Passion Struck with John R. Miles
You built the life you were supposed to want. So why doesn't it feel like enough? Passion Struck is the #1 Health and Fitness podcast — and it exists to answer exactly that question. I'm John R. Miles — Navy veteran, former Fortune 50 executive, bestselling author — and I built this show because I lived the "successful but empty" version of life myself, and I wanted to find a better way. Each week, I sit down with the world's top voices in neuroscience, psychology, medicine, and elite performance — including Angela Duckworth, Susan Cain, Robert Waldinger, Daniel Amen, and Ryan Holiday — to unpack what the research tells us about purpose, connection, and resilience, and how to apply it to you...
Series Episodes
Do You Matter? The Question Behind Burnout, Loneliness, and Disconnection | John R. Miles - EP 829
John R. Miles explores the hidden question beneath burnout, loneliness, disconnection, and the feeling that you’re never enough: Do I matter?
23 mins
6 October Finished
You’re Not Failing to Adapt. You’re Being Erased. | John R. Miles - EP 828
In the finale of The Adaptive Human series, John R. Miles reveals why true adaptation is not about working harder, optimizing more, or becoming more useful—it is about changing without losing your sense of agency, identity, and mattering.
17 mins
2 October Finished
You’re Not Stuck. You’re Swimming in the Wrong Direction | Alec Litowitz - EP 827
Alec Litowitz, investor, entrepreneur, and author of The Adaptability Quotient, explains why adaptability—not intelligence, grit, or emotional intelligence—may be the defining skill of the next era.
1 hour 11 mins
1 October Finished
Your Kids Don’t Need More Achievement. They Need More Freedom | Dr. Peter Gray - EP 826
Dr. Peter Gray, evolutionary psychologist and author of Restoring Childhood, explains why children need freedom, play, and independence to develop agency—and how modern parenting and schooling may be undermining their ability to thrive.
1 hour 17 mins
29 September Finished
Why What Matters Most Is Almost Never the Loudest | John R. Miles - EP 825
John R. Miles explores why we so often confuse what is visible with what is valuable—and how learning to recognize the quiet signals can help us make better decisions, protect our agency, and invest in what truly lasts.
22 mins
25 September Finished
