Podcast appearances and mentions of John Miles

My Story   Talk 19  Ministry in Basingstoke 1968-78 Part 4 Welcome to Talk 19 in our series where I am reflecting on God's goodness to me throughout my life. Today I'll be talking about how, while I was at Basingstoke, the Lord started to open up a wider ministry overseas.   It all began when early in 1971 Willy Droz, a pastor from Switzerland appeared on my doorstep and introduced himself. He had trained at the International Bible Training Institute in Sussex where he had met his wife Brenda. He knew about me through the SPF newsletter which reported details of my travels around the universities preaching on the baptism in the Holy Spirit. He was organising a youth weekend retreat at les Rasses in the Swiss Jura mountains and asked if I would be the main speaker.   I had not been to Switzerland since my first visit in 1958 when I heard about the baptism in the Spirit from Laurie Dixon, and I eagerly accepted the invitation. But I first made sure that they would not expect me to preach in French. There are no less than four different languages spoken in Switzerland, German, French, Italian, and Romansh (spoken only by a small minority). Les Rasses is in the French-speaking area, known also as La Suisse Romande.   It was fifteen years since I had taken my French A level and I had forgotten, or thought I had forgotten, all of it. So I was grateful for the assurance that my preaching would be interpreted, which was a particularly interesting experience as I was at least familiar with the language into which I was being interpreted. In some ways it's much easier when you don't know the language and just have to trust the interpreter, but, when you know the language, you're constantly checking to make sure the interpreter is getting it right! And on one occasion I surprised everyone by saying, Non, je n'ai pas dit cela – No, I didn't say that.   So the French I had learnt at school had not entirely deserted me, but I have to confess that, when I was introduced to the wife of the pastor from Geneva, I could not even remember how to say, I'm pleased to meet you. It was only when in La Chaux-de-Fonds they lodged me for a few days with an elderly woman who spoke no English, that I was compelled to speak French and found the language coming back to me.   But I was far from ready to start preaching in French. The opportunity to do so came three years later in March 1974 as the result of my meeting Jerry Sandidge at an SPF house party at Capel, then the home of the Elim Bible College. Jerry told me he was the director for University Action in Eurasia for the American Assemblies of God, had heard about my ministry in Britain and the USA – about which, more later – and invited me to preach in the University of Louvain (or Leuven) in Belgium on the subject, Charismatic Gifts – are they for today?   He also said that he could arrange for me to speak at CBC, the Continental Bible College, later to become the Continental Theological Seminary, near Brussels, where they had two language streams, one in English and the other in French. It was there, I think, that I first met Warren Flattery, who asked if I would mind taking one of his French classes.             In French? I asked.             Oh no, he said, I always do it in English. To which I responded by politely asking how long he had been living in a French speaking country, and didn't he think he ought to be doing it in French? And so I asked him for a French Bible and, as I had a day or so to prepare for it, after apologising to the class up front for the mistakes I was sure to make, I somehow managed to preach my first sermon in French. At the end of which the class applauded and Warren said,             Lui, s'il peut le faire, moi, je peux le faire!             If he can do it, I can do it!   And the class applauded again, and from then on Warren took all his classes in French. In my case, the applause was certainly not for the quality of my French, but, I suspect, was an expression of sympathy and appreciation that I had made the effort.   The next opportunity came in 1977 as a result of my meeting Marie-France, a French student at Mattersey. The Bible College had moved in 1973 from Kenley to Mattersey and in 1976, in the final week of the summer term, I was giving a lecture when I happened to mention that on one occasion in Switzerland I had spoken to someone in French. Marie-France approached me afterwards, pleased to know that there was someone she could speak to in her own language.   The outcome of that conversation was that over the next few years Marie-France came to stay with us in Basingstoke on several occasions. She became a good friend of our family and a great help to me in improving my spoken French. Several of my sermons had been recorded on cassettes and Eileen had patiently typed them up, word for word as I had preached them. Marie-France kindly offered to translate them for me, so that I could refer to them whenever I might need to preach in French.   The following year, having heard about me from Marie-France, the pastor of her church in Paris invited me to preach whenever I would next be on the continent. So while I was in Brussels for a fortnight writing a course for ICI (International Correspondence Institute, later to become Global University) – more of which later – I travelled to Paris for the weekend and preached one of the sermons Marie-France had translated for me. The French, of course, was excellent, but I can't say the same about the delivery! I was so nervous that I read every word of it! And I did the same the following year when Willy Droz arranged for me to preach in several churches in Switzerland – Vevey, Ste. Croix, Payerne, Lausanne, Saxon, Colenberg, Neuveville, Couvet. I think it was in Vevey that some people came up to me after the service and, after chatting with me, in French of course, for about twenty minutes said, Thank you for your message. It was very good. But why did you read it all? To which I replied that someone had translated it for me and that I did not have enough confidence in my French to do it without reading it. But they replied, You've been speaking with us in perfectly good French for the last 20 minutes. You should trust in the Lord. And I can hardly believe that I made the following stupid reply, Yes, I know how to trust the Lord in English, but I don't know how to trust him in French! But the time did come when occasionally I would have to trust the Lord to help me preach in French without notes, but that's a story for a later talk. It's time now to mention the trips I made to the USA while we were still in Basingstoke.   I have already mentioned John Miles who was my closest friend while we were at Oxford. He was part of that group of Pentecostal students who very much took the initiative in the formation of the Students' Pentecostal Fellowship. After graduating John spent a year or so school teaching in England before going to the Congo as a missionary. It was there he met and married Sara, an American missionary and where their first child Julia was born. By 1972 they were back in the USA where John did a PhD in French at the University of Illinois and eventually became Professor of French at Wheaton College.   However, at one point they were thinking of returning to Congo and in 1972 John wrote to me saying that, if I was thinking of visiting them in the States, I should do so fairly soon. His letter coincided with one of my regular visits to Kenley Bible College where I met Don Mallough, a guest lecturer from America who, over lunch, asked me if I had ever visited the States and encouraged me to go if I had the opportunity.   In those days travelling to the States was far less common than it is today, and to me the decision to go there was far from easy. However, I was talking to Eric Dando, a well-known preacher and member of the AoG Executive Council and asked him what he thought. His reply went something like this: Well, David, I go to America like I go anywhere else. If I feel that I can be a blessing to them and they can be a blessing to me, I go. That put things in perspective for me and on that basis I decided to go, even though at the time I had received no specific invitation to minister anywhere. So I arranged to go for the month of October, and shortly after received an unexpected letter. It was from Jim Hall who had heard about the work I was doing for the SPF in the universities in Britain and asked if I would do something similar in Illinois where he was the Assemblies of God Director for University Action.   So that's what I did. Jim arranged preaching engagements for me in churches morning and evening every Sunday and on Wednesday evenings. An offering was taken in each meeting, half of which was designated for the University Action department, the other half for me, to cover the cost of my airfares and a gift for my ministry. This was a complete surprise for me as I had decided to go to the States before I knew of this.   It was also a wonderful answer to prayer. We had been struggling financially as the church was not yet able to pay me an adequate salary and any funds we originally had as the result of the sale of our bungalow in Colchester had now run out. But now our needs were met, and I came home with a renewed faith and expectation that God would always find a way to meet our financial needs.   But the most satisfying thing about the trip was not the financial reward but the response I received in the churches and universities. I was based at Urbana with John and Sara, and I preached there the first Sunday morning I was there. I preached on repentance and was amazed to see how many people came forward in response to the appeal. I received a similar response everywhere I went, and I quickly learnt how different Americans are from us Brits in responding to an appeal.   But for most of the month I was travelling around the state of Illinois accompanied by Jim Hall who acted as my chauffeur and guide and was a great encouragement to me. We learned a lot from each other over the many miles we travelled together and became great friends. We visited eight universities altogether, spending two days in each. These were: Illinois State University, Normal; University of Illinois, Urbana; Northwestern University, Evanston; Northern Illinois University, DeKalb; Western Illinois University, Macomb; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; and Eastern Illinois University, Charleston.   Over the course of the three weeks we were touring, dozens of students were baptised in the Spirit and began to speak in tongues, one professor telling me how grateful he was to God ‘for the wisdom he had given' me in the way I taught the Word and how I prayed for people to receive. And Jim Hall was so encouraged that he sent a report about my ministry to Aaron Linford, the editor of Redemption Tidings, which was published shortly after I returned to England.   I made a similar trip to Illinois two years later in October 74, visiting the same universities, but this time speaking on two main themes, The fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and The Christan's Armour (Ephesians 6:10-20). On each of these trips I had left Eileen and the children back in England and we all missed each other very much. For Eileen it was particularly difficult as in 1972 Jonathan was only two, and the girls were just seven and eight.   One example of this was when I returned at the end of October 72 and Eileen had driven up to Heathrow with the kids to meet me. During my trip people had asked me about the weather in England and if it was very foggy – I think they must have been watching some of the Sherlock Holmes movies – and I had replied that we occasionally get a bit of fog, but not very much. But ironically, when our flight approached Heathrow, the captain announced that our landing would be delayed because of fog. The delay was so long that we had to go back to Shannon in Ireland to refuel and we eventually landed at Heathrow four and a half hours later than scheduled. And all this time Eileen was waiting with three young children in a very crowded Heathrow. But the third time I went to the States Eileen and the children came with me. This was for six weeks from mid-February to the end of March 1977, and the children had to have special permission to miss school. This was granted on the educational value of the trip and on the condition that whenever possible they went to school in Wheaton, where John and Sara Miles were now living. Most of my ministry during the trip was in churches rather than in universities, although I did speak to students at a breakaway retreat in Carlinville, the headquarters of the Illinois district of Assemblies of God. I also conducted a seminar in Wheaton College on the baptism in the Spirit, more of which in a moment. Once again, the churches we visited were in Illinois. These included Rockford, Urbana, Granite City, Springfield, Naperville, Schaumberg, East Saint Louis (where we took the opportunity to go to the top of the famous arch), and La Grange. The experience at East Saint Louis was interesting for two reasons, first because after the morning service the whole congregation stayed behind for what they called an agapē meal, or love-feast, where they presented a delicious array of both hot and cold dishes.   That church was also significant because during the meal the pastor showed me the notes of a sermon he had preached which were almost identical to what I had preached that morning. It was on the subject of team leadership based on the church in Antioch (Acts 13), about which I will say more next time. The Lord was clearly saying the same thing to different people in different parts of the world.   Our experience at La Grange was even more interesting. I preached there on the first Sunday of our trip and they invited me back for a series of meetings from Sunday to Wednesday towards the end of our stay when I gave a series of talks on Gideon. We were invited by a family whose children were about the same age as ours for a typical Thanksgiving meal specially prepared for us as it was not really the season for Thanksgiving. It was on the Wednesday before the final service and we really enjoyed it, so much so in fact that we arrived a little late for the service and I was so full I could hardly preach!   Even more interesting was the fact that they enjoyed the ministry so much that they asked me if I would seriously consider accepting the pastorate of the church as the pastor had recently announced that he was moving on. The offer was extremely tempting, but, as I will explain later, by this time I was already convinced that the Lord was calling me to Mattersey.   Other significant features of that trip included a visit to the Assemblies of God headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, a journey to Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the invitation of Oral Roberts to attend as his guests a seminar at the Oral Roberts University, and finally, a seminar I was asked to conduct at Wheaton College on the baptism in the Holy Spirit on Saturday 19th March. On the Friday evening I had been asked to appear on television by a Christian TV station in Chicago and was on my way there accompanied by Pastor Tom Richardson when he received a phone call to say that they had made a last-minute decision to have instead a telethon evening to raise much needed funds.   Although this was disappointing, we had no alternative than to return to Wheaton where the next morning I preached on the baptism in the Spirit and several came forward for prayer and were filled with the Spirit. When the meeting was over, one of them asked me if I had heard Professor James Dunn the previous evening.   I said no, at which she expressed some surprise. Dunn, who is well-known for his rejection of the Pentecostal understanding of baptism in the Spirit, had given his reasons for doing so, but I, without knowing what he said, had answered him on every point. This was clearly, without my knowing it, due to the leading of the Holy Spirit in all I had said, and was in itself an evidence of the truth of what I was preaching.

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My Story Talk 15 Ministry at Colchester 1962-68 Part 3 Welcome to Talk 15 in our series where I am reflecting on God's goodness to me throughout my life. Today is the final talk about our ministry in Colchester between 1962 and 1968. These were the first few years of our married life and so far I have shared with you about the birth of our first two children, our housing, employment, holidays and transport.   We have talked about the growth of the church and the reasons for it, testified to an outstanding miracle, explained how I got to know more about Assemblies of God, and how God called me to give up my teaching job and go into full-time ministry.   Today I'll be sharing first how this led me into a wider ministry, and concluding with two important lessons I felt God was beginning to teach me.   A wider ministry – the Students' Pentecostal Fellowship If I had thought initially that God's purpose in leading me into full-time ministry was just so that I could give more time to the local church, I was soon to learn otherwise. It certainly did that, but I soon began to receive invitations to preach in churches at weekend conventions, and, more significantly, to speak in Coleford at a National Day School Teachers' Conference on the relevance of the baptism in the Holy Spirit in day school teaching today.   It was there I met members of the AoG Home Missions Council and the National Youth Council who, if I remember correctly, had jointly organised the conference. The invitation came, no doubt, not only because I was a pastor who had until recently been a schoolteacher, but also because of my ministry in praying for people to receive the baptism and my role in the Students' Pentecostal Fellowship.   I have already mentioned how, while I was at Oxford, I was asked to share my testimony at the AoG National Youth Rally held in the Birmingham Town Hall and to contribute an article in Redemption Tidings entitled Pentecost in Oxford University. So I was by no means unknown in the wider fellowship, and it was probably not surprising that, when Richard Bolt resigned as Travelling Secretary of the SPF, I should be asked to take over his role of visiting colleges and universities, preaching and praying for students to be filled with the Spirit, which of course would not have been possible if I had remained in school teaching.   Universities where I conducted meetings on those early SPF travels included Oxford, Cambridge, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham, Durham, and Newcastle. Later, after I had left Colchester, I also preached in the University of Louvain (Leuven) in Belgium, and in 1972 in the majority of universities in the state of Illinois.   The purpose of all these meetings was to tell people about the baptism in the Spirit, explain why it was biblical, and to pray for them to receive as I laid hands on them at the close of the gathering. Among the many who received were the chaplain of Queen's College, Cambridge, and William Kay a student at Trinity College, Oxford, who had come to Christ at a Billy Graham meeting in London.   Valentine Cunningham, a student at Keble College, and the son of an AoG pastor, invited William to a meeting he had organised where I was to preach on the baptism in the Spirit. After he graduated he became a member of my church in Basingstoke, a close friend, a lecturer at Mattersey Hall Bible College, and a university professor who has contributed much to Pentecostal education around the world.   Val Cunningham went on to become Professor of English at Oxford and was a great help to me when I wrote Be Filled with the Spirit, a booklet published by the SPF, which proved to be the springboard for my ministry as an author.   Other former SPF members who became professors were John Miles and Michael Collins. John, after spending some years as a missionary in Congo became Professor of French at Wheaton, and Michael, after serving as SPF General Secretary, became Professor of Engineering at City University, London.   He was succeeded as SPF General Secretary by Andrew Parfitt, who after spending years in school teaching, became an AoG minister, as did Jeff Clarke who received the baptism under my ministry while he was a student at Oxford, and David Littlewood who received while was a student at Essex.   It is clear from all this that during the course of my lifetime Pentecostals have moved on from being suspicious of higher education to embracing it and playing an active role within it. This will become even clearer when we consider in a later talk the educational developments in our Bible Colleges.   Lessons I learnt at Colchester Of course, I myself had never been to Bible College. And although I had received excellent teaching from my father and from Leslie Moxham, my pastor at Elm Park Baptist, I had received no formal training for ministry, and back then there was no provision in Assemblies of God for supervision from a more experienced minister. So I was very much learning on the job and was conscious of my need for the guidance, help, and the enabling of the Holy Spirit.   But my experience at Colchester taught me many lessons. The most significant of these was learning to trust God for our needs after I had relinquished my secular employment, which I have already mentioned. But there were two other areas the importance of which I began to understand more clearly. These were:   o   the nature of the ministry God had given me o   the importance of a balanced theology of healing.        The nature of the ministry God had given me In my teens I had been greatly impressed by the ministry of Billy Graham. I had seen thousands of people walk forward in response to his appeals for salvation. Surely this kind of evangelism must be the answer and, when I felt the call to the ministry at the age of 16, I soon began to have dreams of becoming an evangelist. Later, after I was baptised in the Spirit, I came to see the importance of healing in evangelism and, as I have mentioned previously, was greatly influenced by Richard Bolt who was seeing remarkable healings in his evangelistic crusades.  And at that time the American Pentecostal evangelist T. L. Osborn had made his books on healing available to students free of charge and I had read them avidly.   So I now wanted to be a healing evangelist, a desire which was evident in the two evangelistic and healing missions I conducted at Colchester. And that was why, although I shared with others the responsibility of preaching and teaching on Sunday mornings and midweek Bible Studies, I always did the preaching at the Sunday evening Gospel Service.   But when Harold Womersley, veteran missionary of the Congo Evangelisitc Mission visited us on itinerary, he asked me – purely out of interest, I think – about what I was teaching at our Bible Study meetings. And when I told him that, when it was my turn, I just gave whatever word the Lord had put on my heart, he graciously suggested that as the pastor it was my responsibility the feed the flock by regular and systematic teaching of the truths of God's word.   This, I think, would have been at about the time that I had given up my school teaching job, and so, taking his words to heart, I set about planning various series of weekly Bible studies, and I discovered that I really enjoyed it and, to my surprise, so did those who came to hear me. It was gradually dawning on me that my primary ministry was not to be evangelism – though I have not been totally unsuccessful in that area – but teaching.   Of course, I had no idea then how that teaching gift would eventually be expressed not only in churches, but also as a Bible College principal and as a writer. But that brings me to another closely related lesson I began to learn at Colchester, the importance of a biblically balanced doctrine of healing.   The importance of a balanced theology of healing As I mentioned at the beginning of this series, ever since my father told me of the healing of my aunt who had been deaf and dumb from birth, I have always believed that God still works miracles of healing today. I grew up with the belief that everyone could be healed if only they had enough faith and that the lack of miracles today was entirely due to lack of faith.   This understanding was confirmed by the teaching of Richard Bolt and the books of T.L.Osborn and was directly related to the doctrine that Jesus died not only for our sins, but for our sicknesses too. We can claim our healing in just the same way as we can claim forgiveness of sins, and all because Jesus died for us. I embraced this teaching wholeheartedly, and that is what I preached.   But my experience as a pastor in Colchester didn't always seem to confirm this doctrine. It was great when we saw people healed, but what could I say to those who were not? Did I really have to tell them that the reason they were not healed was lack of faith, or that there must be some unconfessed sin in their life? And whereas this might apply in some cases, it surely was not true of all?   I simply could not believe, for example, that when Jack Joliffe was diagnosed with a cancer that first disfigured him and eventually destroyed him, it happened because of lack of faith or some secret sin. I knew him too well. He was a godly man, full of faith, and an elder of our church. It's all too easy for evangelists to preach these doctrines and then move on, while pastors are left with the care of Christians who have not been healed and have been wounded by the teaching that if they are sick it is somehow their fault.   But it is not my intention in this talk to repeat what I have already said at length elsewhere. My rejection of this view is comprehensively explained in my Ph.D. thesis, Healing and the Atonement, where I argue that, although there is a sense in which healing may rightly be understood to be in the atonement, it is not true to say that Jesus died for our sicknesses in exactly they same way that he died for our sins. I have also explained this in my book Just a Taste of Heaven – a biblical and balanced approach to God's healing power, which is available from my website www.davidpetts.org.   I simply mention it here because it was at Colchester that I began to question what I had previously believed about healing. Of course, we mustn't build our doctrine on our experience, but if our experience doesn't tally with our doctrine it's always good to consider whether we've understood the scriptures correctly.   So I was learning important lessons at Colchester which were to stand me in good stead for the next ten years when we would be pastoring the assembly in Basingstoke. Life is a continuing process of learning and sometimes unlearning, and Basingstoke was no exception. Next time I'll begin by telling you how we came to move there.  

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My Story   Talk 11 Brasenose College, Oxford (1959-1962) Part 2 Welcome to Talk 11 in our series where I am reflecting on God's goodness to me throughout my life. Last time I finished by sharing with you how God powerfully spoke to me after a Philosophy tutorial through a verse in Psalm 119. Today I'll be talking in more detail about my spiritual experience at Oxford, which, looking back on it, was to be far more significant for my future life and ministry than the academic programme I was following. The most important thing a young Christian can do when going up to university is to make sure right from the start that they find, and have regular fellowship with, other Christians. There are two main ways of doing this, either by joining the Christian Union or by attending a local church – or preferably both, which is what I did. Christian Union and Local Church The CU at Brasenose was part of the OICCU – Oxford Inter-Collegiate Christian Union. Each college CU would have its own weekly meeting for prayer and Bible study, but there was also a regular Saturday night Bible Study held at the Northgate Hall, situated close to the Oxford Union building. This was well attended by Christians from across the whole university, and I became a regular attender at both these gatherings. I appreciated the opportunity to meet Christians from different denominational backgrounds, and, bearing in mind my experience of the Anglican chaplain at Brentwood School, was particularly pleased to discover that some Anglicans actually did profess the believe the Bible! However, much as I enjoyed fellowship with these good people, having been only recently baptised in the Spirit, and having begun to appreciate Pentecostal worship, I was very aware that something very important was lacking in their meetings – the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit. Of course, things are very different today, but in those days the Charismatic Renewal had not yet begun and most Anglicans, who in my experience tended to view other denominations as somewhat inferior, were highly suspicious of, if not totally unaware of, the rapidly growing worldwide Pentecostal Movement. And, of course, I was eager to enlighten them! But first a word about the local Pentecostal church. At the time, the only Pentecostal church in Oxford was the Elim Church situated on the Botley Road just beyond Oxford Railway Station. I was keen to attend there because, however valuable membership of a Christian union may be, there really is no substitute for the life and fellowship of a local church. So throughout my time at Oxford I regularly attended on Sundays both the morning and evening services, which meant incidentally that I missed both lunch and dinner in college because the mealtimes clashed with the times of the services. More importantly, on my very first Sunday in Oxford, it was there that I met three other students who were from Pentecostal churches, which led to our meeting regularly for prayer and to the formation of the Students' Pentecostal Fellowship.     Students' Pentecostal Fellowship The students I met after church that first Sunday morning in Oxford were, Michael Collins who came from Dorchester AoG and was in his second year at St. Peter's Hall reading Engineering, and Gladys Bland and John Miles who, like me, were in their first year. Gladys was from East Ham AoG and was doing postgraduate work in English Literature at Somerville College, and John was from Gloucester AoG and was reading English at Regents Park College. We were all delighted to meet each other because up to then there had been relatively few Pentecostals attending university. We soon became firm friends and agreed to meet regularly together for fellowship and prayer, particularly for spiritual gifts and for Christian students from a different denominational background to be baptised in the Spirit. Michael had a friend called Philip who was already Spirit filled, and he joined our prayer group too. I will never forget the day, early in our first year, when there was a prophecy in one of those meetings that people of all denominations, including professors and university lecturers, would be baptised in the Spirit. As I've already mentioned, the Charismatic Renewal had not yet begun or, if it had, we had not heard of it, and to be honest, I really wondered if that could possibly happen. But it did, and in our own small way we were to be a part of it. What we didn't know then was that similar groups were forming in other universities. There were students from a Pentecostal background at Cambridge and London Universities too, and once we heard about this we naturally wanted to get in touch with them. And a key person to help us do that was Richard Bolt. Richard had been an Anglican ordinand but after he was baptised in the Spirit in an AoG church in Durham his course at Clifton Theological College was terminated because he was laying hands on other students and praying for them to speak in tongues. Shortly after this he was welcomed by AoG and became an Assemblies of God minister based in a small assembly in Colchester. However, as the Lord was using him in healing and in leading others into the baptism in the Spirit, Richard's ministry extended well beyond Colchester as he took time to travel to universities and colleges to encourage Pentecostal students and to pray for others who wanted to be filled with the Spirit. He was certainly a great encouragement to me and my family. My mother was baptised in the Spirit under his ministry. But before I knew anything about how the Lord was using Richard, the thought had already crossed my mind that we ought to form, at least in Oxford, a university society for Pentecostal students. The Baptists had what was known as The John Bunyan Society which met every Sunday afternoon in Regents Park College where John Miles was a student. He and I attended this quite often and I mentioned to him that I thought it might be good to have something similar for Pentecostals. As a result of this, John wrote to Aaron Linford, the editor of Redemption Tidings, the AoG weekly magazine, and asked for advice. And it was at this point that Richard Bolt told us about the Pentecostal students at Cambridge and London. All this led to a gathering in London early in 1961 when the Students' Pentecostal Fellowship (SPF) was formed. Richard Bolt was recognised as its Travelling Secretary and Donald Underwood, a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, as General Secretary. We organised annual weekend house-parties where students were exposed to the ministry of Pentecostal leaders, and evangelistic missions where students would sing, testify, and preach during the summer vacations. We also published a magazine known as The Pentecostal and developed a postal library service where students could borrow books by Pentecostal authors. At Oxford our group grew in numbers during our second year, partly due to an influx of students from Culham College led by Andrew Parfitt, the son of the AoG pastor at Maidstone, but also because our prayers were being answered and students from other denominations were getting baptised in the Spirit. But that leads me to how I personally started to be used in leading others into the baptism. Leading others into the baptism It all began a few weeks after I had started at Oxford when, after one of those Saturday night Bible Studies in the Northgate Hall, I was looking at a book on the bookstall which was about a revival that had broken out somewhere in Africa. Chris, one of my Anglican friends from Brasenose, saw what I was looking at and asked me if I had any personal experience of revival. So I began to tell him about the baptism in the Holy Spirit. As a result, Chris started to seek the baptism and came along to the Elim church where the pastor laid hands on him and prayed for him. But nothing happened and after a few weeks Chris came to me and said, I want you to pray for me. I'm coming to your room tomorrow and I want you to lay hands on me and pray for me. I was frankly unsure how to respond to this. I was very new to all this myself and I did not know if I had the authority to lay hands on him. I didn't know if such things were the responsibility of pastors, and I wasn't a pastor. But Chris was very insistent and so I agreed. The next day was Saturday and there were no lectures or tutorials for me to attend, so I decided to spend the night in prayer. This was something I had never done before, and have not done very often since, but I realised the seriousness of what Chris had asked me to do and I wanted to get it right. When Chris came the next day, we chatted for a bit, and then he said, Well, are you going to pray for me or not? I think he may have sensed that I was putting it off because, despite my night of prayer, I was nervous about it. He knelt down in front of me, and I plucked up courage and, quietly speaking in tongues, gently placed my hands on his shoulders. But nothing seemed to happen, and I didn't know what to do, when I remembered that in the Authorised Version (which most of us were still using in those days) Acts 19:6 says that it was when Paul had laid his hands upon the Ephesians that the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. In other words, the Spirit came on them after Paul laid his hands on them.  And I found myself prophesying over Chris that he would receive, and that he would receive that very day. At which, Chris got up, said thank you, and left me. And I was left wondering if I had done the right thing. I had my answer at eight the following morning. I was still asleep, having had no sleep the previous night, when I was woken by something digging me in my ribs. It was Chris with his umbrella. What was he doing here?             Oh, it's you Chris. What on earth are you doing here? And then it occurred to me that he might have come to tell me what had happened, so I added,             You haven't received the baptism, have you? To which he responded as he continued to dig me in the ribs,             O ye of little faith! He had, of course, received, and he told me how it had happened. After he had left me he had returned to his room and had been reading a book by, or about, the famous missionary to China, Hudson Taylor. The book emphasised that in addition to faith we need courage in our Christian lives, and Chris realised that that was just what he needed. He looked up from the book intending to say, Yes, Lord. Give me courage. But instead of doing so, he found himself speaking in tongues! Little did I know it then, but Chris was to be the first among hundreds, if not thousands, of people who have begun to speak in tongues through the ministry the Lord has given me. But that's closely related to the subject of spiritual gifts and how I began to exercise them. Beginning to exercise spiritual gifts Shortly after I was baptised in the Spirit I visited the bookshop at the AoG National Offices at 51 Newington Causeway, London. I bought every book they had on the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts. As a young Baptist I had received little teaching about the Spirit and none whatsoever on spiritual gifts. And I was eager to learn. I devoured books like Harold Horton's The Gifts of the Spirit and Donald Gee's Concerning Spiritual Gifts, and I learnt that the baptism in the Spirit is not an end in itself, but a gateway to supernatural gifts like tongues,  interpretation, prophecy, and healing. And I was longing to receive and be used in whatever gifts the Lord might have for me. As it happened, I didn't have long to wait. I was still in my first year at Oxford when I was confronted with a situation at the church I was attending. The Elim church in Oxford was a well-attended lively church where the gifts of the Spirit were regularly in operation. On a Sunday morning there were often prophecies, tongues and interpretation. Some of my Christian friends from Brasenose came along to experience Pentecostal worship and so far I had not been embarrassed in any way by what went on in the meetings. However, one Sunday morning, when fortunately none of my friends was present, somebody spoke in tongues but there was no interpretation. No explanation was given for this and, although I was still new to these things, I knew that the Bible was very clear that speaking in tongues in church should be interpreted. I probably should have asked the pastor about this, but he was a busy man and I did not know him very well. Consequently I kept quiet about the matter, but was still concerned that everything was not quite as it should be. Shortly after that, when Richard Bolt was visiting, I told him about this and asked him what I should do. He said, The answer is very simple David. You interpret. To which I replied, But I don't have the gift. He then said, Then ask for it. But, bearing in mind that 1 Corinthians 12:11 tells us that these gifts are given as the Holy Spirit determines, I asked, But I know God wants me to have it? His answer to this was along the following lines. The very fact that I was concerned about it might well indicate that God wanted me to have it. And, anyway, we know from God's word that it is his will that tongues in church should be interpreted. So I would be in God's will if I went ahead and interpreted it. I should pray about it and next time it happened I should ask God for the interpretation and then speak out in faith. Our heavenly Father gives good gifts to his children when they ask him. Although I still had questions, I decided to do what he said and over the next few weeks kept asking the Lord about the matter. Then, one Sunday morning it happened. Someone spoke in tongues and I waited, hoping that someone else would interpret it. But when no one did, I asked the Lord to give me the right words to say and immediately a few words came into my mind which I began to speak out in faith. I say in faith, but I have to confess that my faith was mingled with doubt. I was half expecting the pastor to intervene and say that this was not the right interpretation! But to my intense relief he said nothing, and after the meeting people came and thanked me for my interpretation. So from time to time, I continued to interpret tongues, but still with the occasional doubt if what I said could really be the interpretation. And later in the series I will tell you how God wonderfully confirmed the genuineness of my gift when I interpreted a tongue that was identified as a language spoken in Africa. God certainly did some wonderful things while I was at Oxford, and I realise now that I was already exercising a ministry while I was there. I was leading our SPF prayer group, teaching others about spiritual gifts, as well as preaching in churches from time to time. It seems that others were recognising this before I did, and I was soon asked to share my testimony at the AoG National Youth Rally held in the Birmingham Town Hall and to contribute an article in Redemption Tidings entitled Pentecost in Oxford University. The Lord was clearly preparing the way for my future ministry. Next time, I'll tell you about my developing relationship with Eileen which led to our marriage immediately after I graduated and how I ultimately decided not to go to Bible College as originally planned, but to accept the pastorate of the Assemblies of God Church in Colchester.

Tavis celebrates what would have been the 85th birthday of longtime civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis with his son, John-Miles Lewis, and former Chief of Staff Michael Collins, who is now Chair of the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

John Miles, the leading authority on intentional behavior change, dropped in to talk with me about the behavioral and mindset shifts people need to move from a life of quiet desperation to wherever they actually want to be. Tune into Saving America to hear more!   Thanks for joining me for this episode! I'm a Houston- based attorney, run an HR Consulting company called Claremont Management Group, and am a tenured professor at the University of St. Thomas. I've also written several non-fiction political commentary books: Bad Deal for America (2022) explores the Vegas-style corruption running rampant in Washington DC, while The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failures (2018) analyzes – and grades – the leadership qualities of the past 100 years of U.S. presidents. You can find my books on Amazon, and me on social media (Twitter @DSchein1, LinkedIn @DavidSchein, and Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube @AuthorDavidSchein). I'd love to hear from you!   As always, the opinions expressed in this podcast are mine and my guests' and not the opinions of my university, my company, or the businesses with which I am connected.

In this episode, John Miles discusses how to unlock your potential and strategies for intentional living. He shares his journey of personal growth and resilience, drawing upon pivotal moments that shaped his path. John delves into the profound impact of intrinsic motivation and the pursuit of finding true significance that leads to a deeper understanding of our own purpose. Struggling to stick to your goals? In the upcoming 6 Saboteurs of Self-Control Workshop, we’ll uncover the six hidden obstacles that sabotage your progress and teach you how to overcome them. From breaking free of autopilot habits to tackling self-doubt and emotional escapism, this live session offers practical tools and strategies to help you make better choices and stay aligned with your values. Join us on Sunday, January 12 at 12pm ET and take the first step toward lasting change. Key Takeaways: Embracing change and finding personal growth in challenging environments Learning from experiences in confronting authority and navigating power dynamics Adapting to change and cultivating personal growth in the face of uncertainty Finding purpose through meaningful service and the impact of making a difference For full show notes, click here! Connect with the show: Follow us on YouTube: @TheOneYouFeedPod Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Follow us on Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Clint looks back on the best moments from the podcast in 2024, including Emmanuel Caprais on how to improve your people management skills, Sivaram Trikutam on how to tackle complex problems, Dr. Ray Gallant on advice for navigating the unknown, Teresa Lynch on fostering positive and productive team culture, John Miles on the importance of cultivating self-leadership, Karyn Buxman on the challenges and benefits of incorporating humor in leadership, and Craig Weber on improving conversational capacity amongst your teams.

Have you ever known a frightfully talented family? The kind who seem blessed with charm, creativity, and success? Don't you just hate them!?   Today, Todd Kramer and Jay Reum chat with 14-year-old Lois Miles. Lois, the daughter of an old friend John Miles and past podcast guest, actor Aimee Miles, has herself been acting for a decade, with roles in commercials, voice work, and a lineup of school and community theater. Currently, she's playing a teenage vampire in A Sign You Were Alive at Murphy's Creek Theatre in Northern California. We dive into her experiences growing up around actors, her ambitions, and what she finds most fun about being a young actor.   John, Lois's father, is an actor and a concert promoter known as the unofficial “Godfather of Silent Disco”—he essentially invented it! We reminisce about our days working together and discuss how John's theater background paved the way for his entrepreneurial success.   So, lock your doors and turn down the lights… it's the spooktacular Halloween episode of Offstage Acting!   ※=※=※=※=※=※=※=※=※=※=※

Today, we're talking to John Miles, host of the Passion Struck Podcast. We discuss John's extraordinary journey from tech executive to international speaker and personal development guru. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!  To learn more about Passion Struck, check out the website here: https://www.passionstruck.com/ Produced by ProSeries Media: https://proseriesmedia.com/ For booking inquiries, email booking@proseriesmedia.com

In this engaging podcast episode, John Miles, high-performance coach and host of the award-winning Passion Struck podcast, shares his transformative framework for unlocking personal purpose and achieving extraordinary growth. Kicking off the Live Life Better Author Series at Book + Bottle, co-hosted by Nanette Wiser of Radio St. Pete, John delves into the power of intentional living.He emphasizes saying "yes" to opportunities that align with your true self and "no" to distractions. Drawing from his journey as a Navy officer and Fortune 50 executive, John explains how real fulfillment comes from serving others and pursuing your own dreams. He introduces practical tools like the importance versus urgency matrix to help prioritize what truly matters.John also shares personal stories, including a life-changing moment that pushed him to embrace his calling and help others find their purpose. He encourages listeners to build their "courage muscles" by taking intentional steps toward their goals and surrounding themselves with positive influences.The episode inspires listeners to pursue their passions, embrace reinvention, and recognize that the path to an extraordinary life is within reach for everyone willing to take the leap.Link to the full show notes:   https://passionstruck.com/reinvent-yourself-the-journey-to-extraordinary/In this episode, you will learn:The significance of mindset shifts, behavior shifts, and the psychology of progress in personal development.The concept of living intentionally versus living on autopilot, illustrated through the metaphor of a pinball life.The role of courage muscles in pursuing your passions and overcoming self-limiting beliefs.The value of surrounding yourself with positive influences and recognizing toxic relationships, referred to as "mosquitoes."The importance of self-control and intentionality in achieving your goals.Personal anecdotes from John Miles about his journey and the transformative events that led him to write "Passion Struck."Practical exercises, such as the importance versus urgency choice matrix, to help prioritize actions in life.Sponsors:Babbel: Master a new language with Babbel's comprehensive learning system. Get 60% off at babbel.com/PASSION.Hims: Start your journey to regrowing hair with Hims. Get your free online visit at hims.com/PASSIONSTRUCK.Quince: Discover luxury at affordable prices with Quince. Enjoy free shipping and 365-day returns at quince.com/PASSION.For more information on advertisers and promo codes, visit Passion Struck Deals.Special Announcement:Join us for the Passion Struck 50-Week Challenge! This year-long journey is designed to help you unlock personal growth, fulfillment, and self-discovery through weekly challenges that push your boundaries and enhance every aspect of your life. Join a supportive community, benefit from expert guidance, and start your transformative journey today. Learn more and sign up here.Tune In:If you found this episode insightful, please share it with others who might benefit from these powerful lessons. Don't forget to join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #PassionStruck and connect with John R. Miles on Twitter and Instagram at @John_RMiles.Catch More of Passion Struck:Check My solo episode on The Power of Choice — Why Our Choices Are PowerfulCatch my episode with Emile's good friend Jamil Zaki on how hope can conquer cynicismWatch my interview with Alex Edmans on Critical Thinking in a Post-truth WorldCan't miss my episode with Jeffrey C. Walker On The Criticality of Collaboration in Systems ChangeMy episode with Lori Gottlieb on Embracing Self-Compassion for a Better LifeIf you liked the show, please leave us a review—it only takes a moment and helps us reach more people! Don't forget to include your Twitter or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally.How to Connect with John:Connect with John on Twitter at @John_RMiles and on Instagram at @John_R_Miles. Subscribe to our main YouTube Channel here and to our YouTube Clips Channel here. For more insights and resources, visit John's website.Want to explore where you stand on the path to becoming Passion Struck? Take our 20-question quiz on Passionstruck.com and find out today!

In this episode of Passion Struck, I had the distinct pleasure of welcoming my friend Cory Allen, an acclaimed author, influencer, and the host of the popular podcast "And Then It Hit Me." Our conversation centered around Cory's transformative new book, "Brave New You," which serves as a powerful guide designed to help individuals unlock their full potential, break free from negative thinking, and infuse their lives with meaning and purpose.Cory and I will be holding a moderated talk about my book Passion Struck at Book People in Austin, TX on November 3rd, 2024 at 430pm. We would love to see you there.Full show notes and resources:  https://passionstruck.com/cory-allen-on-how-you-create-a-brave-new-youSponsorsBabbel: Unlock the power of learning a new language with Babbel's innovative system. Passion Struck listeners can get 60% off their subscription at Babbel.com/PASSION.Hims: Regrow your hair before it's too late! Start your free online visit today at Hims.com/PASSIONSTRUCK.Quince: Experience luxury for less with Quince's premium products at radically low prices. Enjoy free shipping and 365-day returns at Quince.com/PASSION.For more information about our sponsors and promo codes, visit: passionstruck.com/dealsIn this episode, you will learn:The importance of recognizing how our present decisions and feelings shape our identity and impact those around us.Insights into the power of intentionality and how it can help you become the best version of yourself.The significance of being open-minded as a starting point for transformation and personal growth.Strategies for reframing your perspective to engage curiosity and turn experiences into opportunities for growth.The role of mindfulness and self-awareness in breaking free from negative thinking and limiting assumptions that hold us back.The concept of "turning poison into medicine" by recognizing and transforming negative impulses into positive actions.The idea that many barriers to personal growth are imaginary, rooted in our own narratives and assumptions.The value of self-trust and how taking intentional actions can build confidence and lead to significant breakthroughs.Connect with Cory Allen: https://www.cory-allen.com/Order Passion StruckUnlock the principles that will transform your life! Order my book, Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life. Recognized as a 2024 must-read by the Next Big Idea Club, this book has earned accolades such as the Business Minds Best Book Award, the Eric Hoffer Award, and the Non-Fiction Book Awards Gold Medal. Order your copy today and ignite your journey toward intentional living!Catch More Passion StruckMy interview with Amy Leigh Mercree on Master Your Aura, Master Your LifeCan't miss my episode withSharon Salzberg on Building Equanimity in a Chaotic WorldWatch my episode with Dandapani on How to Harness the Incredible Power of Your MindDiscover my interview with Gabby Bernstein on finding profound freedom and inner peaceIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review! Even one sentence helps. Be sure to include your Twitter or Instagram handle so we can personally thank you!

John Miles is a seasoned professional with a rich background in military and intelligence services. Raised with a curiosity for science and a family legacy of military service, John pursued his interests at the Naval Academy but had to pivot from his SEAL aspirations due to injuries. ⁣ He then contributed to the NSA, where he played a pivotal role in supporting Navy SEAL teams and working on drug operations. His career highlights include significant public speaking experiences, a major role in creating a collaborative multi-agency command, and influencing national security policies. ⁣ Outside of his professional achievements, John advocates for effective time management, peak performance, and continuous self-reinvention. He also shares personal insights on dealing with family loss and his new ventures, including the "Passion Struck" movement and a successful podcast.

Author, entrepreneur, Fortune 50 senior executive, and award-winning podcast host John Miles shares a story about the man who humbled not-yet President Jimmy Carter, and the valuable lesson he took away from it.Hear John's full interview in Episode 467 of The Action Catalyst.

Dive into this week's Level Up Claims podcast where host Galen Hair sits down with John Miles, Navy vet and renowned leadership expert. Discover the key mindset shifts and behavioral changes that drive growth and excellence. Learn practical steps to motivate your team and live your most intentional life. Tune in for actionable insights and elevate your leadership skills today! Highlights Leadership lessons from military service. Inspiration behind writing “Passion Struck.” The impact of invisible influences. Principles of unlocking your purpose. The Passion Struck model explained. Aligning team goals with company mission. The importance of boundary magnification. Personal promises and daily goal-setting.   Episode Resources Connect with Galen M. Hair https://insuranceclaimhq.com hair@hairshunnarah.com https://levelupclaim.com/ Connect with John Miles https://johnrmiles.com/becoming-your-best-self/ 

Hello and welcome to The Relatable Voice podcast. Today, we're heading to St. Petersburg, Florida to chat with John Miles. John is a leading expert on finding inspiration and creating intentional workspaces. He's also an award-winning author, keynote speaker, podcaster, and entrepreneur. His latest book, "Passion Struck," is out now. Find out more at: https://passionstruck.com/

Hello and welcome to The Relatable Voice podcast. Today, we're heading to St. Petersburg, Florida to chat with John Miles. John is a leading expert on finding inspiration and creating intentional workspaces. He's also an award-winning author, keynote speaker, podcaster, and entrepreneur. His latest book, "Passion Struck," is out now. Find out more at: https://passionstruck.com/

Overtime with Outland is Action Catalyst host Adam Outland's reflections and commentary on discussions with each of his esteemed and accomplished guests. In this segment, Adam dissects Episode 467 with author, entrepreneur, Fortune 50 senior executive, and award-winning podcast host John Miles.

Author, entrepreneur, Fortune 50 senior executive, and award-winning podcast host John Miles recalls ALMOST becoming an FBI agent, shares a cautionary tale from Microsoft and a story about the man who humbled Jimmy Carter, and explains why there's no such thing as a practice mentality, the perfect recipe for greatness, the dehumanization of work, being a “gardener leader”, social impact theory, and how to NOT live like a pinball.

Join us for the grand finale of our "Encore Series!"At the end of each episode, I ask guests to share a piece of wisdom they can't share enough or haven't had a chance to share before—essentially, something they want to scream from the rooftops. They want everyone to hear it.In this special episode, I bring you those words of wisdom that I have been saving up for this very moment. These highlights feature moments not included in any previous "Encore Series" episodes.So join us for this best-of-the-best episode, with highlights from thought leaders who provide the wisdom and tools to optimize happiness, relationships, and performance.In this episode, you'll hear from: Episode 95: Jim Kwik on the importance of curiosity and self-awareness. Episode 107: Katy Milkman sharing insights on the power of giving advice. Episode 89: Robert Waldinger discussing the reality of happiness and life's ups and downs. Episode 104: Anthony Trucks inspiring us to set our own scales and balance priorities. Episode 84: David Meltzer on his mission to empower a billion people to be happy. Episode 85: Laurie Santos with research-based insights on well-being and happiness. Episode 86: Daniel Amen explaining how to improve brain health. Episode 97: Marc Brackett emphasizing emotional intelligence in communities. Episode 87: Mandy Froehlich on finding positive emotional engagement in our personal and professional lives. Episode 100: George Couros focusing on setting others up for success. Episode 91: Radhi Devlukia Shetty connecting us to vibrant, healthy living through food. Episode 93: Todd Rose calling for honesty and civic courage in society. Episode 99: Charle Peck on the readiness and willingness to change. Episode 102: John Miles sharing a powerful story of resilience and perspective. Episode 106: Dacher Keltner concluding with the importance of awe and meaning in life. Trust me, these episodes will inspire and empower you to live your best life. Tune in and enjoy the best moments of Season 3 as we wrap up the "Encore Series" with a powerful compilation of insights and inspiration! Subscribe to Lainie's free newsletter at lainierowell.com/subscribe. About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is a bestselling author, award-winning educator, and TEDx speaker. She is dedicated to human flourishing, focusing on community building, social-emotional learning, and honoring what makes each of us unique and dynamic through learner-driven design. She earned her degree in psychology and went on to earn both a post-graduate credential and a master's degree in education. An international keynote speaker, Lainie has presented in 41 states as well as in dozens of countries across 4 continents. As a consultant, Lainie's client list ranges from Fortune 100 companies like Apple and Google to school districts and independent schools. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/lainierowell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Website - ⁠LainieRowell.com⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LainieRowell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LainieRowell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Evolving with Gratitude, the book is available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And now, Bold Gratitude: The Journal Designed for You and by You is available too! Both Evolving with Gratitude & Bold Gratitude have generous bulk pricing for purchasing 10+ copies delivered to the same location.

John R. Miles is a Navy veteran and the host of the “Passion Struck” podcast. His journey is quite inspiring. Having overcome a traumatic brain injury in his childhood, he went on to serve in the military before transitioning to a successful corporate career as a senior executive. John's journey, marked by challenges such as corporate mismanagement, a violent home invasion, and the loss of a friend, inspired him to advocate for intentional living. He imparts wisdom on resilience, purpose, and the pursuit of one's true calling through his podcast and book. John R. Miles | Official Website of the Award-Winning Author (johnrmiles.com)

In Part 2 of his enlightening conversation with John Miles, he underscores the significance of a learning mindset and continuous improvement while providing strategies to overcome self-doubt and confront fears. He introduces the concept of a reverse bucket list as a tool for reflecting on accomplishments and shares valuable insights for project managers. This is the second part of a two-part discussion.

Hey Brave Table fam! I'm absolutely thrilled to have the one and only John R. Miles on the show today. John is the brilliant mind behind the massively successful Passion Struck podcast and the author of the game-changing book, "Passion Struck: 12 Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life." In this episode, John takes us on an inspiring journey from his corporate executive days to becoming a leading voice in helping others find their passion and purpose. Get ready for some real talk, vulnerable moments, and practical tips to ignite your own passion and lead a life of intentionality. So pull up a seat and join us at The Brave Table, you won't want to miss this! What you'll get out of this episode…  How facing and overcoming difficulties builds resilience and fuels your passions. Why constantly evolving and reinventing oneself is crucial for personal and professional growth. Discover the power of boundaries: Protect your energy and focus on what truly matters. Explore how small, deliberate actions can lead to significant life changes and fulfillment. Cultivate self-awareness and mindfulness to understand your true self and passions. To receive a free gift, email a screenshot of your 5 star review of The Brave Table to support@globalgrit.co

In Part 1 of his compelling conversation with John Miles, Clint delves into John's inspiring journey from overcoming a childhood accident to rebuilding his confidence and graduating with honors from the Naval Academy. He explores his definition of self-leadership, highlighting the importance of hard work, mindset and behavior shifts, and the psychology of progress. John offers insights on how managers can infuse passion and purpose into their daily work and introduces the concept of being a "mosquito auditor." This is the first part of a two-part discussion.

Send us a Text Message.In this episode of The Light Watkins Show, Light Watkins engages in a compelling conversation with John Miles, a former US Naval officer and Fortune 50 senior executive who has successfully pivoted to become the host of the acclaimed Passion Struck podcast. John is also the author of the self-help book Passion Struck, where he explores themes of personal transformation and discovering one's true purpose.The episode begins with a look into John's early life, including a significant accident in his childhood that led to cognitive challenges and a speech impediment. John discusses how running cross country in high school helped him tap into the flow state and develop perseverance.The conversation delves into John's time at the Naval Academy, where he navigated a major cheating scandal that tested his values and shaped his understanding of leadership and integrity. John also shares insights from his corporate career, revealing how his experiences led to a spiritual awakening and a critical moment that made him reconsider his life's direction.A key highlight of this episode is John's recounting of his transition from the corporate world to starting the Passion Struck podcast. He describes how the podcast grew from zero to millions of downloads, offering listeners practical advice on building a successful podcast and living a life of intentionality. John explains the principles from his book, providing actionable steps for overcoming obstacles and achieving personal and professional fulfillment.This episode promises a wealth of knowledge and inspiration, especially for those feeling stuck in their careers or contemplating new ventures. John's story demonstrates the power of self-leadership, resilience, and the pursuit of purpose.Listeners will leave with motivation and practical strategies to embrace their own paths and ignite their most intentional lives. Tune in to hear John Miles' extraordinary journey and discover how to apply his insights to your own life.

Are there times when you've achieved massive career success yet still felt profoundly unfulfilled and numb inside?It took hitting a breaking point for John to realise he was ruthlessly chasing professional glory and neglecting the most important things in his life.In this continuation of host Boo's interview with John Miles, they revisit John's transformative journey from an unsatisfied executive to a "passionstruck" evangelist for intentional living. He opens up about the life-changing impact of prioritising relationships, well-being and serving others over the relentless pursuit of material success.Need a powerful wake-up call to realign your life with what truly brings happiness and meaning? You won't want to miss this!Key Lessons:1. Don't Define Yourself by Career Success Alone - While professional achievements can be rewarding, true fulfilment comes from nurturing meaningful relationships, taking care of your physical and mental health, and finding purpose beyond just work.2. Rediscover Your Childhood Passions  - What activities did you love as a kid before "grown-up" responsibilities took over? Reconnect with those passions and step outside your comfort zone regularly.  3. Practice Gratitude, Help Others - Gain perspective by appreciating how fortunate you are compared to many others in the world. Count your blessings, but also pay it forward through volunteering, charitable giving, acts of service, etc.  4. Start Small to Overcome Inertia - Having big goals is great, but it's easy to get stuck in analysis paralysis. Lower the "activation energy" by taking tiny steps every day/week towards your vision.  5. Invite Challenges as Opportunities - Rather than shying away, lean into challenges that scare you a bit. Embracing difficulties allows you to navigate them more proactively and emerge stronger.Learn More:  Visit The Few With Boo website to find additional resources, related episodes, and more valuable content from John Miles www.fewpodcast.com  Connect with John Miles:  Website: https://passionstruck.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnrmiles.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milesjohn/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passion_struck_podcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLdXATpxf8LP3riC0_mkKwX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/John_RMilesPodcast: https://www.instagram.com/passion_struck_podcast/Order the book Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles To Unlock Your Purpose And Ignite Your Most Intentional Life: https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-book/Is relentless career ambition leaving you feeling hollow inside? Gain powerful wisdom for realigning your priorities. Tune in now!Subscribe to The Few with Boo for more thought-provoking guests sharing transformative journeys.P.S. If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and review!

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Have you ever had a moment that shook you to your core and made you question everything?  For our guest today, John Miles, it was a terrifying encounter that changed the trajectory of his life.  John Miles is the author of Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life. In this episode, he opens up about how that harrowing experience transformed him from a successful but unsatisfied corporate executive to a "passionstruck" evangelist for intentional living. He shares raw insights on integrity, empowerment, and what it truly means to embrace your purpose with courage and conviction.If you've ever felt stuck, uninspired or wondered "Is this all there is to life?", this may just be what you need to unlock your fire and start living with intention again.Key Lessons:1. Embrace Your Purpose:  A harrowing encounter prompted John Miles' life reinvention, leading him to discover the power of intentionally living with passion and perseverance.2. Integrity Matters: Always strive to do the right thing, even when no one's watching. Honesty and ethics aren't just feel-good concepts—they're crucial for success.3. Get Your People Pumped: Employees who feel engaged and empowered are more productive and deliver better customer experiences. Create a "line of sight" connecting their work to customer impact, while empowering and motivating them intrinsically.4. Live Passionstruck: Being "passionstruck" means relentlessly pursuing your purpose with unwavering dedication, as exemplified by John Miles' personal reinvention journey that inspired his brand.5. People are the Real Business: John Miles explores solving disengagement, creating a future self, and highlights this people-first approach in his book. Learn More:  Visit The Few With Boo website to find additional resources, related episodes, and more valuable content from John Miles www.fewpodcast.com Connect with John Miles:  Website: https://passionstruck.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnrmiles.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milesjohn/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passion_struck_podcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLdXATpxf8LP3riC0_mkKwX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/John_RMilesPodcast: https://www.instagram.com/passion_struck_podcast/ Order the book Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles To Unlock Your Purpose And Ignite Your Most Intentional Life: https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-book/ Living on autopilot or ready to reignite your passion? Tune in as John Miles shares his journey from purposeless executive to "passionstruck" evangelist after one terrifying moment.Subscribe to The Few with Boo Podcast for inspiration on intentional living.  P.S. Leave a review if his story inspires you!

I'm sharing another interview this week where I'm on the other side of the microphone– This time, with host of Passion Struck, John Miles. We chat about the journey of self-discovery that led me to leave my job, pursue grad school, and start a new career in the mental health field. Plus, how I learned how to prioritize my own needs and desires and set healthy boundaries as I did it! Read the show notes for today's episode at terricole.com/597

Are you stuck in your life? Not knowing what is the next step? It's normal to feel like this. You are not alone. To overcome this obstacle in your life, start by intentionally pursuing your passion through developing different aspects of your well-being, such as physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and relationship. Take action and reinvent yourself; eventually, you will reach success. John Miles is an author, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur who discusses health, wellness, and personal mastery topics. He hosts a podcast and authored a book called Passion Struck. Tune in as John shares his transformation journey after experiencing trauma and a calling to pursue his passions more thoroughly to find fulfillment. Resources Passion Struck Site John R. Miles Website John R. Miles on LinkedIn Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life by John R. Miles on Amazon

John Miles is a global keynote speaker, bestselling author, the host of the critically acclaimed and top rated podcast, "Passion Struck". John R. Miles brings to the table a distinguished 30-year career that spans across military leadership, entrepreneurship, global business and technology operations, life coaching, and strategic innovation. His leadership foundation was laid at the United States Naval Academy, marked by distinction as a Division 1 athlete, class secretary, and brigade honor staff member during a significant chapter of the academy's history. His approach embodies the rigor of his naval training, enriched with a deep understanding of business dynamics and personal growth, guiding both individuals and corporations towards unparalleled success.

As we pass down knowledge from generation to generation, a prevalent regret among our predecessors is often the unfulfilled pursuit of their ideal selves. This failure to realize their true potential serves as a poignant reminder of the importance of striving towards personal fulfillment. In this episode, we will explore with our guest John Mile this vital lesson. John R. Miles, creator of Passion Struck®, is a renowned authority in behavior change, wellness, and leadership. With a diverse background from the U.S. Navy to Fortune 50 executive roles, his insights are rooted in real-world experience. Through his podcast, Passion Struck, and his latest book, "Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life," he shares science-based principles for personal growth and living with purpose, endorsed by luminaries like Oprah Winfrey. Recognized as a must-read for 2024, it inspires readers to overcome self-doubt and embrace intentional living.

Veteran, podcast host, and author John Miles joins Stacy to talk about imagining our own futures and taking action to get there, and changing the narrative of “failure” through cognitive restructuring. John shares stories from his new book that contributed to his 12 principles of mindset and behavior shifts to help us all unlock our purpose and ignite our most intentional life. Find John at JohnRMiles.com and grab his new book, Passion Struck, at https://amzn.to/3OR0s2Z. Don't forget to subscribe to this channel and visit realeverything.com! If you haven't yet unlocked ad-free content, checkout patreon.com/thewholeview. Your subscription goes to support this show and gets you direct access to submit your questions! We also want to give a big thank you to this week's sponsors! Beautycounter.com/StacyToth | Go to Realeverything.com/podcast for a customized skin guide and CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I had a split-second decision to make. Do I rush him, or duck and live to fight another day?” ~ John MilesGuest Bio: John Miles is a leading authority on intentional behavior change, personal growth, and mattering. He is a keynote speaker, author, top-rated show host, and the founder and CEO of Passion Struck®. His award-winning podcast, Passion Struck with John Miles, consistently ranks among the world's top 100 shows and the #1 Alternative Health podcast. Recognized as one of the top thinkers in personal mastery and a Premier 100 Leader, his influence extends far and wide. With over two decades of corporate and military leadership experience, he's the trusted advisor sought after by some of the world's most prominent companies and visionary entrepreneurs.SHOW NOTES: Website: https://johnrmiles.com/Book: https://passionstruck.com/Podcast: https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-podcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_r_miles/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milesjohn/ REMARKABLE LISTENER SPECIAL OFFER(S):Visit John's website at https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-book/# and order his upcoming book, Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life, today to receive over $300 in free bonus content. CORE THEMES, KEYWORDS, & MENTIONS:passion, oldest child, traumatic brain injury, Jim Quick, brain, brain trauma, vision issues, fear of rejection, paper route, fear of public speaking, leadership, Ronald Reagan, Reaganomics, entrepreneurship, life turning point, US Naval Academy, Division 1 cross country, division 1 track and field, rugby, integrity, covering up, facing your problems, dealing with you problems, Angela Duckworth Grit, West Pointe, intentionality, abuse of power, FBI, CIA, Arthur Allen, Enron scandal, employee disengagement, Lowe's, Dell, inner voice, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, burnout, feeling stuck, home invasion, losing a friend to suicide, hope, Dell CAP consumer advisory panel, EMDR, cognitive therapy, visualization exercises, mindfulness, me-search, mesearch, “me”-search, luminaries, loneliness, empty people, broken people, life crafting, PITA (pain in the ass), setting boundaries, apathetic and stuck, indifferent, DisengagementSupport the showWant Even More?

Do you know how to handle toxic influences in your workplace? Conflict can oftentimes be resolved with compassion rather than defensiveness. Today I am joined by John Miles, best-selling author of “Passion Struck” and host of the Passion Struck Podcast. In this episode John will be sharing frameworks and strategies for cultivating purpose and potential in yourself and your teams through mindful shifts in mindsets and leadership approaches. You will learn how to harness purpose-driven living, applied to your career development. The model centers around four pillars - mindset shifts, behavior shifts, deliberate action, and intrinsic motivation.   ________________ Start your day with the world's top leaders by joining thousands of others at Great Leadership on Substack. Just enter your email: ⁠⁠https://greatleadership.substack.com/

I am excited to be bringing Conversations with Cabral back to you!   This week I speak with John Miles, author of “Passion Struck” and host of the #1 podcast in alternative health.    On today's episode John and I discuss the patterns he has seen in the over 250 high-performing individuals he has interviewed, what it means to be self-realizing, and how people can begin to live their life with intention and purpose.   Please join me in welcoming John Miles on  #CabralConcept 2940 - Enjoy today's show and let me know what you thought!   - - - For Everything Mentioned In Today's Show: StephenCabral.com/2940 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!  

Are you living a life that sets your soul on fire, or are you merely existing, moving through each day like a ship without a sail? The truth is, we all have our challenges—the invisible barriers that confine us and block our path to greatness. But what if you could leap over those hurdles, break free from self-doubt, and tap into that reservoir of belief that anything is possible? Imagine a life where you connect with your true self, igniting a spark within that transforms life from mere existence into an exhilarating journey filled with purpose, passion, and untapped possibilities. This is the essence of Passion Struck. Passion Struck isn't just a book—it's a roadmap to a life of significance. Connect with John Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_r_miles/ Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passion_struck_podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milesjohn/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnrmiles.com/   Connect with David Public Website: www.davidihill.com Real Estate University: www.realestateuniversity.club  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidihill/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidihill 20-Minute call: https://www.davidihill.com/strategycall   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY Please follow and join my Group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ptmastery/  

KeywordsResilience - Intentionality - Building Relationships - Mindset Shifts - Behaviour Shifts - Intentional Action In this episode of Resilience Unravelled John Miles, a leading authority on intentional behaviour change and personal growth, discusses his career path and experiences in various industries. John emphasises the importance of being intentional and deliberate in building relationships and adapting to different organisational sizes and sectors. He also highlights the significance of passion, purpose, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and adaptability for future leaders. Main topics Being intentional and setting life goals.Why building relationships and emotional intelligence are important skills for success.Adaptability in a changing world.Intentionality in making deliberate choices and taking deliberate actions.How different voices and perspectives can resonate with people in different ways.Timestamps1: Introduction to John Miles. 00:02-02:352: The Power of Intentionality. John explains the importance of being intentional in one's career and decision-making process. He discusses how commonalities exist in various business sectors and emphasizes the need to be intentional about personal and professional goals. 03:40-08:303: Building Brilliant Relationships. John explores the secret to building successful relationships, highlighting the importance of trust, communication, and perseverance. He mentions the need to develop core elements often overlooked in leadership and management textbooks. 10:01-13:344: Mindset Shifts for Success. John introduces six mindset shifts that can be applied to overcome challenges and achieve success. He emphasizes the significance of passion, perseverance, and deliberate action in developing a growth mindset. 14:22-16:455: Behaviour Shifts for Personal Growth. John discusses six behaviour shifts that can lead to personal growth and development. He shares stories and examples of individuals who have successfully implemented these shifts in their lives. 23:15-24:306: Taking Intentional Action. John explains his approach to taking intentional action and outlines a step-by-step process for readers to follow. He provides a quiz to help readers understand their starting points and offers additional resources, such as eBooks and templates, to support implementation. 24:58-27:067: Conclusion and Call to Action. 27:27-29:58Action itemsYou can find out more about John at https://johnrmiles.com/ and his podcast is Passion Struck with John R Miles

I am so excited to have my pal and award-winning podcast host, John R. Miles, on the show to talk about his new book, Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life.  I'm excited because intentional living is how I live my life, and I teach all of my clients and students to do it, too. There is nothing quite like harnessing the mind-blowing power of our own intention.  But what does that look like in practice? John is here to break it down with examples from his own life and case studies from the book. I hope you enjoy this conversation with John as much as I did. Read the show notes for today's episode at terricole.com/583

John Miles is the Founder & CEO of Passion Struck, Podcast Host, Keynote Speaker, Author, and Navy Veteran. In today's episode, John joins Erin to talk about the differences between your actual self, ought self, and ideal self; why he felt numb when he was at the height of his career; and what it means to pursue your passion versus a profession. John shares about his near-death experience, how it shifted his life perspective forever, and how you can start playing big by picking one small element of your life and doubling down on it. If you want to start letting your passion lead you instead of your stress – this is the episode for you.   Show Links: Purchase the I See You Meditation Album Pre-order Erin's newest book, I See You! A Leader's Guide to Energizing Your Team through Radical Empathy Get our free 4-Step Consistency Planner here Check out Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett's podcast, Where Work Meets Life Did today's episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review for a chance to win a self-care package from us. Send a question/voice message on SpeakPipe here. Want to book Erin to speak at your organization or large-scale event: Learn more here.   Connect with John Miles: John's LinkedIn John's Podcast John's Instagram John's website Connect with Erin Diehl: @itserindiehl on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter Erin's LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!”  If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won't miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Peeps :)

In this episode of the Career Evangelist podcast, I had a great conversation with author and peak performance expert John Miles to discuss his latest book, "Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life." Drawing from a wealth of behavior science research and inspiring anecdotes from industry leaders such as Oprah Winfrey, Elon Musk, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, John shares invaluable insights on confronting and transcending limiting beliefs to live a life without boundaries. Join us as we explore the transformative power of purpose and intentionality in shaping a fulfilling career and life journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecareerevangelist/message

There's often pressure to develop a "passion" in life. But you can still still live a fulfilling life even if there's not an easily identifiable thing you feel passionate about. Instead, you can create a passionate lifestyle where you feel fulfilled and mentally strong, even if there's not one thing you really love to do. John Miles is the author of the book "Passion Struck," a roadmap for intentional living, and hosts a popular podcast of the same name which dives deep into discovering and harnessing one's passion for purposeful living. Some of the things John shares are how to live a passion struck life, how to change your perspective on things, and how to be intentional in your actions. Links & Resources JohnRMiles.com Offers From Our Sponsors LMNT — Get your electrolytes in balance with LMNT! Go to DrinkLMNT.com/stronger, and get a free sample pack with any purchase! ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/stronger and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Babbel — Get 55% off at Babbel.com/STRONGER Shopify — Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/mentallystronger Subscribe to Mentally Stronger Premium — Get exclusive bonus episodes, access to the Mentally Stronger community, and answers to your questions about mental strength! Connect with the Show Buy Amy's books on mental strength Connect with Amy on Instagram — @AmyMorinAuthor Email the show — Podcast@AmyMorinLCSW.com Order 13 Things Mentally Strong Couples Don't Do Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Miles, CEO of Passion Struck is a seasoned leader with a military background. In this episode, John shares insights on how to create intentional living and how to break through mindset barriers.Together, John and Dr. Stephanie explore practical strategies for change, overcoming family and community dynamics, and embracing the hero's journey. They also unpack the importance of mindset shifts, addressing the challenges and obstacles that may arise on the path to personal growth.From family dynamics to the impact of friends and community, John sheds light on the common pitfalls that can hinder progress and shares strategies to overcome them. Take advantage of this episode to create your own roadmap to intentional living and unlock your passion.Episode Overview:0:00 Intro/Teaser1:28 Welcoming John Miles to the Show9:59 Transitioning into a New Chapter of Life13:14 Pursuing Dreams at Any Age16:41 Allowing Yourself to Dream and Desire23:13 Overcoming Obstacles and Self-Sabotage28:34 Shifting Perspective: Harnessing Growth Opportunities32:30 Solos: Vulnerability, Opinion, and Fear of Judgment38:28 Crafting a Future Self and Rebuilding Your Brand48:32 The Importance of Spiritual Hygiene and Self-Care56:24 The Power of Combining SEALFIT and Stephen Kotler's Techniques1:06:10 Different Levels of Progress on the Journey to PassionBio:John R. Miles is a leading authority on intentional behaviour change, personal growth, and leadership. He is a keynote speaker, author, top-rated show host, and the founder and CEO of Passion Struck. His globally renowned podcast, Passion Struck with John R. Miles, has garnered tens of millions of downloads and consistently holds the title of the #1 alternative health podcast worldwide, securing its place among the top Global 100 podcasts on Apple Podcasts.Resources mentioned:Worry Wastes Your Life - https://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/2013/04/11/worry-wastes-your-life-2/Steven Kotler's work - https://www.stevenkotler.comCommander Mark Devine's work - https://unbeatablemind.comJohn's book “Passion Struck” - https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-book/  We are grateful to our sponsors:TIMELINE NUTRITIONI'm in my mid 40s, and I've never felt more energized. One of the products I use to maximize this energy and help my muscles recover is Mitopure by Timeline. To feel your best, go to timelinenutrition.com/better and use code BETTER to get 10% off your order.JASPRInvesting in quality air purification is about protecting your and your family's health and well-being because the majority of your exposure to outdoor air pollution occurs indoors. So go to jaspr.co/better and use BETTER at check out for a special deal for my podcast listeners.

In this episode, I speak with John Miles on the topic of apathy, misconceptions about being at the top of the corporate ladder and how to use anxiety to increase your performance. ★ John's Bio: ★ John R. Miles is the dynamic force behind Passion Struck®, captivating millions with his globally-renowned podcast and national radio show, making a significant impact as a leader in the fields of abundance mindset, health and wellness, personal mastery, and leadership. His journey, from the U.S. Navy to senior executive roles in the Fortune 50, grounds his insights in real-world experience. He's not just a voice on leadership and personal growth; he's lived it, making his guidance and storytelling resonate authentically with his audience.As an author, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur, John blends practical wisdom with relatable anecdotes, making complex ideas about health, wellness, and personal mastery both accessible and inspiring. His Podcast, Passion Struck with John R. Miles, is one of the world's leading shows and the #1 alternative health podcast, featuring engaging conversations with notable figures like Angela Duckworth, Seth Godin, Susan Cain, Robin Sharma, and Dr. Mark Hyman.His latest work, "Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life," delves into the heart of what it means to live a life fueled by passion and purpose. Drawing on insights from luminaries such as Oprah Winfrey and Astronaut Chris Cassidy, the book offers twelve science-based principles designed to awaken the dormant potential within us all. It's a journey through overcoming self-doubt, catalyzing personal growth, and embracing a life lived with unwavering intention. It's been honored as a 2024 must-read by the Next Big Idea Club and The Best Business Minds Book Award for 2024.Connect with John:https://passionstruck.com

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In this new podcast episode, John Miles, a former U.S. Naval officer, accomplished multi-industry CEO, and the host of the highly acclaimed "Passion Struck Podcast," provides insights into his upcoming book, "Passion Struck," and the transformative movement he has initiated to reshape human behavior.Beyond the pages, "Passion Struck" serves as a personalized roadmap, a guiding framework designed for intentional living—one that invites you to serve a purpose greater than yourself. Drawing from a seven-year study, 700 vanguards, influential interviews, and personal experiences, John unveils a powerful framework encompassing mindset shifts, behavior changes, and actionable steps tailored for your personal growth. https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-book/ - Order a copy of his new book, "Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life," today! Picked by the Next Big Idea Club as a must-read for 2024.Throughout our conversation, John addresses compelling questions such as:What does passion truly mean, and why is it increasingly crucial in our world today?How do the seemingly insignificant choices you make daily shape the course of your life?What strategies can be employed to ignite intrinsic motivation and sustain it over time?How does one craft a life that is both fulfilling and intentional?Why is it pivotal to define and live by your core values in your unique personal development?The significance of reflecting on feelings of disappointment in the decision-making process.John also unravels the six steps of the deliberate action process and its role in guiding your positive life changes.Our conversation delves into the importance of constant reinvention in one's life, unraveling the associated processes. For leaders and managers especially, don't miss John's thought-provoking concepts such as the "mission angler," "mosquito audit," "fear confronter," and "visionary arsonist.""Passion Struck" is an invitation—an inspiration—for you to sidestep the "quiet desperation" that might be lingering. It beckons you to craft a life uniquely aligned with your passions, values, and aspirations. This transformative guide is your trusted companion on the journey toward intentional living and personal transformation.You can get John Miles Passion Struck book go hereTo contact John R. Miles:  Web: PassionStruck.com        LinkedIn: @milesjohn      Youtube: @john_r_miles      Instagram :@john_r_miles      Facebook: @johnrmiles.c0m To support the podcast:Patreon: Patreon.com/ChangeMakerTo contact Cristina Pujol: LinkedIn: @cpujoljensen Web: TuyTuMente.com Instagram: @CristinaPujol7 @changemakersmind Instagram of "Tú y Tu Mente": @tu_ytumente Facebook: @tuytumenteMusic: Gonzalo Grau - Frutero ModernoEl Frutero Moderno en Spotify

In an era where burnout, mental health challenges, and the struggle for purpose are increasingly prevalent, John’s journey from the pinnacle of corporate success to profound personal realization offers hope, inspiration, and actionable insights. As...