, the value system has already been developed. So the best age to reach them is really when they're four to eight.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…encouraging listeners to purchase children's book emphasizing intrinsic worth
“Second, order the movement. Head to umatterluma.com. Every copy of You Matter Luma is a signal flare that we are prioritizing the intrinsic worth of the next generation over the engagement targets of a corporation.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…discussing children's book about mattering and self-worth
“I am going to have to send you guys both a copy of You Matter, Luma, because it targets three to eight-year-olds.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…john miles' children's book about mattering and kindness
“I recently released a children's book. And I went out to talk to this elementary school that I had heard about on NPR because they had done 2,000 acts of kindness. And I wanted to go out and tell the kids that their ripple traveled all the way from Colorado to Florida and to let them know how much they matter. Because my book is on mattering.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…john discusses his children's book for building sense of mattering
“So I just wanted to put this out there so people understand how big an issue this is. So from what you're doing with enough, what is the core mission of this nonprofit and who are the people you are trying to reach? Because it really was something I embodied. Everything changed. I simplified my life completely again. I stripped away a lot of the noise. I definitely stopped performing. You know, I just felt, okay, I'm enough just because I exist. And literally that was gosh, 16 months ago now. And that's why I recently put this thing out in the world, a children's book called You Matter, Luma. But I've been going on this school tour of Title One schools.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…john discussing his children's book on mattering and significance
“I put out a book about six weeks ago aimed at this for children called You Matter, Luma, which is really focused on how do you restore mattering in what I call the wet cement years of childhood when they're four to eight years old.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…John mentioning his children's book coming out about the importance of mattering
“Because I have this new book coming out called You Matter Luma in a month. But I've been really trying to look at this. Because a lot of what you write about in the book is based on belief systems.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…john r. miles children's book about mattering and self-worth
“Every human deserves to feel seen, valued, and like they matter. Wear it. Live it. Show it. John also has a children's book called You Matter, Luma that encourages young readers to understand their inherent worth and significance.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…launching a new children's book about mattering and intrinsic worth for kids
“And in my last solo, we explored the mattering mirror. How we learned to see ourselves through the reflected attention of others. All of this has been leading to one fundamental question. What happens when a person feels like they don't matter? Because this isn't just a philosophical idea, it's a psychological condition... But this episode is also personal, because today, February 24th, marks the launch of my new children's book, You Matter, Luma. And if this series has been about understanding mattering, this moment is about planning it early, before it gets lost.”
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You Matter, Luma👍 Recommends
…host announcing his new children's book about mattering and belonging
“This is a special moment in the You Matter series because just this past Tuesday, I released something deeply personal. My new children's book, You Matter Luma... If you want to learn more, you can visit youmatterluma.com or links will be in the show notes.”
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