John R. Miles

And I just look at them and say, every minute that you have is a minute to shape someone else's life and to grow individually.

as yourself.

So I always think, I hope when I reach 60, that's not how I feel, because I feel like I have two or three chapters left in me that I want to do.

So I'm so happy to see how passionate you are about this, how passionate you are, passion struck, I would say, to be influencing so many lives that you are.

It's a remarkable story.

Walter, I want to end with this.

For someone listening or watching today who has someone they need to thank, forgive, or honor, what would you want them to do before today ends?

Well, we will end there, Walter.

Thank you so much for joining me today.

It's been such an honor to have you on Passion Struck.

That brings us to the end of today's conversation.

And honestly, what stayed with me most is how many people may be carrying uncertainty about whether their lives truly matter to someone else.

Walter shared something profound during this episode.

Many people spend their entire lives influencing others in ways they never fully realize because nobody ever tells them.

Sometimes a single conversation, act of belief, or moment of encouragement quietly shapes the trajectory of another human being for decades.

And yet our culture often waits until funerals to express those truths.

What Walter is challenging us to do is radically simple.

Say it now, not someday, not eventually, not when it's too late, now.

And I also think this conversation reveals something deeper about human flourishing.

People don't simply want achievement status or success.