Miracle Mentality with Tim Storey (Motivation, Self Help, and Mental Health)

When Ilana Golan’s close colleague of two decades approached her with the proposition to start a company together, she was thrilled. After their company was valued at $5 million, they secured three Silicon Valley investors. However, less than 24 hours after saying goodbye to her corporate job to chase her dream, her co-founder stole all of their money and kicked her out of the business. With no jo...

John Paul DeJoria’s father left when he was two years old. His mother was in poverty and struggled with medical issues. He and his brother were in foster care five days a week. Yet, John Paul never felt like a victim; his mother always maintained a positive attitude and instilled in them that there are always people who have less than you, no matter how little you have. This mindset propelled John...

Sahil Bloom once met a factory worker who spent ten hours a day fixing widgets for minimum wage. While the work paid little and looked boring and uninspiring from the outside, the man found deep purpose in it. He saw his job as a way to build a better life for his son. That perspective stayed with Sahil and became a defining example of what he calls work-life harmony. In this episode, Sahil joins...

Joe Foster, the legendary co-founder of Reebok, has a new venture: Syntilay, a visionary shoe brand that uses AI and 3D printing to create custom shoes that fit each customer perfectly. The founder and CEO of Syntilay, Ben Weiss, is a young entrepreneur who boldly reached out to Joe to collaborate with him on his plan to disrupt the shoe industry with modern technology. In this episode of Miracle...

In today’s age of AI and information saturation, how do you and your business stand out? Maha Abouelenein, a communications and storytelling expert, leads a communications firm with offices in the U.S. and UAE, helping global brands, high-growth startups, and government organizations harness the power of strategic storytelling in order to reach their desired audience. In this episode, Maha and Tim...

Growing up, Paul Orfalea didn’t know a single adult with a job. All of his family members ran their own businesses, no matter how difficult it got. It felt inevitable that Paul would eventually build Kinko’s, the first widely accessible, self-service retail space for photocopying and printing needs that was later sold for $2.4 billion. In this episode of Miracle Mentality, Paul breaks down the har...

Forty-five years ago, Naveen Jain immigrated from India to the U.S. with nothing but $5 in his pocket and a desire to make the world a better place. After building several companies that disrupted the technology, information, and space exploration industries, he is now revolutionizing the healthcare sector through his latest company, Viome. In this episode, Naveen explains how to spot and fix prob...

When Dr. Daniel Amen first saw his own brain in a scan, he was horrified: he was a former football player, he had meningitis twice, and he only slept four hours per night, leading his brain to show signs of significant damage. From that point on, he was committed to improving his brain health. He is now one of the most famous neuroscientists in the world, with over 95 scientific papers and 12 book...

Fifteen years ago, Rachel Uchitel was plastered across every newspaper in the country for a major celebrity scandal. Instantly, she lost all the credibility she had built in her industry. However, she refused to let her mistake define her. Now, she hosts the top podcast Miss Understood and is rapidly gaining popularity in the public speaking space. In this episode, Rachel and Tim meet again to dis...

Scott Clary had the career, the title, and the corporate success story. But as he climbed the ranks in sales and marketing, he realized he wanted to do work that felt more meaningful. He wanted to build something that helped people grow, not just businesses. So he launched the Success Story podcast to serve others and have the honest conversations he once needed. Today, the show has surpassed 50 m...

Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped when she was 14 years old. However, she refused to let her worst moment become her whole story. Now, she helps thousands of people navigate life's biggest challenges and detours through her activism, her books and her foundation that provides aid to victims of sexual abuse. In this special episode of Miracle Mentality, Elizabeth reveals what gave her hope during her n...

He helped build Napster and forever changed how the world shares music. But over time, as he achieved success and searched for meaning, Jordan Ritter began to redefine success on his own terms, realizing that achievement without self-awareness was not enough. In this episode, Tim Storey sits down with Jordan to explore the lessons behind success, the evolution of confidence, and why the most meani...

He almost signed with the Detroit Tigers. But instead of a baseball career, Dr. Robert Cialdini chose a calling to study what truly moves people and how influence can be used to uplift, not manipulate. That decision led to groundbreaking research that transformed business, psychology, and leadership around the world. In this episode, Tim Storey and Dr. Cialdini explore how generosity builds trust,...

She left Michigan at 18 with nothing but drive and a dream. From One Tree Hill to the Billboard charts, Jana Kramer built a career that looked picture-perfect — until life’s interruptions tested everything she believed in. Now she’s using her story to remind us that peace isn’t found in perfection; it’s found in faith, resilience, and walking through the storm instead of sitting in it. In this epi...

When behavioral scientist Dan Ariely stopped shaving half his face, it wasn’t rebellion. It was revelation. After years of hiding his burn scars, he let his beard grow and discovered something deeper: when we stop covering what’s broken, we begin to heal. That small act of self-acceptance became a lesson in mindset, compassion, and freedom. In this episode, Tim Storey sits down with Dan Ariely to...

In high school, Tim O’Reilly met a mentor who drilled one idea into his mind: “The map is not the territory.” That mindset of questioning assumptions changed how he sees everything, from technology to humanity to meaning. Decades later, that same curiosity and clarity help him challenge conventional wisdom, recognize transformation before others do, and shape how we understand growth, innovation,...

He walked away from a million-dollar client to protect his team, choosing values over revenue. That act of courage revealed what true leadership means. Robert Glazer discovered that real success comes from staying aligned with what matters most. In this episode, he shares how uncovering his core values reshaped his life and business, and how following your inner compass, leading with character, an...

It was 2019, and Evan Carmichael was on his way to interview Tim Storey in Los Angeles. The night before, disaster struck: every piece of camera equipment was stolen from his car. But Evan refused to back down. By morning, he had rented new gear, reset his mindset, and driven to Tim’s home to finish what he started. In this episode of Miracle Mentality, Tim and Evan explore how belief, expectation...

When Tim Storey was just ten years old, his father left the house to pick up dinner for his mother. But he never came home. A man ran a red light, and that tragedy changed Tim’s life forever. His mother was left to raise four children alone, working twelve-hour shifts at a donut shop. Yet instead of settling in the pain, she rose. That became Tim’s lifelong lesson: never sit, settle, or cement you...

How do you move forward after years of control, public scrutiny, and trauma? In this episode, Sherri Papini reflects on finding purpose in motherhood, the disorientation of captivity and its aftermath, and how jail and federal prison paradoxically became a place of safety and self-discovery. Tim and Sherri discuss choosing accountability without self-erasure, rebuilding boundaries, and drawing str...

Former U.S. Army Black Hawk Pilot Elizabeth McCormick unpacks what it means to “fly first” in life—owning your mindset, preparation, and standards when it counts. Tim and Elizabeth share how compartmentalization, rigorous rehearsal, and relational trust helped her lead under pressure and show up even while hurt. They also explore the power of the copilot, as well as hiring before onboarding and ra...

Join Tim Storey and special guests as they discuss recent Charlie Kirk events and how you can stay steady in unsteady times.

Rachel Uchitel, host of the Misunderstood podcast, shares her deeply personal journey from losing her fiancé on 9/11 to later facing the pain of being reduced to a tabloid headline. She opens up about grief, shame, and the feeling of being trapped in labels that don’t define the whole person. Through candid conversation, Rachel joins Tim to explain how she turned her anguish into purpose, built a...

Coach Michael Burt, often called the "Coach of Coaches", believes the most important thing you can do is to live boldly into your calling. Tim and Coach Burt explore how to turn setbacks into comebacks, why discipline and confidence are essential to activating your “prey drive,” and how faith fuels the courage to pursue greater possibilities. Tim and Coach Burt share practical wisdom from his coac...

Alex Carter, author of Ask for More, knows that it takes both grit and curiosity to shape your career. In this episode, Alex discusses how she found her voice in speech and debate and begins to distill her negotiation philosophy that she has used as a UN negotiation trainer. Tim and Alex discuss the importance of prioritizing partnership over humiliation and how critical it is to lead negotiations...