What If the Proof You're Waiting For Never Comes? | John R. Miles - EP 822
18 September - 22 minsWhat if the proof you're waiting for never comes?
The apology. The promotion. The recognition.
Someone finally admitting they were wrong about you. Someone finally telling you that you belong.
What if you're waiting for proof that you don't actually need?
After conversations with Cole Brauer and psychologist Marisa Franco, John R. Miles noticed a powerful connection between their work.
Cole was told she was too small to survive the Southern Ocean. A year later, she sailed solo, nonstop, and unassisted around the world—without ever receiving the apology or reversal she had been waiting for. Marisa's research reveals the other side of the equation: when we already believe we're unworthy,...
Series Episodes
The Psychology Behind Why Smart People Make Terrible Decisions | Alex Edmans – EP 823
In episode 823 of Passion Struck, Alex Edmans, professor of finance at London Business School and a globally recognized expert on behavioral finance, responsible business, and misinformation, explains why cognitive biases, emotions, and herd behavior can lead even smart, informed people to make terrible decisions.
1 hour 2 mins
22 September Finished
Why Nothing You Achieve Will Ever Make You Feel Worthy | Marisa G. Franco – EP 821
Psychologist Marisa Franco reveals why lasting self-worth doesn’t come from achievement, confidence, or validation from others, but from learning to trust yourself, process your past, and reconnect with the parts of yourself you’ve learned to ignore.
55 mins
17 September Finished
How to Believe in Yourself When Everyone Tells You “You Can’t” | Cole Brauer - EP 820
In episode 820 of Passion Struck, Cole Brauer shares how purpose, resilience, and self-trust helped her overcome doubt, adversity, and other people’s limitations to become the first American woman to race solo, nonstop, and unassisted around the world.
1 hour 8 mins
15 September Finished
The Agency Paradox: Why Real Adaptability Starts Inside the Box | John R. Miles - EP 819
In this episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles brings together two seemingly different ideas from his recent conversations with Martin Seligman and David Epstein to uncover what he calls The Agency Paradox: the belief that more freedom, more options, and more individual willpower will automatically make us more capable can actually leave us overwhelmed, disconnected, and unable to act.
22 mins
11 September Finished
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.
1 hour
10 September Finished
