The Kevin Miller Podcast

We are talking about upping your hope, joy, expectations and from that, your behavior and actions. How? By increasing your gratitude. Nothing has to change other than...your awareness of what is happening right in front of your eyes and giving it the value it deserves. We’re going to listen to a two-minute clip from the legend himself, Zig Ziglar. The message was from a presentation he called the “Oh Gosh! Attitude”. From that clip, I asked people at my agentkmiller Facebook page, where you are welcome to join if you want to join these discussions, “What is something you often take for granted that you should, in all truth, be wowed about?” I actually made the first comment to kick things off, and we got some really heartfelt comments that will make you think deeply. The vast majority of comments came under three main focal points? Think you know them??? Listen in. But we got a couple stand-alone comments on topics that were really profound. Michelle Prince and I talk through these. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich Roll is back with us to dig into his personal, daily habits of success following the 7 spokes of the Ziglar Wheel of Life. Some highlights: For a while, Rich journaled what he did over every 15 minute block to discover where he was wasting time in his life, so he could be more efficient. His morning time starting predawn he feels is his most creative time and sets the stage for the entire day. In his early days as a corporate lawyer he felt like an artist trapped in a lawyer’s body. He believes we are spiritual beings having a human experience and there is little in his life he gets more joy from than a bike ride. You can connect with Rich at richroll.com and you’ll want to check out his new offering, meals.richroll.com. You’ll enjoy this conversation much!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich Roll was near 40 and in horrific shape. He had a big awakening and transformed himself into not just a fit and well guy, but an elite, ultra endurance athlete. And from that, a guy who is massively inspiring hundreds of thousands of people. You may know Rich from his top ranked podcast, “The Rich Roll Podcast”. Rich is a world-renown, plant-based ultra-endurance athlete, in-demand public speaker, wellness advocate, bestselling author and inspirational hero to a global audience of wellness seekers as a transformative example of courageous and healthy living. The story is, after succumbing to the sedentary throes of overweight middle age, at age 40, Rich made a decision to overhaul his life, adopting a plant-based diet and reinventing himself as an ultra-distance endurance athlete. Just a few years later, Rich stunned the multisport community with top finishes at the Ultraman World Championships, a 320-mile, 3-day double ironman-distance triathlon widely considered one of the most grueling endurance events on the planet. Rich chronicles his journey in Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World’s Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself -- an inspirational memoir of plant-fueled athletic prowess which quickly became a #1 bestseller. In 2015, Rich and his vegan chef wife Julie Piatt released The Plantpower Way – a plant-based cookbook and lifestyle primer for the active modern family. The discussion was, well, Rich! I felt quite a kindred spirit in Rich, and from the authenticity he shares in the struggles he’s dealt with, I think you will too. You can connect with Rich at richroll.com and you’ll want to check out his new offering, meals.richroll.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your reality. Is it real? Or is it only as you perceive it and can you alter it - right now? Are you limiting yourself and merely need a paradigm shift to dramatically catapult your life for the better in a short amount of time? This is a continuation of show 524 where we listened to a clip from Zig Ziglar on our true potential. If you missed it, go listen to show 524. Today, coming from the same message from Zig, I asked on my agentkmiller Facebook page, “Do you believe reality is in fact, real? That it is concrete and black and white? Or do you believe “reality” is what we make of it?” The Facebook comments really brought up some interesting perspectives about this. Michelle Prince and I take you through them in hopes of helping you alter what you perceive as your reality. I will tell you, it helped us further change our own beliefs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let us go behind the scenes with Lee Cockerell, our guest in show 525. Lee spent 10 years as executive vice president of Disney where he was in charge of the entire magical kingdom, many resort properties, and 40,000 employees! He gave us a great message, don’t miss that interview. But today we walk through his habits for success, going over the 7 spokes in the Ziglar Wheel of Life. Some highlights: He works to maintain the same weight he was in the army at age 20, and he’s 74 today. He has a Starbucks decaf every day, on no medication with great blood pressure. He spends a lot of time with family and stresses to his employees to never miss family time, not even for work! He views his brain as having malleable software and works with experts to help him manage and succeed. He grew up poor and feels it hardwires the brain. Today he is still frugal, driving a decade old car and relies on his financial advisors. Spiritually he needs to do more work, he says. He’s had some rough times, has been the bad guy and wants to be a better person. He built his career on discipline and empathy and admits he loves public speaking because he needs the “people clap”. Get Lee’s four books, the online Time Management Course and subscribe to Lee’s “Creating Disney Magic” podcast at LeeCockerell.com. Now come and get inspired and equipped! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine running Disney, numerous resorts, and 40,000 employees. Imagine barely making it out of high school, not having a college degree, having a hard upbringing with a mom who married and divorced five times. Being adopted twice. Having the only solid figure in your life being a grandmother who you were taken away from as a child. This is Lee Cockerell. In this candid interview he shares what helped him succeed, even as in his late 60s when his wife almost died, he suffered severe anxiety and depression. You do not expect the humility you will find here, from a guy who ran a small nation. You will be moved and motivated! Here is an interesting tidbit, in his book he talks about the value of staying in touch and accessible to people, and actually gives his personal phone number. Most people don’t believe it’s for real, but he gets calls! How cool is that? Get his four books, the online Time Management Course and subscribe to Lee’s “Creating Disney Magic” podcast at LeeCockerell.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Managing, controlling and changing your attitude; one of Zig Ziglar’s favorite and foundational topics! We play a 3.5 minute, classic clip from Zig Ziglar on changing your attitude, and from it I asked on my agentkmiller Facebook, page, “What are your primary tactics for changing your attitude when you get down, negative, angry, sad, fearful, etc.“ We received nearly 50 comments in less than 24 hours. Michelle Prince and I talk through the responses, and they went back and forth from logical to emotional, from exercise to prayer to comfort food. You will enjoy and get much from this dialogue! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lewis Howes gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his daily habits for personal success! Make sure you catch our previous show, #522, where Lewis takes us through his book and message, “The Mask of Masculinity”. Today we walk through the 7 spokes of The Ziglar Wheel of Life. Some highlights: Lewis is a fan of high-intensity interval training, thinks nutrition is everything, he meditates every morning, he grew up in the Christian religion and today ascribes to the religion of…love. He feels his own podcast, interviewing the greats like we do on the Ziglar show is his best education and testing ground, and he’s an avid salsa dancer! What may interest you most though is his discussion of “the millionaire morning!”  Connect with Lewis at “The School of Greatness” podcast, you’ll find it at the top of the podcast charts. You can get his bestselling book The Mask of Masculinity wherever you buy books, but at lewishowes.com you can get it and see what else he has for you!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lewis Howes is the Best selling author of “the school of greatness” and his podcast of the same name is a top 100 on planet earth. Today we are talking with him about Masculinity. Why? Lewis claims the majority of stress, anxiety, and pressure men feel is due to the masks they wear. Think of it as certain personas we fall or buy into, and get trapped in. Then live from in a limited fashion. I feel the topic may not at first sound like something you’ll be excited to listen to. But the question is, do you HAVE any stress or anxiety? Do you feel any pressure? Would you like to be free of it? If that sounds attractive, then you should be ecstatic to listen to this discussion today. Do you wear the mask of know-it-all, stoic, aggression? And ladies, though the masks may be geared toward the guys, you have your own and will get great value here. Connect with Lewis at “The School of Greatness” podcast, you’ll find it at the top of the podcast charts. You can get his bestselling book The Mask of Masculinity wherever you buy books, but at lewishowes.com you can get it and see what else he has for you!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is our potential? I think we’d all agree we have more in us. How much more? 5%? 30%? 70%? That answer is not as important as the reality that whatever potential we have, it will not add up to much if we don’t work hard at it. But in our natural skills, talents, and abilities, we find the potential for mastery. In areas we do not have many inherent giftings, it will be hard, if not impossible, to find that mastery. In this show, we listen to a short message from Zig Ziglar on finding your full potential. From what I asked my facebook page at ‘agentkmiller’, “What is a skill, ability, or talent you have, that you've worked hard to increase and grow?” The comments were significant and pointed to some truths about having potential, and clarified that they are near nothing until we grow and refine them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices