
Passion Struck with John R. Miles· Folge 811
How to Stop Caring What Everyone Thinks of You & Find Yourself Again | Josh Duhamel - EP 810
Freitag, 21. August 2026 · 51 min
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What would change if you stopped worrying so much about what everyone else thinks of you?
Actor, entrepreneur, and father Josh Duhamel has spent decades in the spotlight, but he says one of the biggest things he has learned with age is that he no longer needs to pretend for anyone—and that caring too much about other people's opinions once kept him from living his “full version” of himself.
In this deeply personal conversation, John R. Miles sits down with the actor, entrepreneur, and father to talk about identity, success, fatherhood, presence, and what it means to build a life that actually feels like your own.
Josh opens up about:
• Why success doesn't automatically make you feel like you've done enough
• How the need for validation can keep you chasing the next achievement
• What helped him stop caring so much about other people's opinions
• Why his cabin in Minnesota brings out a different version of himself
• How changing his environment helped him become more present
• Why fatherhood completely changed his definition of success
• What he hopes his children remember about him
• Why family memories now matter more to him than material success
• How he's learning to embrace simplicity, curiosity, and being present
One of the most revealing moments comes when Josh talks about what success means to him now. Despite everything he has accomplished, he admits that he still feels like he has more to prove and achieve.
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