Karen Salmansohn on How to Live a Life You Would Die For | EP 632

Passion Struck with John R. Miles

John R. Miles

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4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this inspiring episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles sits down with bestselling author, behavioral design expert, and speaker Karen Salmansohn to explore the transformative lessons from her new book You're to Die For Life: How to Maximize Joy and Minimize Regret Before Your Time Runs Out. Together, they unpack what it means to escape a “near-life experience” and create a life filled with meaning, intention, and impact.

Karen shares her personal wake-up calls—from a high-powered advertising career that lacked inner fulfillment to the death of her father, which awakened her to the fragility and urgency of life. She introduces powerful tools such as the “To-Die List,” identity-based habits, and chronological life mapping—all rooted in behavioral psychology and designed to help listeners live with greater alignment and less regret.

This episode blends science, story, and soul, offering a practical and heartfelt guide to becoming who you’re meant to be before it’s too late.

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1:01.5	We all tend to procrastinate until something is really due.
1:05.2	And until we know there's a deadline looming.
1:07.0	And death is the ultimate deadline.
1:13.6	And in some ways, I wonder if death is the universe's sassy way to get us to stop procrastinating, because imagine if we lived forever, we'd be like, you know what, I'll tell her
1:18.9	I love her in a millennium, or I'll finish writing this book maybe in a couple centuries from
1:25.0	now. So when you realize the time is limited, it puts fire under your
1:29.1	tush to really do things. And really, instead of like fear of failure, you have fear of regret that you
1:35.8	didn't do it. It switches things up. Welcome to Passionstruck. Hi, I'm your host, John R. Miles,
1:41.6	and on the show, we decipher the secrets, tips, and guidance of the world's most inspiring people and turned their wisdom into practical advice for you and those around you.
1:52.5	Our mission is to help you unlock the power of intentionality so that you can become the best version of yourself.
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2:02.4	and answer listener questions on Fridays. We have long-form interviews the rest of the week
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