96:How to Face Fear, Embrace Truth, and Live with Courage. Ken Miller (Part 2)

🔥 What does it really take to face fear, embrace truth, and live with courage?

In this powerful continuation of my conversation with resilience expert and author Ken Miller, we go deeper into the mindset shifts and life lessons that turn pain into power.

If Part 1 showed us how compliments, forgiveness, and gratitude shape resilience, Part 2 reveals: ➡️ How courage transforms fear into action ➡️ Why acceptance unlocks peace ➡️ How truth is the foundation for lasting change

Ken shares raw stories of overcoming addiction, self-doubt, and hardship while offering practical wisdom on building courage, practicing “gap control,” and finding strength through acceptance.

As always, John Merkus brings warmth, energy, and thought-provoking questions that allow his guests to shine delivering an uplifting, actionable conversation that will stay with you long after listening.

✨ Episode Highlights

✔️ How courage begins with the willingness to face pain ✔️ Why fear is simply the anticipation of pain—and how to move through it ✔️ The power of “gap control” to respond instead of react ✔️ Why acceptance and gratitude lead to peace ✔️ Ken’s perspective on what greatness really means

🌟 Meet the Guest: Ken Miller

• Author of Becoming Ken: One Black Man’s Journey from Ivy League to Prison and Back Again

• Founder of Denali FSP, helping organisations achieve sustainable funding

• Resilience Expert & Speaker, inspiring audiences to transform setbacks into comebacks

📲 Connect with Ken

• Twitter/X: @kenmillerspeaks

• Instagram: @thekenmillerspeaks

• Facebook: Ken Miller

• LinkedIn: Ken Miller

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