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Jun 2024
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968: How to Experience More Purpose and ...

How to be Awesome at Your Job
About this episode

John R. Miles shares powerful insight into what it takes to live an intentional and purposeful life. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to feel impervious in the face of adversity and failure 

2) How anxiety makes you 400% more effective 

3) How to visualize effectively 


Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep968 for clickable versions of the links below. 


— ABOUT JOHN — 

John R. Miles is a worldwide expert on intentional behavior change, leadership, and personal mastery. He is a keynote speaker, top-rated show host, and is the founder and CEO of Passion Struck®. Miles is devoted to promoting personal mastery, fostering an intentional mindset, enhancing health and wellness, and building meaningful relationships. His globally renowned podcast, Passion Struck with John R. Miles, has garnered tens of millions of downloads and consistently tops the charts as the number one alternative health podcast on iTunes. Miles is committed to inspiring people worldwide to believe in their ability to push beyond limits and achieve their aspirations. He is a graduate of the Naval Academy, where he excelled as a varsity athlete. Learn more by visiting johnrmiles.com or passionstruck.com.

• Book: Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life 

• Website: JohnRMiles.com 

• Website: PassionStruck.com 

• Quiz: Passion Struck Quiz 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems by Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis 

• Book: Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level by Mark Divine 

• Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain 

• Past episode: 855: Turning Anxiety into Your Source of Strength with Morra Aarons-Mele 

• Past episode: 327: Unclog Your Brain through Unfocusing with Dr. Srini Pillay 


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