The Person You Become Is the Person You Practice | John R. Miles - EP 801
31 July - 26 minsMost of us are waiting for the moment everything changes.
The breakthrough. The perfect habit. The morning you finally wake up feeling motivated enough to become the person you've always wanted to be.
But what if that moment never comes?
In this solo episode, John R. Miles challenges one of the biggest myths in personal growth: that transformation happens in an instant. Instead, he reveals why the future version of you is created through the ordinary practices you repeat every single day.
Drawing on the timeless Zen teaching of Chop Wood, Carry Water, legendary coach John Wooden's relentless focus on fundamentals, and insights from neuroscientist Dr. Jud Brewer, Stanford behavior scienti...
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