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How to Unlock Your Potential and Strategies for Intentional Living with John Miles

Friday 10th January 2025

John Miles shares strategies for intentional living, intrinsic motivation, and overcoming self-doubt in this insightful episode.
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Unlock Your Potential: Strategies for Intentional Living with John Miles

Episode Overview

  • Intrinsic motivation is key to unlocking your potential.
  • Comfort can hinder adaptability - embrace change.
  • Courage is essential in challenging authority and standing up for beliefs.
  • Our need to belong drives us; without it, we face a crisis of unmattering.
  • Reinventing oneself is crucial for personal growth.
We have this innate need to belong. When we don't, we face a crisis of unmattering.
Ever wondered how to truly unlock your potential and live intentionally? In this episode of 'The One You Feed', host Eric Zimmer chats with John Miles, a bestselling author and keynote speaker, about strategies for intentional living. John shares his personal journey of growth and resilience, discussing how intrinsic motivation and the pursuit of true significance can lead to a deeper understanding of one's purpose.
He opens up about his struggles with perfectionism and the wrong paths he chased, including alcohol and fame, and how he found his way back through intrinsic motivation. John also talks about the importance of courage, especially in challenging authority when necessary, and how pivotal moments in his life, such as his time at the Naval Academy, shaped his path. The conversation dives into the concept of 'mattering' and how our need to belong drives us.
John explains how comfort can hinder adaptability and why it's crucial to embrace change and reinvent oneself. The episode is packed with valuable insights on overcoming self-doubt, breaking free from autopilot habits, and finding true significance. Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation that could help you take control of your life and live more intentionally.