Building Healthy Minds: John Miles on the Power of Mattering and Children’s Emotional Wellbeing

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Bleav + Anika Jackson

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5.0 • 132 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Early in life, John Miles' trajectory appeared set for a future in action-oriented roles, influenced by a military background and ambitions that included joining the FBI. Yet, life’s unpredictability forced him to pivot into corporate leadership, where he steadily climbed the ranks to executive positions in some of the world’s largest companies. Despite attaining the outward trappings of success, he realized that fulfillment remained elusive without a deeper sense of meaning. The tipping point came as he recognized a persistent sense of invisibility—not only within himself but as a widespread modern problem impacting countless individuals. This awareness inspired him to lay the groundwork for a new purpose rooted in the concept of mattering.

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0:00.0	you have more people who are coming home completely checked out.
0:03.6	And so there are only so many times when that four-year-old or five-year-old is going to go to their parent and say,
0:09.1	Mom, look at this picture I created, or look at this project I did, or can you believe I've got this school play coming up,
0:15.8	and their parents are on their phone or they're completely tuned out in another planet not paying attention.
0:22.8	And after a while, the kids just stop trying. And so how do you break that pattern? And so I
0:29.7	thought of different ways to do this. I could create real life, you know, human-like characters to do
0:36.2	this. But I thought maybe going into a passion-struck
0:40.2	type of fairy tale forest was a good way to do this in a mystical type of way where my book
0:48.2	focuses on this little bunny called Luma, who is this beautiful creature inside, but she has what many of us has.
0:59.1	She has these big emotions.
1:00.9	She feels like she has this big story to tell the world, but she doesn't think anyone cares
1:05.1	about it.
1:05.5	So the book kind of opens up with her being in this vast forest, seeing other animals joyfully playing
1:13.3	and engaging, but she's alone with her thoughts and her worries.
1:18.6	Step into the world of success with your brand amplified, the ultimate podcast designed to
1:24.4	unravel the intricacies of thriving businesses. I'm your host, Onika Jackson, and I'm on a mission to uncover the stories, strategies,
1:32.5	and secrets that have propelled entrepreneurs and business leaders to success.
1:40.4	Welcome to another episode of Your Brand Amplified.
1:43.7	It is such a privilege to have John Miles on the show today.
1:48.2	John, I missed you at Podfest last year.
1:51.1	I think I just missed getting into the podcast Hall of Fame and I know you're presenting.
1:56.5	But obviously, everybody in the world of podcasting and many, many more know your name.
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