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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Tessa West: Your Job Is A Marriage & How To Upl...
We are all going to work. For most of our lives. We applaud people for their anniversaries. “Oh, you’ve been married for 10 years, congratulations.” Or the big celebration you have for a couple who has been married for 50 years! Well, most of us will work for nearly 50 years.
77 min
252
Take Permission To Discover What You Really Wan...
This is at the heart of what drives you. Many of you. Most of you. And I’ve been there too. You are driving along every day after things you haven’t really agreed with.
50 min
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How & Why To Nurture Friendships Even When Your...
I’m looking at how true friendships can be vital for your drive. I’m sensitive to this topic, as we know culturally, very few people have close and consistent friendships today.
16 min
254
Your Body Transports You & Your Food Is Your Be...
To talk about what drives you…your body transports you. All of you. It is your vehicle. And what you eat fuels it. I was at someone’s home recently and looked around their kitchen.
11 min
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Making Money Or Making A Difference Does Not Ha...
I have an admission to make. I’ve been a lifetime advocate of making a difference in and with your work. Making an impact in the world.
8 min
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Randy James: The Reluctant Entrepreneur & How L...
Not everyone is driven to be an entrepreneur, but sometimes we may need to go down this path in order to have freedom to do what we think is best.
58 min
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Dan Miller: How To Find Motives You Never Want ...
I continue to concern myself with the concept of retirement, and the concern isn’t just for those who are older in age. It’s completely relevant for my kids just leaving home and entering into their adult lives.
63 min
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Purpose vs Negativity: Is Lack Of Purpose Respo...
In this episode I’m looking at the connection between lack of purpose and increased negativity. Is there a correlation between idle time and negativity bias? Obviously I think there is or I wouldn’t pose the question.
12 min
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Permission To Not Have A Stance On Every Issue
I’m going from our values to today’s cultural issues. Considering your values which we covered in the previous episode will help you better understand your own position on the issues.
11 min
260
Social Credit Report: The Qualities Everyone Wa...
In this episode Social Credit Report: The Qualities Everyone Wants To Know About Each Other. With anyone you care about or are interested in caring about or relying on, you want to know what they are about.
10 min
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Patrick Lencioni: Grappling With Values & How T...
We look at how our values fuel our drive and how they often come into friction with today’s sociopolitical issues that I feel we are pressured to all have a solid stance on.
83 min
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Richard Leider: The Pope Of Purpose On How To B...
Nothing drives us like a purpose. We love stories of epic circumstances that led to heroic acts. Whether it’s Martin Luther King or your favorite fictional superhero who saves the world.
87 min
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Why We Love The Olympics & How We Can Emulate I...
We watch the Olympics because it inspires us. Watching people give it their all just touches us at a soul level. Being brought to the very limit of our ability and pulling through is a deep, human experience.
10 min
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Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs - What If We Were A...
’m taking aim at Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Maslow first introduced the concept of a hierarchy of needs in his 1943 paper, titled "A Theory of Human Motivation.”
12 min
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What Jerry Seinfeld Teaches Us About Our Curren...
I’ve long been curious about the difference in our immediate drive and our future drive. I often refer to it as our appetites.
9 min
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Bill Weir: Our Story Effects The Planet & How A...
I’m more focused than ever on how our personal stories are what drives us. Part of my own story is care and concern for our planet. Not because I’m so altruistic, but I adore the outdoors.
104 min
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What Attracts Us To Our Work vs What Keeps Us T...
We are driven to our work for many reasons. Those reasons we go into the job, the career, or the business are what dictate our overall happiness and success, yet most of us go after it for the wrong reasons, and suffer for it.
69 min
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Start Your Journey To Wisdom By Shifting From D...
I’ve spent a lifetime labeled as a high achiever. High performer. I bet you have as well. We have become experts in doing things.
9 min
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Self-Protection: Why You Want To Admit To It & ...
Something happens in your life. A stimulus if you will. Something happens, somebody says or does something, and you have an immediate and uncontrollable reaction.
8 min
270
Stop Fighting Yourself & Learn How To Honor And...
here is a common belief and drive that we have good and bad in us. That we are at war with our flesh. We mean well but we fall to this darkness inside of us.
10 min
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Dick Schwartz: You Are A Multiple Personality &...
In this episode I have a paradigm shift that will alter your drive. We are all raised in the mono-mind belief system, the idea that we have one mind, and from this one mind we have an infinite amount of differing thoughts and emotions and impulses and urges. That we often feel are competing against each other.
104 min
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Chad Jeffers: Find Out What Drives Carrie Under...
I’m looking at what drives someone who is on some of the biggest stages in the world, and the examples we can apply to our own lives. I’m curious about celebrities, and it seems we all are. My curiosity is around why we generally think they have something we don’t.
57 min
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Drunk, Drugged, Dementia & Dying - How To Find ...
I’m looking at who you are when you’re uninhibited, because it’s a tell-tale sign of what is really driving you. And so often we are blind.
9 min
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Making These Preparations May Motivate 80% Of P...
In this episode I’m looking at a concept that may be far more effective for motivating us than goal setting. There was a study that showed 80% of people are more motivated by problem solving than goals.
9 min
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Alua Arthur: How Considering Your Death Will Im...
The point of this podcast is to better fuel your drive so you achieve more fulfillment. I’ve met few people who want to talk about death.
103 min