3 Questions to Stop Letting Other People Define Your Worth | John R. Miles - EP 837
Passion Struck with John R. Miles · Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Oct 23, 2026 · 25 min
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What happens when the next achievement matters more than the one you just reached?
Even after The Mattering Effect landed on the USA Today bestseller list, John caught himself immediately checking where it might rank on the NYT bestseller list. That instinct revealed how deeply conditioned even the most intentional leaders are to let external scorecards dictate internal worth.
In this solo series finale, John connects the dots across three essential conversations:
• Dr. Nir Halevy (Stanford): How tournament theory and stacked rankings pull teams apart and breed learned helplessness.
• Dr.…
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