0
SPEAKER_00
Coming up next on Passion Struck.
0
SPEAKER_00
My new book, Passion Struck, I delve into the heart of what it means to live life full of passion and purpose.
0
SPEAKER_00
Drawn on luminaries such as Oprah Winfrey, Mark Benioff, and astronaut Chris Cassidy, the book offers 12 science-based principles designed to awaken the dormant potential within all of us.
0
SPEAKER_00
It s a journey through overcoming self-doubt, catalyzing personal growth, and embracing a life filled with unwavering intention.
0
SPEAKER_00
Welcome to Passion Struck.
0
SPEAKER_00
Hi, I m your host, Jon R. Miles, and on the show, we decipher the secrets, tips, and guidance of the world s most inspiring people and turn their wisdom into practical advice for you and those around you.
0
SPEAKER_00
Our mission is to help you unlock the power of intentionality so that you can become the best version of yourself.
0
SPEAKER_00
If you re new to the show, I offer advice and answer listener questions on Fridays.
0
SPEAKER_00
We have long-form interviews the rest of the week with guests ranging from astronauts to authors, CEOs, creators, innovators, scientists, military leaders, visionaries, and athletes.
0
SPEAKER_00
Now, let s go out there and become Passion Struck.
0
SPEAKER_00
Hello, friends, and welcome back to Momentum Friday and episode 411 of Passion Struck, consistently ranked as the number one alternative health podcast.
0
SPEAKER_00
A heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you
0
SPEAKER_00
who returns to the show weekly, eager to learn how to live better, be better, and make a meaningful impact in the world.
0
SPEAKER_00
If you re new to the show, thank you so much for being here.
0
SPEAKER_00
Or you simply want to introduce this to a friend or a family member, and we so appreciate it when you do that.
0
SPEAKER_00
We have episode starter packs, which are collections of our fans  favorite episodes that we organize into convenient playlists that give any new listener a great way to get acclimated to everything we do here on the show, either
0
SPEAKER_00
go to Spotify or passionstruck.com slash starter packs to get started.
0
SPEAKER_00
And in case you missed it, earlier this week, I had three phenomenal interviews.
0
SPEAKER_00
We kicked off by welcoming back my good friend, Dr. Jud Brewer, and we discussed his brand new book, The Hunger Habit.
0
SPEAKER_00
And we explore the reasons why so many of us are eating based on emotion instead of hunger and how to fix it.
0
SPEAKER_00
I also interviewed Stanford professor Bob Sutton, and we discussed his latest work, The Friction Project, which explores the impact that friction has on organizations and more importantly, how you become a friction fixer.
0
SPEAKER_00
Lastly, I interviewed Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier, who s an award-winning mental health specialist and psychologist.
0
SPEAKER_00
We discussed her new book, The Resilience Plan, which identifies why resilience is so essential in modern society, as well as the importance of having your own resilience plan.
0
SPEAKER_00
Please check them all out.
0
SPEAKER_00
And if you liked any of those three episodes or today s, we would so appreciate you giving it a five-star rating and review.
0
SPEAKER_00
These go such a long way in bringing more people into the PassionStruck community, where we can bring them weekly doses of hope, inspiration,
0
SPEAKER_00
and meaning.
0
SPEAKER_00
And I know we and our guests love to hear your comments.
0
SPEAKER_00
Now, let s talk about today s Momentum Friday episode.
0
SPEAKER_00
I cannot believe that we are only four days away from the launch of my new book, Passion Struck.
0
SPEAKER_00
And I want to mention that the book has already been given two incredible honors.
0
SPEAKER_00
It was selected by The Next Big Idea Club, which is curated by Adam Grant, Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink,
0
SPEAKER_00
and Susan Cain as one of their must-reads for 2024.
0
SPEAKER_00
I was so blown away when I got that honor.
0
SPEAKER_00
And additionally, last week, we just found out that it also was awarded the Best Business Minds Book Award for 2024.
0
SPEAKER_00
I am so flattered by both of those awards and the recognition that they provide for PassionStruck and the impact it can have on so many readers.
0
SPEAKER_00
Over the past seven weeks, I ve taken you on a journey of exploration
0
SPEAKER_00
of some of the key themes that come out of the new book.
0
SPEAKER_00
Themes like living intentionally, overcoming self-doubt, handling toxic influences, discovering your matter meter, maximizing anxiety optimization, crafting your ideal self, and exploring quiet desperation.
0
SPEAKER_00
Each episode was a vital piece of the puzzle inspired by the book s wisdom.
0
SPEAKER_00
In today s episode, I m going to guide you through the essence of what it means to become passion-struck.
0
SPEAKER_00
I ll share why I felt compelled to write this book and who can benefit from it, and how it s structured around the transformative PassionStruck model.
0
SPEAKER_00
Expect an insightful overview of the book, providing glimpses on how it has the potential to change lives.
0
SPEAKER_00
Join me as we count down to the book s release and delve deeply into the world of PassionStruck.
0
SPEAKER_00
Thank you for choosing PassionStruck and choosing me to be your host and guide on your journey to creating an intentional life.
0
SPEAKER_00
Now, let that journey begin.
0
SPEAKER_00
It is so hard to believe that the book is going to be released in just a couple of days.
0
SPEAKER_00
I m so happy for the early recognition that we have gotten from the Next Big Idea Club and from the Best Business Minds Award.
0
SPEAKER_00
Today, I wanted to walk you through why I decided to write Passionstruck, what it means to be Passionstruck.
0
SPEAKER_00
Who can benefit from this book?
0
SPEAKER_00
And more importantly, I m going to guide you through the structure of how I wrote it.
0
SPEAKER_00
So interestingly enough, this whole concept of passion struck didn t even exist four years ago.
0
SPEAKER_00
As I think back to that point, I d been on a journey of me search that had taken me on this quest that at that point was seven years into understanding why is it
0
SPEAKER_00
that some people are able to break through the people that Robin Sharma calls the 5%, where you often hear it called the people who 10X their life.
0
SPEAKER_00
What makes them so different from the rest of us who tend to get stuck where we are in life, unable to break through and create this ideal life that we only dream about?
0
SPEAKER_00
It was during this exploration that I began to think back about my times with Salesforce founder, Mark Benioff.
0
SPEAKER_00
I was fortunate enough that when I was a CIO at Dell, Mark had approached Michael Dell about me accompanying him on a number of visits worldwide to help advocate for this new vision that he had for cloud computing.
0
SPEAKER_00
And through those various stops that we took along that journey, I got to see someone who was completely obsessed with a problem that he had found that he was so emotionally golfed in that he was willing to do whatever it took
0
SPEAKER_00
for him to achieve his goal.
0
SPEAKER_00
He had learned how to intentionally align his actions with his long-term ambitions and aspirations.
0
SPEAKER_00
And as I started thinking about that, it launched me on over nine to 10 years now of research on over 700 different luminaries that I examined from all walks of life.
0
SPEAKER_00
whether they were CEOs or entrepreneurs like Mark, professional athletes, actors or actresses, military leaders, educators, and professors.
0
SPEAKER_00
And what I discovered when I started to investigate them and look at their lives further was this key trait that they all possessed.
0
SPEAKER_00
It was this intense, almost inexplorable drive for them to achieve and go after their ideal self.
0
SPEAKER_00
And it stemmed from a deep seated passion that went beyond
0
SPEAKER_00
just ambition.
0
SPEAKER_00
It was a relentless quest for growth, for impact, and ultimately for fulfillment.
0
SPEAKER_00
It s that kind of passion that turns obstacles into stepping stones and challenges into opportunities for growth.
0
SPEAKER_00
And I remember as I was doing this research, I happened to have a conversation with my friend, Keith Crotch.
0
SPEAKER_00
Well, if you re not familiar with Keith,
0
SPEAKER_00
He was the founder of a company called Ariba, which is where I first met him years ago, which he sold to SAP.
0
SPEAKER_00
And then more recently, he was the assistant secretary of state and was also the chairman and CEO of DocuSign.
0
SPEAKER_00
And I remember talking to Keith about this concept and he said to me, you know, John, it sounds like what you re talking about is someone going from being stuck in whatever that stuckness may be to becoming passion struck.
0
SPEAKER_00
And it was like the light bulb just clicked and I did what anyone would do.
0
SPEAKER_00
I was so excited about this new phrase that I immediately started searching for it on the internet.
0
SPEAKER_00
And the only thing that was popping up was a fragrance from Victoria secret.
0
SPEAKER_00
So I did the next best thing, which is I went to go daddy to see if the domain could possibly be available.
0
SPEAKER_00
And there it was, I was able to obtain it.
0
SPEAKER_00
And from there, this whole brand podcast book.
0
SPEAKER_00
was born.
0
SPEAKER_00
So why did I feel compelled to write this book?
0
SPEAKER_00
During my time when I was at Lowe s, I happened to start going to United Methodist Church, and I was taking some in-depth courses that they have around discipleship.
0
SPEAKER_00
And as I was going through these, these things are like 36 weeks long, so they re not short courses.
0
SPEAKER_00
They re actually long, probing questions into understanding the Bible.
0
SPEAKER_00
I started to open myself, I think, more
0
SPEAKER_00
for inspiration to come in.
0
SPEAKER_00
And I started hearing this voice at that time was telling me that the life journey that I had been on to that point, becoming a senior executive wasn t my final destination.
0
SPEAKER_00
But I think like many of us, when I hit that point, it s often hard to understand this voice that you re hearing, especially when it s telling you to take this complete detour from the life that you ve been living to do something quite different.
0
SPEAKER_00
And so, like many people, I started to fight it.
0
SPEAKER_00
And the more
0
SPEAKER_00
I started to fight it, the more different negative consequences started to occur in my life.
0
SPEAKER_00
And I think we are given this calling to pursue our authentic selves.
0
SPEAKER_00
If we re not doing it, I think it often leads us into struggles, whether that be mental health struggles, physical struggles, job loss.
1
SPEAKER_00
relationship issues, etc.
1
SPEAKER_00
But when we do find that calling, to me, it really lights your life up.
1
SPEAKER_00
It takes you to this incredible place where everything just seems to be going on all cylinders.
1
SPEAKER_00
And for me, when I went from that place of being so stuck, so emotionally numb, so burnt out,
1
SPEAKER_00
from chasing the rat race something i referred to in my last solo episode is quiet desperation and realize that even though i was achieving these high pillars of societal access by being a sea level on a fortune fifty year the c.e.o.
1
SPEAKER_00
of a startup or c.e.o.
1
SPEAKER_00
of a software company inside i was feeling more and more meaningless i was getting up in the morning and just going through the motions and nothing that i was doing made me feel like
1
SPEAKER_00
any of it really mattered.
1
SPEAKER_00
And I think so many people feel this way today.
1
SPEAKER_00
In fact, all you ve got to do is look at Gallup and the figures that they are producing showing that there are over 900 million people in 142 countries that feel unfulfilled by their life.
1
SPEAKER_00
And so to me, I started seeing that there s this huge gap that s in my mind affecting more than just 900 million people.
1
SPEAKER_00
I think it is actually impacting billions of people.
1
SPEAKER_00
And that is this strong sense of unmattering, that what we re doing in life, we don t feel like it holds any significance to ourselves, to others, nor is it making an impact in the world.
1
SPEAKER_00
And so the purpose for writing Passionstruck was to help close this gap, was to offer millions, if not billions of people hope.
1
SPEAKER_00
that there s a different way to pursue your life.
1
SPEAKER_00
And what I found my own self doing is there s something called self-discrepancy theory, which is really looking at three dimensions of yourself, your actual self, which is who you really are at this moment in your life, your ought self, which is who you feel you should be because it s dictated by things like obligations, burdens, and then your ideal self, which is who you ultimately could become.
1
SPEAKER_00
And where I found my own self at and where I think so many of us find ourselves at
1
SPEAKER_00
was living our odd self.
1
SPEAKER_00
I was so weighed down by the burdens of life, having to continue with the rat race, having to continue to make money so I could afford my mortgage, so I could afford this highline car that I wanted to drive, the standard of living that I had found myself living in.
1
SPEAKER_00
Yet at the same time, I felt more apathetic than I had ever had in my entire life at that point.
1
SPEAKER_00
And I want to help any of you who might be listening, who might be feeling the same way, learn how to break free from that.
1
SPEAKER_00
So who is the book for?
1
SPEAKER_00
Well, one, it s for that person I just described, that person who feels stuck in their life.
1
SPEAKER_00
Maybe you re feeling the quiet desperation that Henry David Thoreau talks about that I was feeling where you ve been chasing the wrong things throughout your life.
1
SPEAKER_00
And all it s brought you is a lack of significance and a feeling of unfulfillment.
1
SPEAKER_00
Or perhaps you re a new college graduate and you re looking for the key principles towards taking your career and your life overall to where you want it to be.
1
SPEAKER_00
Or it could be for the high achiever who has maybe this long-term vision for where they want to go.
1
SPEAKER_00
But as Marshall Goldsmith said, what got you here, isn t going to get you to where you want to be in life.
1
SPEAKER_00
Or it could be for the athlete who s trying to break through and propel themselves from where they are now to elite status.
1
SPEAKER_00
So I wrote the book so it could serve a wide array of purposes and individuals.
1
SPEAKER_00
And what passion struck really does for any of those groups is it creates a compelling case.
1
SPEAKER_00
for the secrets that lead ultimately to living a life that s true to ourselves, a life that s authentic, a life where we are embracing who we are.
1
SPEAKER_00
Because I got a secret for you.
1
SPEAKER_00
The most incredible person that you ever are going to meet in your entire life, and I learned this from my friend Lisa Edwards, is you.
1
SPEAKER_00
But on the flip side, the greatest competitor you re ever going to meet is also you.
1
SPEAKER_00
So how do you learn how to break
1
SPEAKER_00
through your self-imposed competition with yourself.
1
SPEAKER_00
This concept that I refer to often as being the visionary arsonist to your own life, where you re arsoning the very ambitions and aspirations that you long for.
1
SPEAKER_00
So PassionStruck is your guide to how do you break through?
1
SPEAKER_00
How do you start taking small actions that align
1
SPEAKER_00
with your ambitions and your aspirations so that you too can break through and become one of the 5% or the 10xers.
1
SPEAKER_00
And it all revolves around the harmonious interplay between passion, perseverance, the two combined are what Angela Duckworth
1
SPEAKER_00
refers to as grit.
1
SPEAKER_00
And spoiler alert, I have some amazing news that Angela is actually going to be joining us Tuesday to help launch the book.
1
SPEAKER_00
I m so excited to have her here.
1
SPEAKER_00
So those two components, passion and perseverance, which make up grit plus intentionality.
1
SPEAKER_00
And this alignment of those
1
SPEAKER_00
three key things, passion, perseverance, and intentionality, is the cornerstone, I believe, to self-realization, guiding you through a transformative journey that ends up 10Xing every facet of your life.
1
SPEAKER_00
And what I m hoping is this will not only show you how to intertwine these three core elements, but also help you to develop a deeper understanding of what it truly means to achieve success on your own terms.
1
SPEAKER_00
So now I want to walk you through why I constructed the book the way I did it.
1
SPEAKER_00
As I was studying those 700 plus luminaries that I mentioned earlier, an interesting thing happened.
1
SPEAKER_00
I originally started with a list of between 30 and 40 key things that I was observing, but the more I studied, the more I started to realize that there were really 12 principles that were driving the incredible success that these people were having in their lives.
1
SPEAKER_00
And as I started to delve into these even more,
1
SPEAKER_00
They were actually aligned with different principles that come out of behavior science and psychology.
1
SPEAKER_00
And the way I ended up grouping these was in the passion struck model.
1
SPEAKER_00
As I explain the passion struck model, I just want you to visualize it for a second.
1
SPEAKER_00
Imagine
1
SPEAKER_00
you re looking at Mickey Mouse.
1
SPEAKER_00
And Mickey Mouse has two ears.
1
SPEAKER_00
One of those ears are mindset shifts.
1
SPEAKER_00
The other ear are behavior shifts.
1
SPEAKER_00
And you can think of his nose and mouth as a third circle that represents deliberate action.
1
SPEAKER_00
Those are the three different sections that I break the book down into.
1
SPEAKER_00
When you think of mindset shifts, our mindset absolutely molds our beliefs and our values.
1
SPEAKER_00
It clarifies our why and influences how we approach
1
SPEAKER_00
our different actions and behaviors that we take.
1
SPEAKER_00
I find that mindset shifts are deeply intertwined with passion because passion serves as the catalyst for redefining our values and beliefs.
1
SPEAKER_00
It fuels transformation and helps us clarify our why.
1
SPEAKER_00
This profound connection to passion not only transforms learning and growth,
1
SPEAKER_00
but also plays a crucial role in overcoming limiting beliefs that are inherent in one s current mindset.
1
SPEAKER_00
So once our mindset has been recalibrated, the next logical progression is a shift in behavior where the role of perseverance becomes extremely crucial.
1
SPEAKER_00
This integration of perseverance into our behavior shifts is absolutely transformational in making our new mindset actionable.
1
SPEAKER_00
It is through perseverance that the principles of self-mastery are actualized.
1
SPEAKER_00
guaranteeing that our actions are not only considered, but also resiliently aligned with our aspirations and our values.
1
SPEAKER_00
You can think of perseverance is that consistent motor behind our behaviors, where even in the face of adversity and setbacks, it ensures that we keep pushing forward, keep iterating.
1
SPEAKER_00
And then lastly, there s what I call the psychology of progress in the book, which is really about how do you take deliberate action in your life?
1
SPEAKER_00
because action plays a non-linear role when it s intertwined with the processes of reshaping our mindset and behaviors, acting both as a driver and an outcome of these transformations.
1
SPEAKER_00
Through repetition, our actions evolve into habits, seamlessly integrating into our behavior as our brain s neural pathways adapt.
1
SPEAKER_00
making these actions become more automatic.
1
SPEAKER_00
This process is guided by immediate feedback, where positive outcomes reinforce behavior and negative ones prompt reassessment.
1
SPEAKER_00
Importantly, it s not only having the courage to act, but the strategic intent behind the actions that you re taking.
1
SPEAKER_00
This blend of boldness and intention directs our decisions on when and where to act, aligning our actions
1
SPEAKER_00
with our goals and our long-term aspirations.
1
SPEAKER_00
In this way, action is an integral part of personal evolution, constantly refining our mindset and reshaping our behaviors, fostering continuous growth and adaption.
1
SPEAKER_00
And then lastly, in the passion struck model, intrinsic motivation acts as the glue that links mindset, behavior, and deliberate action.
1
SPEAKER_00
This internal drive
1
SPEAKER_00
fuels our journey toward a life that s filled with passion and purpose.
1
SPEAKER_00
And most importantly, it embeds a deep sense of mattering within us, the feeling of being significant and valued.
1
SPEAKER_00
This feeling of mattering anchors us towards our why, energizing our pursuit of goals and relentless determination to pursue them.
1
SPEAKER_00
The center spark not only influences how we persevere through challenges, but also steadfastly guides our mindset shifts, informs our behavior shifts and directs our deliberate actions.
1
SPEAKER_00
ensuring a harmonious and resilient progression towards our goals.
1
SPEAKER_00
In conclusion, in the passion-struck model, mindset shifts lay the groundwork for transformation.
1
SPEAKER_00
Behavior shifts translate this transformation into intentional actions, and the psychology of progress provides a
2
SPEAKER_00
detailed roadmap to how you actually implement the mindset and behavior shifts into your life, making this not just theory, not just a book that you read, but something that you can actually live and implement into your life.
2
SPEAKER_00
With that backdrop, I want to introduce you to the 12 principles and how they are organized throughout the book.
2
SPEAKER_00
They re divided in six different principles that make up the mindset shifts and six different principles that make up the behavior shifts.
2
SPEAKER_00
And I ended up using some catchy names so that these would be memorable for you.
2
SPEAKER_00
And I m going to go through these at a 50,000 foot level.
2
SPEAKER_00
But let me just introduce you to how each one of these chapters is written.
2
SPEAKER_00
So in each one, I introduce the principle.
2
SPEAKER_00
I talk about why it s so important.
2
SPEAKER_00
I go into my interviews that I ve done with psychologists and behavior scientists that reinforce the principles in each chapter.
2
SPEAKER_00
I then tie it into a personal experience that I ve had on my own through my own research.
2
SPEAKER_00
And then I give powerful examples, both from some well-known individuals and lesser everyday heroes that showcase how these different principles were actuated in their lives.
2
SPEAKER_00
And then at the end of each chapter, I give you guidelines on how to apply it into your own life with exercises that I provide at the end of each chapter.
2
SPEAKER_00
So let s go through them.
2
SPEAKER_00
So the first mindset shift is something that I call being a mission angler.
2
SPEAKER_00
And I came up with this because I live here in Tampa Bay.
2
SPEAKER_00
where we re able to have some of the best fishing in the world.
2
SPEAKER_00
But for those of us who fish, it s not as if you just decide one day that you re going to go out in the boat, go 20 miles into the Gulf of Mexico and think that you re going to catch fish.
2
SPEAKER_00
The experienced fishermen I know, these people who are truly anglers of catching all the fish that they possibly can, they re looking at the tides, they re looking at the moon phases.
2
SPEAKER_00
They re looking at what fish are in season and where they re typically located, where other people have reported finding them, and they re typically using a fish finder.
2
SPEAKER_00
But how many of us actually craft our lives that same way?
2
SPEAKER_00
So this chapter really explores what it means to do life crafting.
2
SPEAKER_00
And I interview behavior scientist Hal Hirschfeld to do a deeper dive in what it means to life craft.
2
SPEAKER_00
And then I provide two great examples of Jim McKelvey, who founded Square, and Gary Vee in this chapter on how they implemented it
2
SPEAKER_00
in their own life.
2
SPEAKER_00
The second mindset shift is something that I call a brand reinventor.
2
SPEAKER_00
In this chapter, I highlighted a gentleman, Dan Schwalbe, who looked at 1200 remarkable individuals.
2
SPEAKER_00
And what we both found is that what these luminaries do is they practice consistent reinvention.
2
SPEAKER_00
And that s what this whole chapter is about.
2
SPEAKER_00
It s the importance, especially in this era that we re going into with AI, robotics, automation,
2
SPEAKER_00
so much uncertainty, reinventing ourselves by being a constant learner is extremely important to this ongoing journey.
2
SPEAKER_00
And in this chapter, I discuss both Dwayne the Rock Johnson and then my friends who are the horse soldiers who were once Green Berets and have now become some of the leading distilleries of bourbon in the country.
2
SPEAKER_00
The third principle I go into is called the mosquito auditor.
2
SPEAKER_00
I decided that this was the third most important principle, because once you ve decided that you have this new angle on life that you want to craft,
2
SPEAKER_00
and you start reinventing yourself, the next logical thing that happens is you re showing up differently to your friends, family, peers, whoever it may be.
2
SPEAKER_00
We don t realize the incredible impact that these invisible influences, especially if they re negative in nature, can have on your life.
2
SPEAKER_00
And so in this chapter, I go through identifying three types of mosquitoes that you ll experience on your journey to becoming passion-struck.
2
SPEAKER_00
And then I use the story
2
SPEAKER_00
of both Thaddeus Bullard, who s a famous WWE wrestler, and also the story of Oprah Winfrey to reinforce the points.
2
SPEAKER_00
The next chapter after this is the fear confronter.
2
SPEAKER_00
And this is where I talk about the importance of overcoming self-doubt or what I referred to earlier as being the visionary arsonist.
2
SPEAKER_00
And in this chapter, I explore why do we become a visionary arsonist?
2
SPEAKER_00
What are the things that lead to it?
2
SPEAKER_00
And why do so many of us find that we keep saying can t
2
SPEAKER_00
instead of can, to life-changing opportunities to change our life in the way that we want it to unfold.
2
SPEAKER_00
And in this chapter, I go through the story of Kirstie Ennis, a former Marine Corps Sergeant, underwent a terrible helicopter accident, but has completely rebuilt her life by saying she can to life-altering experiences.
2
SPEAKER_00
She has now climbed five of the six tallest peaks throughout the world.
2
SPEAKER_00
In this chapter, I highlight the work of Ethan Cross, who s a psychologist at the University of Michigan, around his book Chatter and the negative thought patterns that we have and the importance of doing introspection and self-reflection.
2
SPEAKER_00
The fifth mindset shift that I go through is becoming a perspective harnesser.
2
SPEAKER_00
And this chapter is all about expanding our viewpoints.
2
SPEAKER_00
So many of us find ourselves living in a world where we look at things in a linear way as either or or.
2
SPEAKER_00
And in this chapter, I explore the incredible journey of my friend, astronaut Chris Cassidy, and how much harnessing different perspectives, especially when it came to adversity that he faced, made such a profound difference in how he was able to build this incredible life that he s led.
2
SPEAKER_00
And in this chapter, I introduce both Anne Thanking, the work of Marianne Lewis and Wendy Smith, and how it helps us to start reframing the way we re living life from looking at things in that linear fashion that I talked about,
2
SPEAKER_00
to embracing it as both and.
2
SPEAKER_00
Think of this as balancing hard work and rest, merging self-discipline and self-compassion, finding harmony between solitude and community, accepting oneself as sufficient yet capable of growth, and so forth.
2
SPEAKER_00
This chapter is really about how do you use cognitive restructuring to see things in a different way.
2
SPEAKER_00
And then the sixth mindset shift that I go through is a topic called the action creator.
2
SPEAKER_00
And in this chapter, I highlight my friend and long-term mentor, astronaut Wendy Lawrence, who speaks to people throughout the world about this concept that you ve got to give yourself permission to dream your dream.
2
SPEAKER_00
In this chapter, I also highlight Mark Cuban and how it s the consistent pursuit of the choices
2
SPEAKER_00
which I call micro choices that we make day in, day out, ultimately lead to us either living a life that s an incredible tsunami of greatness or a waterfall of despair.
2
SPEAKER_00
Because every choice that we make throughout the 60,000 to 90,000 decisions that we get to make every day is a choice to either becoming or not becoming our ideal self.
2
SPEAKER_00
And in this chapter, I go through the pioneering work of University of Michigan behavior scientist Michelle Siever and the science of micro choices.
2
SPEAKER_00
So that rolls out the first six mindset shifts.
2
SPEAKER_00
Next, I m going to go through the six behavior shifts that I cover throughout the book.
2
SPEAKER_00
The first one is called an anxiety optimizer.
2
SPEAKER_00
And this is really how do you transform your nervous energy into productive fuel?
2
SPEAKER_00
It s all about how do you create peak performance?
2
SPEAKER_00
This is so important for those who desire to be passion struck because McKenzie has done over 10 years of research examining hundreds of different people who have perfected anxiety optimization.
2
SPEAKER_00
And what they have found is those individuals outperform their peer group
2
SPEAKER_00
by over 400%.
2
SPEAKER_00
I guide you through the story of my friend, former Navy SEAL Mark Devine, and how he was able to harness this anxiety optimization to propel himself through BUDS and through his Navy SEAL career.
2
SPEAKER_00
I also go into the work of Stephen Kotler that he discusses about the peak performance equation.
2
SPEAKER_00
And I tie it all together through the story of NASCAR driver, Jesse Ueji, and how he learned to harness anxiety optimization by being on the edge without going over the edge.
2
SPEAKER_00
The second behavior shift that I talk about is the need to become an originality embrace.
2
SPEAKER_00
This is really about celebrating your uniqueness.
2
SPEAKER_00
And it ties into the first two chapters that I covered in the mindset shifts.
2
SPEAKER_00
This is really about how do you embrace your unique capabilities to the world?
2
SPEAKER_00
And in this journey, I explore the journey of Jeff Bezos in creating Amazon, as well as Claude Silver, who s Gary Vee s right-hand person at VaynerMedia.
2
SPEAKER_00
In this chapter, I discuss things such as self-discovery, embracing your quirks, cultivating confidence, learning continuously, creativity and experimentation, as well as the importance of authentic communication.
2
SPEAKER_00
The third behavior shift I call the boundary magnifier.
2
SPEAKER_00
And this chapter is really about defining and setting your personal boundaries.
2
SPEAKER_00
And it really builds upon what I talked about in the mosquito auditing mind shift.
2
SPEAKER_00
This is about how you define your space for growth and self-respect.
2
SPEAKER_00
And in this chapter, I explore Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author, who is an expert on happiness and the profound journey of why being a boundary magnifier really
2
SPEAKER_00
comes down to understanding ourself.
2
SPEAKER_00
I also go through the story of Steve Jobs and how by being a boundary magnifier, it propelled him to the heights of the tech world because he was willing to do whatever it took, even if that meant being alone, to do the right things and following his core values and aligning them with his actions
2
SPEAKER_00
his aspirations and his ambitions.
2
SPEAKER_00
The fourth behavior shift that I talk about is being an outward inspirer.
2
SPEAKER_00
And this is all about how do you empower others?
2
SPEAKER_00
Because we all know that we can t do this journey to becoming passion struck on our own.
2
SPEAKER_00
We need the positive influence of others.
2
SPEAKER_00
And as we re on this journey, we re going to start influencing others, especially if we want to make the world a better place.
3
SPEAKER_01
I highlight some of the guidance that I was given by my long-term mentor, Jay Skibinski, who was my CIO when I was the Chief Information Security Officer at Lendlease, as well as I profile Susan Wojcicki, who is the former CEO of YouTube.
3
SPEAKER_01
What this chapter is really about is how do you become an outwardly inspiring individual who ends up influencing others through your positive action?
3
SPEAKER_01
It s so important to understand
3
SPEAKER_01
that our actions speak louder than words.
3
SPEAKER_01
This concept is often phrased as people speak with their feet, and it connotes that the actions that we perform speak louder than any of the words that we ever say to anyone.
3
SPEAKER_01
This chapter is all about how do you embrace action-oriented leadership?
3
SPEAKER_01
How do you foster innovation through example?
3
SPEAKER_01
How do you create impactful change?
3
SPEAKER_01
How do you encourage others by doing?
3
SPEAKER_01
How do you create a positive environment around you through your actions, whether that s in your personal life or your professional life?
3
SPEAKER_01
How do you approach people with empathy and understanding?
3
SPEAKER_01
How do you use social media to demonstrate your values?
3
SPEAKER_01
And importantly, how do you show up with consistency in your actions?
3
SPEAKER_01
This then leads us to the fifth behavior shift, a concept that I call the Gardner leader, which is all about leading with intention.
3
SPEAKER_01
A Gardner leader intentionally nurtures their team s growth.
3
SPEAKER_01
akin to how a gardener attends to each of the plants that he or she is trying to grow.
3
SPEAKER_01
This process requires a deep understanding of every individual s unique talents
3
SPEAKER_01
and capabilities, coupled with providing the right environment and the right resources for them.
3
SPEAKER_01
It s something that I call an eyes-on, hands-off approach.
3
SPEAKER_01
And in this chapter, I explore this through the example of General Stan McChrystal and also Keith Krotch, who I brought up earlier.
3
SPEAKER_01
And I go through five different key components of what it takes to become a gardener leader.
3
SPEAKER_01
And then the last of the behavior shifts is something that I call the conscious engager.
3
SPEAKER_01
And this is one of the last chapters that I wrote for the book, and I think it s one of the most important.
3
SPEAKER_01
And this is really about how do you invest your full attention to being present in the moment so that they align with driving your passions and the actions that you re taking every single day.
3
SPEAKER_01
And in this chapter, I really go through the analogy that so many of us today are living life
3
SPEAKER_01
as if we re a pinball, bouncing off things throughout our days, throughout our weeks, throughout our months, the distractions that we see in social media, the habitual patterns that we form in our life.
3
SPEAKER_01
We end up in these constant loops of being stuck in mediocrity because we re acting like that unintentional pinball.
3
SPEAKER_01
Instead of learning how to play the game of pinball, all its intricacies, which resemble the game of life.
3
SPEAKER_01
In this chapter, I go through the stories of Abraham Lincoln,
3
SPEAKER_01
and Winston Churchill.
3
SPEAKER_01
And I really give some concrete information for how do you go from subconsciously engaging in life to really becoming a conscious engager where you keep the main thing in your life, the main thing.
3
SPEAKER_01
And so that rounds out the six mindset shifts and the six behavior shifts.
3
SPEAKER_01
And then in the third section of the book, I go through the psychology of progress.
3
SPEAKER_01
This is where I really bring in the importance of taking deliberate action along with
3
SPEAKER_01
the intrinsic motivation that I talked about at the beginning of this episode when I was introducing the passion struck model.
3
SPEAKER_01
And the reason I wrote this third chapter, it starts out with me explaining the five different plateaus that I commonly see on the path to becoming passion struck, something that I call the subsister, the imitator, the vanquisher, the orchestrator, and the creative amplifier.
3
SPEAKER_01
and I explain each one of them.
3
SPEAKER_01
And then you can go to the PassionStruck website and take a quiz that will show you where you are on this continuum.
3
SPEAKER_01
I then, through the next chapters in the book, then start going through the psychology of progress, how you take this deliberate action.
3
SPEAKER_01
I then introduce this concept of the bee and turtle effect, where I examine how Elon Musk has been able to take both a long-term view and also an intense focus on daily action and how you can perfect this in your own life through
3
SPEAKER_01
a deliberate action process that I ve been using now for 20 plus years.
3
SPEAKER_01
I then go into the importance of aligning aspiration, ambition, and our actions.
3
SPEAKER_01
And I guide you through some work that Marshall Goldsmith has done around this topic.
3
SPEAKER_01
And then I round out the book by discussing the importance of self-love and the role that significance plays in our life.
3
SPEAKER_01
So that is a high-level overview of the whole book.
3
SPEAKER_01
I hope through talking about it,
3
SPEAKER_01
that i ve given you more desire to want to purchase this these pre-orders that you often hear about matter so much to an author in their book because it gives credibility for people to do book reviews about him it gives credibility for people to want to buy the book it gives credibility to your publisher to want to print more copies of your book gives credibility to news agencies
3
SPEAKER_01
to want to cover the book and has so much bearing on so many things.
3
SPEAKER_01
So I would just ask if you re listening to this, we re just a couple of days away from this thing going live.
3
SPEAKER_01
And if you do preorder it, you get over $300 of added goodies.
3
SPEAKER_01
If you just put your order line, go to the passion struck website at passionstruck.com forward slash passion struck book.
3
SPEAKER_01
You ll get
3
SPEAKER_01
The first chapter of the book before the book comes out you ll get access to my masterclass on five ways to find your passion or purpose and you ll get two incredible ebooks one that takes a deeper dive on intrinsic motivation and another one that s about seventy pages long that shows you how you implement deliberate action in your life.
3
SPEAKER_01
Thank you so much for supporting me on this journey, not only of creating the PassionStruck podcast, but also in supporting me on this journey of becoming a first-time author.
3
SPEAKER_01
I hope you all enjoyed this show and I wanted to thank especially those who tuned in to listen to it and those who wrote in this week.
3
SPEAKER_01
We truly appreciate it.
3
SPEAKER_01
You can find our videos on YouTube at both our main channel at John R. Miles and our Clips channel at PassionStruckClips.
3
SPEAKER_01
Advertise our deals and discount codes from one convenient place at passionstruck.com slash deals.
3
SPEAKER_01
You can find me on all the social platforms at John R. Miles.
3
SPEAKER_01
You can sign up for our weekly personal development newsletter, live intentionally at passionstruck.com or johnrmiles.com.
3
SPEAKER_01
or you can sign up for our work-focused newsletter, Work Intentionally on LinkedIn.
3
SPEAKER_01
You re about to hear a preview of the Passion Struck Podcast interview that I did with Angela Duckworth.
3
SPEAKER_01
Angela and I explored so many different aspects of both her book, Grit, but also how grit and self-control applies to creating a passion-struck life.
3
SPEAKER_01
And then Angela also gives some amazing teasers for a brand new book that she s now just starting to write.
3
SPEAKER_01
And I can t wait for you to explore this interview.
3
SPEAKER_01
It s one that I ve wanted to bring you now for over two years.
3
SPEAKER_01
Please go and check it out.
3
SPEAKER_00
I m wearing this vest that says Character Lab, and I ll just say they started it with me when I was already a psychological scientist.
3
SPEAKER_00
I think the idea of character is everything, everything about you that s good for you and equally good for other people.
3
SPEAKER_00
I think that includes grit.
3
SPEAKER_00
I honestly do think that when you have passion and perseverance for long term goals, it is good for you.
3
SPEAKER_00
And I think it s good for other people.
3
SPEAKER_00
But character also includes honesty and kindness and generosity and humility and creativity.
3
SPEAKER_00
And the list goes on.
3
SPEAKER_00
So character is plural.
3
SPEAKER_00
And when people say, oh, grit, character, I want to say grit, which is one aspect of character.
3
SPEAKER_00
And when you talk about intentionality and integrity, honesty, to me, that is a great illustrative example, if you will, to explain the point.
3
SPEAKER_01
Remember that we rise by lifting others, so share the show with those that you love and care about.
3
SPEAKER_01
And if you know someone who would be interested in buying the Passion Struck book, then definitely share today s episode with them.
3
SPEAKER_01
The greatest compliment that you can give us is to share the show with those that you love and care about.
3
SPEAKER_01
In the meantime, do your best to apply what you hear on the show so that you can live what you listen.
3
SPEAKER_01
Until next time, go out there and become Passion Struck.