What Drives You with Kevin Miller

From host Kevin Miller: When I was 7 years old and got out of line, my parents would give me an “attitude adjustment” and make me listen to motivational speakers like Zig Ziglar. I didn’t appreciate it at the time but the experience gave me awareness of how powerful our minds and outlook on life are. I went on to become a pro athlete, have 9 kids, start 17 businesses and become addicted to performance and production. Till I burnt out. Multiple times.

That started a quest to not just pursue performance, but to uncover my true potential which was far more than just what I did. It became about who I was and could be. I started podcasting as host of The Ziglar Show, in a stroke of irony. After countless conversations with the most influential thought leaders on the planet, I wrote a book called What Drives You to look at what we really want and understanding why we want it. I now host a podcast of the same name, What Drives You. I’ve had deep talks with over 270 experts in the Human Potential Movement and my shows have had over 70 million downloads. I’ve walked with well over 1,000 people as they pursue their own personal evolution.

Today I don’t seek out the most popular leaders, but the most knowledgeable. I find the professors teaching classes, the therapists counseling with patients and the researchers in labs who understand what causes us to transform in today’s world. And what keeps us stuck. We don’t need more ideas. We need better understanding. I’m pursuing my own personal growth and evolution and invite you to learn and grow with me. Join me on the What Drives You podcast.

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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.
85 min
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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.
10 min
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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.
10 min
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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.
11 min
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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.
105 min
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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.
55 min
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We All Have Drive But We Are Not All Driving Fo...
9 min
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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.
11 min
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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.
93 min
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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.
55 min
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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.
10 min
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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.
9 min
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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?
10 min
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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.
67 min
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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.
50 min
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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.
11 min
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Yellowstone & How To Evolve What You Do To Put ...
Yes, I’m talking about the TV series. With my family life I don’t get to see a lot of TV, but I really like a good story that moves me.
12 min
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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
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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
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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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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