The Kevin Miller Podcast

Join Purpose Coach Kevin Miller as he conducts deep discussions on personal evolution from his own, curious journey toward greater purpose and deeper fulfillment. Kevin researches and curates the best teachers and guides you may never find, as they are busy teaching in classes, counseling in therapy rooms, researching in labs, and coaching in offices. 


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*Over 70 million downloads, 300 expert guests, 1,500 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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The Self-Serving Propensity Of Moral Outrage
Wrapping up my series on binary thinking and our cultural propensity and judge and reject others with differing perspectives, I am interested in this concept of moral outrage. In my recent discussion with Fox TV personality Kat Timp, she stated that “Moral outrage is often rooted in self-esteem more than altruism.
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Curiosity Is Confidence & Threat Is Insecurity
I feel if an alien came to earth today and looked at media, whether the news headlines or social media, they’d think we must be near war.
9 min
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If We Don't Reject What We Don't Agree With Are...
In my previous episode I talked with Fox TV personality, Kat Timpf about binary thinking. Right, wrong, black, and white. And our cultural propensity to take a differing opinion or view or belief someone else has, judge them completely for it, and reject them.
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How To Keep Issues From Dividing Us w/ Kat Timpf
My perspective is that we are the most divided culture ever right now. Every issue is a trigger for everyone and you are required to stand on one side or the other or be deemed negligent or ignorant.
60 min
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What Comprises A Good Life w/ Jonathan Fields
Talking about a good life feels like speaking to success. What makes it up? And we generally say that we must define this for ourselves. Agreed. However, my guest has been studying this for a long, long time, and to have a good life he’s found it boils down to three buckets.
64 min
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20 Daily Activities To Boost Your Mental Health
In my show with TJ Powers, talking through his book, The DOSE Effect: Optimize Your Brain & Body By Boosting Your Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins, he lists out 20 activities to address all those brain chemicals, and I want to give it to you, whether you buy the book or not.
11 min
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Experiencing Your Life Requires Depth - Not Speed
In our culture today, the concept of “slowing down” has little attraction. We are enamored with speed.
9 min
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Let's See A Video Of Your Daily Viewing Habits ...
I’m a very visual guy, so I often think of visual analogies to help me better conceptualize a concept. So imagine you are watching a video tape of yourself, sped up to show all your activities for a day.
10 min
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How To Save Up Brain Chemicals To Fuel Your Mos...
Sometimes an analogy comes along that just clicks. It takes information you may have heard before and helps drive it home.
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Can You Really Revamp Your Life & Why Would You...
In the world of personal development you hear a lot of stories of people making huge changes. Rags to riches, zero to hero, and massive life turn-arounds. It makes for a great story, but is it relevant for us? In 2003 I was at a critical juncture in my life where I'd bit off more than I could chew.
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How Much Do We Really Need A Community
Anytime a question like this is posed, you really expect that it’s bait to pull you in and emphasize in this case, how we really, massively need community.
11 min
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What Voids Are We Trying To Fill
A couple episodes ago in my conversation with Ian Morgan Cron on addiction and the benefits of 12 steps, he started off talking about the “great human ache” we all feel and are trying to address. Ian is a man of faith, actually an Episcopal priest along with all his other roles.
10 min
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Are We Addicted & How Do You Know
I’ve often heard addiction debated, as to what really defines it. I typed into a search engine, “How do you define addiction” and this is what it showed; Addiction is when you have a strong physical or psychological need or urge to do something or use something.
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The 12 Steps Benefits For All Of Humanity w/ Ia...
Most everyone has heard of the twelve steps concept associated with Alcoholics Anonymous. I bring it here for all of us, whether you think you are addicted to anything or not, which is an arguable claim for anyone. Ian Morgan Cron is the bestselling author of The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery, which has sold over one million copies. He’s a psychotherapist, Enneagram teacher, Episcopal priest, and the host of the popular podcast Typology.
98 min
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How To Be Free From The Many Masks We Wear w/ L...
I don’t think any of us chooses to wear a mask. But creating and wearing them is taught to us from early on. And in some cases, it’s a necessity to survive. Now here we are. Are we wearing a mask? More than one? I’m bringing an incredible show back from the archives.
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Everything We Do Is Simply An Effort To Create ...
With the big question and quest of what do we actually want for our lives, it strikes me that it is all just an effort to feel a certain way. We strive and strive for this and for that and to me it seems like a great mind game.
8 min
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The Books We Love vs The Books That Have Actual...
I recently posted a question on Facebook. The question was, “What is a book you have read, where you can honestly look back and say that after you read it, you made a tangible life-change for the better? What is the book, and what was the change?” About 75 people shared around 60 books.
10 min
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What Would You Do If All Obstacles Were Gone
I find that people are far more clear on what keeps them from having what they want, than being clear on what they actually want. The job, the kids, the money, the chores, the upbringing, the government, the economy, the devil, and an infinite list of culprits are to blame for keeping people down.
9 min
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Unearthing The Mystery Of Knowing What You Real...
The catalyst for writing my book, What Drives You, was realizing what I most wanted for my children, was for them to know what they truly want, and wrap their lives around it. From this inspiration I realized that while I had always been driven, I had often been unclear what I wanted, and what I was driving toward.
87 min
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Boundaries, Leadership, & Influence with the le...
I get to have deep conversations with people who have had great influence in the lives of so many people.
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Never Quit The Destination But You May Need To ...
In the industry of self-improvement and personal and professional development, we are all familiar with the concept of not quitting.
8 min
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Are You Modeling A Life Others (like your kids)...
My recent conversation with epic mountain climber Jenn Drummond, and my recent time with all my children has me again focused on the life I’ve emulated to others.
10 min
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What Is Significant To You Is All That Matters
In yesterday’s episode I was with Jenn Drummond, world-record mountain climber, and talked about her story of a near life-ending car wreck that changed her perspective on life and got her looking at living a life of significance instead of just the so-called cultural success.
8 min
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The Impact Of Living An Inspired Life w/ Jenn D...
Following is a story of…drive. It’s one of those stories of someone who turned their life around. But the story is not about them. It’s about you. My intent is that it gives you ideas, inspiration, and alters your perception to help you consider your own capacity.
85 min
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Setting The Stage For The Punchline Of Your Lif...
Michael Jr. is a world class comedian who is not out to just get laughs. He is out to “give people the opportunity to laugh” and help set the stage for meaningful, purposeful content of the heart and soul.
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