How to Stop Feeling Like You’re Never Doing Enough | Caleb Campbell - EP 813
28 August - 1 hour 8 minsIf you constantly feel like you should be doing more, achieving more, or becoming more, this episode is for you.
Today, John R. Miles sits down with Caleb Campbell, a former NFL player and author of the new book Unstriving. For much of his life, Caleb believed that success would finally make him feel like he was enough. But after spending years pursuing achievement and reaching goals he once dreamed about, he discovered something many high achievers eventually learn:
You can get what you wanted and still feel like you're not enough.
Today, Caleb is sharing a different way to think about ambition, success, and the pressure so many of us feel to constantly prove ourselves.
His message is n...
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The Agency Paradox: Why Real Adaptability Starts Inside the Box | John R. Miles - EP 819
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You Don't Need More Freedom. You Need Better Constraints | David Epstein - EP 818
In this episode, John R. Miles sits down with #1 New York Times bestselling author David Epstein, author of "Range" and "The Sports Gene," to explore a counterintuitive idea from his new book, "Inside the Box:" constraints can actually make us more creative, focused, and effective.
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