Passion Struck® is a show focused on exploring the mindset and philosophy of the world’s most insightful people. John R. Miles unpacks guests’ wisdom on creating an intentional, purpose-driven life and turns that insight into practical advice to impact your career, wellness, life, and relationships. Learn from leaders (Robin Sharma, Admiral Stavridis, Daniel Pink, Seth Godin), women at the top of their game (Susan Cain, Gretchen Rubin, Rachel Hollis, VADM Sandy Stosz), scientists (Katy Milkman, Ethan Kross, Ayelet Fishbach, Dominic D’Agostino), astronauts (Chris Cassidy, Nicole Stott, Kayla Barron, Wendy Lawrence), founders (Uri Levine, Bernie Marcus,) and a diverse array of captivating minds, from innovators and game changers to special forces operators and psychologists. New episodes are Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Live life today, PASSION STRUCK.
727 episodes transcribedIf you could go back to the exact moment your "Performance Folder" was created—the instant you decided you had to be perfect, useful, or invi...
What if the secret to a meaningful life isn’t "high performance" but a state of being unusually alive?In this essential installment of the Pa...
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We are taught from the schoolyard to the boardroom that our value is a variable, something that fluctuates based on our last win, our latest...
What happens when strength is defined as self-sufficiency, emotional restraint, and constant proof?In this episode of Passion Struck, license...
What happens when the frameworks we use to make decisions no longer reflect how human lives actually work?In this opening episode of the You...
We spend much of our lives searching for meaning through work, relationships, contribution, and purpose. But beneath that search lives a quie...
What happens when the systems we trust most struggle to correct themselves and the cost is paid by patients, families, and society?In this de...
What if peak performance isn’t created by intensity, control, or relentless self-pressure, but by inner stability?In this powerful episode of...
What if the most important things you will ever say to those you love are the things you never speak aloud?In this moving solo episode, John...
What if the moments where you feel most "disengaged," "perfectionistic," or "paralyzed" as a parent aren't character flaws, but the result of...
What if the chronic overwhelm, emotional chaos, and sense of being "too much" or "not enough" stem from Invisible ADHD rather than personal s...
What if the "stones" of your success, the titles, the trophies, and the milestones, feel loose and unconnected because you’ve ignored the inv...
What if “winning” isn’t proof of intelligence, but evidence that something went wrong?In this compelling episode of Passion Struck, behaviora...
What if many of our most heated debates and divisions aren't really about facts or outcomes, but about clinging to sacred values that feel ab...
What if the quiet emptiness after achieving "success"—the promotion, the house, the milestone—isn't failure, but a signal to build deeper mea...
What if living with an open heart, especially in times of loss, uncertainty, and division, is not a matter of willpower or optimism, but a qu...
What if the most powerful force for healing division, reducing stress, and finding lasting inner peace wasn't elusive or mystical, but a prac...
What if the key to thriving in 2026 isn't expanding your network or chasing global impact, but intentionally shrinking your world to the size...
What if one of the most personal decisions a woman can make (when and whether to become a mother) became a public act of courage that shifted...
