John R. Miles

our new series, Purpose by Design.

We started with Arthur Brooks exploring the growing crisis of meaning.

Then last week with Kayla Shaheen, we turned inward, understanding how to do the inner light work.

that shapes how we think, feel, and act.

Earlier this week on Tuesday, I sat down with Nobel laureate Alvin Roth, and we zoomed out looking at how systems, incentives, and norms influence the choices we make every day.

Today, we bring all these threads together.

Because whether it's your inner world or the systems around you, your life is shaped by one thing, where you direct your energy.

And that's why I wanted to bring Dr. Diana Hill onto the show, because so many of us, especially high achievers, leaders, and creators, are exhausted because our effort isn't always aligned with wisdom.

We're using our genius energy in ways that drain rather than direct us.

Diana is one of the world's leading experts in acceptance and commitment therapy.

Her new book, Wise Effort, How to Focus Your Genius Energy on What Matters Most, combines science, contemplative wisdom, and her own powerful personal journey to help us understand how to use energy with intention.

In this conversation, we'll unpack how your greatest strengths can also become your biggest traps, the three psychological forces that lure us into unwise effort.

While opening up to your emotions is often the key to focus,

and how to use your energy in a way that feels deeply aligned with your purpose.

If purpose is something you designed, then how you use your energy is one of your most important design choices.

Now, let's get into my conversation with Diana Hill.

Thank you for choosing PassionStruck and choosing me to be your host and guide on your journey to creating an intentional life that matters.

Now, let that journey begin.

I am absolutely thrilled today to welcome Diana Hill to PassionStruck.

Welcome, Diana.