The Kevin Miller Podcast
The big question - what is the meaning of life? The great quest - to find meaning in life. I devoted my life to filling all the roles, pursuing all the achievements, and engaging with all the relationships I thought would provide the greatest meaning to my life. Only to come to the reckoning that the world doesn't give meaning to my life. I do. Join me as I discuss how we make meaning from our lives and how we can satisfy ourselves in every moment, regardless of the circumstances.
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*Over 75 million downloads, 350 expert guests, 1,700 episodes...and the journey continues on the podcast evolution from 'The Ziglar Show' to 'The Self-Helpful Podcast' to 'What Drives You' to 'The Kevin Miller Podcast'...
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Your Destiny Doesn’t Need To Be A Solo Quest & ...
I feel it can be very daunting to feel that finding your destiny is this epic, solo quest. In some ways I’d say much of the discovery is, as the answer is ultimately somewhere within you, not “out there” somewhere.
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Expose Yourself: An Introvert's Guide To Findin...
In looking at our interests, another way of considering our purpose and calling, a key resource is connecting with other people.
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Your Purpose & Calling: Don't Worry About Savin...
I think at the end of the day we’d all give up anything, happiness, acclaim, status, just about anything, just to have purpose. Something we cared to wake up to and pursue that had any meaning to us.
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Scott Harrison: From Night Club Debauchery To H...
I bring you a great story of…drive. And the fruition I find most people experience, where we start off in life driven by our base desires and find the shallowness and meaninglessness of it and wonder if this is all life has to offer.
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Tana Amen: How To Deconstruct The Perfected Per...
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Activity vs Result: How To Ensure Your Daily Jo...
My muse this week has been celebrity sports coach George Mumford who worked with the likes of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. A key concept he worked with Kobe on was to “do the activity for the activity itself, not the result.” Friends, this has not been the guiding light of my life.
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How To Transfer The Joy Of Vacation To Everyday...
Vacation is generally about pleasure and fun and feeding your senses with whatever flavor of happiness you like.
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Are You Special? Do You Have Greatness In You? ...
In the last show I had on celebrity athletic coach George Mumford who worked with the literal legends of the NBA, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal.
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George Mumford: Find Greater Success By Learnin...
I grew up focused on performing. I’m an introvert who doesn’t care for the stage. The performing I’m talking about is being able and capable and winning and achieving and being limitless with no weaknesses.
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Your Calling Transcends The Roles You Fill & Ho...
I keep finding people wrapped up in feeling they must find this elusive, one-thing, holy grail calling on their life. I wanted to relieve the tension and pressure and showcase that our ultimate calling or purpose is not so confined.
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Our Unresolved Nation: A Call-Out To Our So Cal...
What is driving many people. Most of us. Is a lack of resolving. It’s politically correct to validate everyone’s pain and call it trauma.
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Manly Emotionlessness Is For Cowards: How To Ma...
“Don’t be controlled by your emotions.” Think about that statement. It says to not be controlled by your emotions.
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Make Peace With Pain Through An Emotional Cold ...
I spent most of my life ignorant of my emotions. Only to find that they were there, and in abundance. And I wasn’t ignoring them, I had just become a pro athlete in avoiding them.
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Your Nervous System Is Controlling You & How To...
It seems everyone these days is anxious. On edge. Stressed. Even the seemingly chill guy is simmering under his skin with an overworked nervous system.
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Ashley Stahl: Driven By Childhood Trauma & How ...
Following is a story that is far more common than we realize. A childhood trauma that directs our lives, for better and/or worse. When I first started focusing on drive and researching for my book, this is one of the earlier conversations I had with an influential person, digging into their personal story of drive.
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We All Have Drive But We Are Not All Driving Fo...
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Distrust vs Trust: Which Is Safer, Wiser & Most...
In my continual research into human potential it’s ever more revealed to me that we are inherently most driven to protect ourselves. So when we look to our general behavior, this is what we find.
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Jamil Zaki: Reject Easy Cynicism And Evolve To ...
If you look at social media influencers, news headlines and commentary, late night TV hosts and a high percentage of the so called informed public, you find a consistent thread of cynicism.
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Shaunti Feldhahn: How Being Kind Benefits You M...
I really appreciate taking a topic where we think we know what drives us, and discovering the motives are actually coming from somewhere else.
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Who You Are Is A Myth: You Are Who You Are Beco...
We spend our childhood being labeled as to who we are. Then we continue into adulthood thinking of ourselves as who we are, like we are a fixed object.
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Happiness vs Meaning: Which Is Really Driving You?
This show is called What Drives You. My book is called What Drives You. Because what drives you becomes your life. If we’re not getting what we want out of life, we are unaware of what is really driving us. Happiness, for instance.
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Contentment & How To Reconcile Your Continual P...
Have you ever struggled with feeling a twinge of guilt for your desire to continually grow and change? Wondering if you should just feel content and grateful for where you are and it’s selfish to desire and want more?
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Goals vs Growth: Which Provides You With More F...
I hear from more and more people who just enjoy the journey of personal growth. They almost feel guilty about it, especially if they are mostly around others who seem content to just maintain life.
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John Ruhlin: The Art Of Gift Giving & How To Be...
The focus of this episode is twofold. One is to look at how you are driven to show appreciation to people. How you show love and your motives behind your efforts.
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Your Daily Environment & Duties May Be More Imp...
I’ve admittedly put my focus on the work we do on the actual product and service we help deliver. No matter what you do, at the end of the rope is a product or service that is sold.
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