John R. Miles

We go into the emotional cost of high performance and how they stayed together through the chaos. We dive into how to hire well, lead with values, and build a culture that doesn't collapse under pressure. And lastly, we discuss the one mental shift that could save you from burnout and bitterness. This conversation is smart, unfiltered, and refreshingly funny. But more than that, it's real.

It's a reminder that success without self-awareness is a fast track to self-destruction. And that the real story, the one that's worth telling, isn't about the exits. It's about the mess in the middle. So let's dive into episode 620 of passion struck with Cass and Mike Lazaro.

It's a reminder that success without self-awareness is a fast track to self-destruction. And that the real story, the one that's worth telling, isn't about the exits. It's about the mess in the middle. So let's dive into episode 620 of passion struck with Cass and Mike Lazaro.

It's a reminder that success without self-awareness is a fast track to self-destruction. And that the real story, the one that's worth telling, isn't about the exits. It's about the mess in the middle. So let's dive into episode 620 of passion struck with Cass and Mike Lazaro.

Thank you for choosing passion struck and choosing me to be your host and guide on your journey to creating an intentional life. Now, let that journey begin. I am so honored today to have Cass and Mike Lazaro on passion struck two of my favorite entrepreneurs. Welcome Cass and Mike.

Thank you for choosing passion struck and choosing me to be your host and guide on your journey to creating an intentional life. Now, let that journey begin. I am so honored today to have Cass and Mike Lazaro on passion struck two of my favorite entrepreneurs. Welcome Cass and Mike.

Thank you for choosing passion struck and choosing me to be your host and guide on your journey to creating an intentional life. Now, let that journey begin. I am so honored today to have Cass and Mike Lazaro on passion struck two of my favorite entrepreneurs. Welcome Cass and Mike.

We appreciate it. I don't do a lot of inbound guests on the show, but when the team approached me about having you on, since I've known your story and then followed it for 20 years, I thought it was such a great one because it combines an entrepreneurial journey with a love story that coincides around forming companies around life events. Who can refuse a story like this?

We appreciate it. I don't do a lot of inbound guests on the show, but when the team approached me about having you on, since I've known your story and then followed it for 20 years, I thought it was such a great one because it combines an entrepreneurial journey with a love story that coincides around forming companies around life events. Who can refuse a story like this?

We appreciate it. I don't do a lot of inbound guests on the show, but when the team approached me about having you on, since I've known your story and then followed it for 20 years, I thought it was such a great one because it combines an entrepreneurial journey with a love story that coincides around forming companies around life events. Who can refuse a story like this?

But the reason we're here, and I'm going to show this book and I put it back together so it looks like my view, but it's called Shoveling Shit. And I love it because not only is there a shovel on the cover for those who can't see this the way I got the book because it was an advanced copy. I also got this little piece of plastic shovel that I'm holding up right now.

But the reason we're here, and I'm going to show this book and I put it back together so it looks like my view, but it's called Shoveling Shit. And I love it because not only is there a shovel on the cover for those who can't see this the way I got the book because it was an advanced copy. I also got this little piece of plastic shovel that I'm holding up right now.

But the reason we're here, and I'm going to show this book and I put it back together so it looks like my view, but it's called Shoveling Shit. And I love it because not only is there a shovel on the cover for those who can't see this the way I got the book because it was an advanced copy. I also got this little piece of plastic shovel that I'm holding up right now.

So great packaging on this book. I wanted to start out with what is the significance of the shovel? Why that metaphor?

So great packaging on this book. I wanted to start out with what is the significance of the shovel? Why that metaphor?

So great packaging on this book. I wanted to start out with what is the significance of the shovel? Why that metaphor?

What has been one of my favorite interviews that I've done on the podcast is Sean Foley. Do you know who Sean is?

What has been one of my favorite interviews that I've done on the podcast is Sean Foley. Do you know who Sean is?

What has been one of my favorite interviews that I've done on the podcast is Sean Foley. Do you know who Sean is?

I knew who he was and I knew who he had coached, but I didn't know the person behind the name and the coaching until I started to really study him. And man, we were going deep into Malcolm X and Buddhist principles and a lot of things. So who was the coach for the Chicago Bulls for so long and then the Lakers? Jackson. Yeah, he's like the Phil Jackson of golf.