Passion Struck with John R. Miles - 6 Steps To Finding Your Purpose In Life w/ John R. Miles EP 21

Episode Date: April 23, 2021

On today’s show, John shares his 6 steps to finding your purpose in life and discovering your passion once again. When we start our entrepreneurial journey, we are full of passion and purpose. However, along the way, life happens and our enthusiasm tempers down. From constant learning to defining your core values to surrounding yourself with the right people, we reveal some golden nuggets today. If you are looking to shed your distractions and lead a focused, purpose-driven life, listening to this show will particularly help you out. Enjoy! What You Will Learn In This Show The SIX steps to reignite your passion in life Why your life should be shaped by your core values and not your beliefs How to shed your distractions and lead a purpose-driven life And so much more… Quotes "We just put out a press release this week because we are one of the fastest-growing podcasts in the world. We're already in the top 2.5% globally. And in just the first six to seven weeks between YouTube and our podcast channels. We're now well over 30,000 downloads." "It's one thing to potentially think about what you want to do as a kid. But it's another thing to figure out, regardless of where you are in your career, how do you learn to reinvent yourself?" "And over my 25-year career, I had so many beliefs, I was putting in that briefcase that were keeping me away from really doing the hard work that I needed to start inspecting myself." "Pick core values that will propel you closer to your dreams, closer to finding your passion, and stop relying on these beliefs that are limiting your potential in the future." --Follow Passion Struck on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/passion_struck_podcast -- Combat veteran, multi-industry CEO, and Author John R. Miles is on a mission to make passion go viral by helping growth seekers to overcome their fear, self-doubt, and adversity. He loves taking his own life experiences, lessons from his time as a CEO and Fortune 50 C-Level Executive, and the truths he has learned to help make other's lives better. His new podcast Passion Struck provides inspirational interviews and powerful guidance for people to take their lives to the next level. Watch as these high achievers weigh in on life's biggest questions and challenges as we journey on the path to becoming passion-struck. -- Follow John R. Miles Here: Website - https://passionstruck.com/​ ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_r_miles ​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Johnrmiles.c0m​ ​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Milesjohnr​ ​​ Medium: https://medium.com/@JohnRMiles​ ​ John's Website: https://johnrmiles.com/​ - John's New eBook - The Passion Struck Framework https://passionstruck.com/coaching/​  

One of the key things you can do is go back in time when you were an adolescent or maybe middle school or maybe even high school and think about what were those things that you were so passionate about back then and use that as a starting point to help you figure out where you want to go in the future and what maybe your strengths and those things that you enjoy doing that you're going to want to wake up every day and do. It could be carpentry. It could be writing like I found a passion for. It could be doing podcasts like the one I'm doing.

There's so many things that are out there. You just have to figure out what you enjoy doing. Welcome to the Passion Struck Podcast. My name is John Miles, a former combat veteran and multi-industry CEO, turned entrepreneur and human performance expert. Each week we showcase an inspirational person or message that helps you unlock your hidden potential and unleash your creativity and leadership abilities. Thank you for joining us today on the show and let's get igniting.

Welcome to this episode of Momentum Friday and I want to start out today by thanking my audience. The future leaders, growth seekers, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and creators of all types protruding in every single week. The Ash and Stark podcast, through your efforts, we are well on our way for our goal of making cash and go viral the millions worldwide. In fact, we just put out a press release this week because we are one of the fastest growing iPass in the world. We're already in the top 2.5% globally and in just the first six to seven weeks between YouTube and our podcast channels, we're now well over 30,000 downloads.

Thank you all of you who listen or watch for making that reality. I can't thank you enough. And today is a special episode. It's one that I've had to re-record multiple times because I want to make sure I get this one right. Because this is one of the most foundational episodes that you're going to hear to date, because it starts at the beginning of your journey. And that is, at heart, to discover the issue of actually finding what your passion or purpose is in life. And so, I thought it only made sense to start with a quote from Simon Sennick himself. This is one of my favorite ones from him, and'm sure it's gonna resonate with you. He says, what good is it having a belly if there's no fire in it? Wake up, drink your passion, light a match and get to work. And that's

what I hope I get to do today. Ignite that journey inside of you all today to go out and if you haven't found it already, give you the tools that can help you as it helped me find your purpose or passion in life. And you may be saying, who is John Miles to be telling me how to find passion in life? Well, I can tell you, secrets I'm going to tell you today not only have worked for me, but in studying literally hundreds of leaders and billionaires. They are the same things that they have used time and time again, and I am passionate and purpose in their own life. And I hope I give to you today advice through my message that will help you unlock yours as well.

Now let's get on with the show. I am here today to talk to you about finding your passion regardless of where you are in life, whether you're 17 or 18-year-old just getting out of high school and starting your journey, whether you're a millennial in the middle of your journey, or someone who's a baby boomer who may have already lived out their work career and is now looking for a new action to do. Post that career or into retirement. And I have thought about how to approach this episode because there's so many different ways you could take finding it. But I thought maybe the best way to explain it was by going through the steps that I actually took in finding mine. So I'm going to outline for you my six secrets for finding your purpose. I'm going to tell you that they worked because they worked

for me. However, we're all different. The most important thing is to take ideas in and pry them out. Maybe my ideas will work with you or maybe they won't. I know they worked for me, and I know I learned these by looking at hundreds of others who have also found their passion. Now, the first of these secrets that worked for me was actually going back and thinking about those things that excited me, that I've dreamed about when I was a kid. And you may be thinking, that is such a weird place to start, but think about it. When you're young in your life and you have none of this pressure around you, you had these huge dreams and aspirations. Maybe you wanted to be a professional athlete. Maybe you wanted to be a rock star. You know, for me, as I started looking at my life when I was a kid, I realized I really liked to do creative and artistic things. I like

to put together erector sets. I like to, you know, delve into music. I'd like to, at that time, write and do things like that. So by looking at those passions, it taught me that I really wanted to do something with my life where I could create, where I could really use that part of my brain and be a visionary, and also maximize my abilities to help others, which was another big thing that was a part of my life when I was a child. So I would tell you, one of the key things you could do is go back in time when you were an adolescent or maybe a middle school or maybe even high school. And think about what were those things that you were so passionate about back then

and use that as a starting point to help you figure out where you wanna go in the future. And what maybe your strengths and those things that you enjoy doing that you're gonna wanna wake up every day and do. It could be carpentry. It could be writing like I found a passion for. It could be doing podcasts like the one I'm doing.

There's so many things that are out there. You just have to figure out what you enjoy doing. The second thing I found was the need to become a constant learner. And I can't stress this enough. It's one thing to potentially think about what you want to do as a kid, but it's another thing to figure out, you know, regardless of where you are in your career,

how do you learn to reinvent yourself? And that's exactly what I had to do. You don't just walk in one day and decide, I'm going to start a new company and start a podcast and start a YouTube channel. And I can tell you there was a ton of stuff I didn't know. But I started to invest myself in classes. I took things around how to become a better entrepreneur, how to do better vision and how to do you know better capture of my priorities. I looked at different ways that I had to start a podcast and so I researched everything that you can think of from where do I host this to how do I produce it to listening to thousands of podcasts so I could understand what others were doing and the same thing with the YouTube channel studying learning, other people. We all have so much available to us, especially in the world that we live in,

where information is on our fingertips. And one of the most important things that you can do is to become a constant learner. And I have found that that key allows you to take any dream you want to do and make it become a reality. Because if you research, you will find either through a video, a podcast, or through a connection. Someone who can give you the help that you need to launch your dream. Did you know that Forbes Magazine recently cited that 70% of individuals who do personal development, masterminds, and one-on-one coaching benefited from better work performance, increased communication skills, and overall better relationships. And we, at PassionStruck, are obsessed with self-development,

coaching, and mentorship. That is why we've created a free resource to help you unlock your hidden potential. Because people doing great things in business and life are just like you, only they've had a coach along the way. And we've got that covered too. Let us show you the systems and frameworks that we teach for both minded individuals to help them step into their sharp edges, execute on their passion journeys, and get predictable results time and time again.

Go to passionstruck.com slash coaching right now and let's get igniting. The third thing that I have found that really helps you find your purpose is to surround yourself with the right influences and people who are going to promote that positivity in your life instead of negativity and doomsdayers. For me, this was one I really had to work on in your life instead of negativity and doomsdayers.

For me, this was one I really had to work on because in some ways it means letting go of certain people and influences out of your life because they're taking you farther away from your purpose instead of closer to it. And you really need to analyze. And I talk about this in my podcast called the mosquito principal. You need to look for those mosquitoes that I identified,

the blood sucker, pain in the ass, the invisible suffocator. And they could be activities, they could be people, they could be intentions, they could be influences. But you need to make sure that you've got ones that are building you up and inspiring you positively to go where you wanna go instead of the constant negativity that we hear so much today and those activities and influences that take us down the opposite path defining our purpose.

Or the secret that I have is to start building up your values and getting rid of some of those beliefs that are holding you back. This is a big one. Focus on values instead of beliefs. We have so many beliefs that we holding you back. This is a big one. Focus on values instead of beliefs. We have so many beliefs that we collect over time. And over my 25-year career, I had so many beliefs I was put in that briefcase that were keeping me away from really doing the hard work that I needed to to start inspecting myself and looking at those beliefs, those stuck points, those obstacles that I was creating in my head, because they were coming from that bucket I just

talked about, those influences, those people, or putting thoughts in my head, beliefs in my head, society does it to us all the time. You really want to look at those values and pick ones that you can stick with. You know, for me, the core value is to always do the right thing. I did a podcast on this because by doing the right thing, I believe it will make you into a more passionate person who will follow your dreams and stay committed to them.

Another value may be authenticity, being authentic to yourself and those around you. And nor the core value could be vulnerability and learning how to be better vulnerable to those around you, whether it's your loved ones or those you work with. Another core value could be becoming more empathetic. Whatever they are, kick core values that will propel you closer to your dreams,

closer to finding your passion and stop relying on these beliefs that are limiting your potential in the future. The fifth secret is to explore your interest. What I mean by this is you have to go out there and start experimenting with different things. I started out by looking at what were those things that made me happy, excited when I was a kid,

but then I had to put some of these things into action. So for me exploring my interest meant picking up, drumming again and figuring out, going through the motions of that interest was that something that I was really passionate about. Another big one for me was learning how to write in a creative way, learning how to storytell. An easy way that you can think about this is let's just think about

that you want to pick up a new interest around an activity that you could do for exercise. And the only way to think about it is take two weekends out of the month and do a different activity on each one of them. One time you could be kayaking, another time you could be playing paddle ball, another time you could be kayaking. Another time you could be playing paddle ball. Another time you could be playing volleyball. But by doing those activities, you're going to learn, what do I like about them, what don't I like about them? And eventually, all in love with an activity that you're going to want to continue pursuing.

It's the same thing with finding your purpose. I'd encourage you to go out and pick different things on a bi-monthly basis to start out with, where you can explore doing things that peak your interest, but you don't know if they're going to lead to passion or not. And then lastly, and probably most importantly, my sift secret to finding your purpose is to start serving others instead of serving yourself. I can't tell you how many entrepreneurs and leaders I have seen who were failing in their life and their careers because they were focused

so much on showmanship and their own personal ego and they weren't focused on how that they could apply themselves to help others. And I can tell you as you start helping others, different things are going to start coming out of this that people are going to be attracted to you about. And through helping others, whether it's volunteering, donating your time, getting on a board for some type of nonprofit, volunteering for your church, volunteering to be a coach,

I guarantee you by doing that, you are going to learn about yourself. And it will help you really understand what you're truly passionate about, what's important to you, and the things that you can put to the side. But I'll tell you, none of these six secrets are going to work unless you start doing the work. The focus on really being inside yourself and figuring yourself out and talking to yourself. And it's amazing today how few people are truly having conversations with themselves and the majority that are

are telling themselves negative thoughts. They're giving themselves beliefs instead of values that are holding them back from pursuing their dreams. And it's that ability to have a conversation with yourself, be mindful with yourself and start telling yourself that you can live the life that you want, live that thing that you aspire to be, live that vision that you're picturing in your mind

that will help you unlock your passion. So in summary, my six secrets that help me find my passion and I think will help you is to one, go back to the time when you were a kid and think about those dreams, aspirations that you had, and what was it about them that made you so excited about pursuing them? And then the second thing is once you've done that, start becoming a constant learner about how you might be able to apply those skills in the world, solving a problem that needs to be solved. And then third, surround yourself with the right people

and the right influences to help you continue to take action and stay on that path once you've made that choice to finding your purpose. Or build a focus on values over beliefs. Thick, explore your interests. Do activities, I modestly, where you get to experiment with things that you may enjoy, that may bring you creativity,

may bring the visionary out of you, may bring those attributes that you wanna build out by discovering what you like and what you don't like. And then finally and most importantly, serve others versus serving yourself. I hope today that I'm able to impact someone with this episode. And if any of you are struggling with finding your purpose or where to go once you do find it, we're here to help you at PassionStrap. It's one of the main reasons I found of this company.

We want to be the catalyst that helps everyone out there who may be bored, broken, beaten, battered. I call them the underdogs of the world. People who are stuck where there are, they're in their comfort zone, they have apathy, their ego is getting in their way, and we can be that catalyst that helps you either find that idea or if you found it, take action upon it. And all you got to do is reach out and we will help you. I appreciate so much the support that all of you are given and the fact that you're here today listening or watching for this show. And I hope I had an impact on you with this episode. You're still here. I am so excited that you made it through that whole episode.

And I hope you were able to take something from it. I was truly giving that episode from the heart because those steps worked for me, and I hope they will work for you. And if you're not a regular listener, the purpose of our show is to make Passing Go viral. And over the past 20 episodes, I've been laying out example after example of how you can learn to become

passion-struck in your own life. I started out this whole podcast by going over what I think are the three contagions that are affecting humanity today. I then went into how do you confront your own brutal reality? What you need to do to audit those things that are keeping you back from your life in the episode called The Mosquito Principle? I went in to then my relationship with Matthew McConaughey and the importance that he taught me about showing up and why showing up is so important to your passion, struck journey. I then discussed the concept of being a visionary arsonist and how so many of us arson our own greens in life and aspirations.

I then went into the reason that you should have a mentor and what I found, what I call the four C's, the picking the best mentor in your life. And then in the next episode, I did a whole segment on the importance of doing the right thing. And I gave a personal example of mine where I had to do the right thing when faced with enormous pressure and challenges. And in the last episode, I covered our choice and why it is so important that we make choices that take us closer to our goals and not farther away. I have some great interviews coming up that you're not gonna want to miss.

One is with Prescacity, Naval Academy classmate of mine, who went on to become a highly decorated Navy SEAL, and then pivoted into becoming an astronaut where he has done one shuttle launch and now two long stints on the International Space Station and along the way became the Chief Astronaut. And I also have Dave Snowden coming up

who is an international futurist and knowledge expert. He has such profound input to talk to you about many things, including the research he is doing on the origins of COVID. Thank you so much for listening to this podcast. And if you truly love this episode, you would do us a huge honor. You could just share it with some of your growth-minded friends. Or if you could just post a segment

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