Oct 21, 2025
In this week’s episode, I am joined by Shira
Miller!
Shira is passionate about helping people live and lead with
purpose, optimism, and sustained energy.
A two-time TEDx speaker, Certified Executive Coach, and author of
Free and Clear: Get Unstuck and Live the Life You Want, Shira
currently serves as Chief Communications Officer for National DCP,
the $3 billion supply chain company serving Dunkin’
franchisees.
Cultivating optimism is her superpower. Having
overcome financial hardship, chronic health challenges, and career
misalignment, Shira transformed her own life into one fueled by
meaning, connection, and impact.
Today, she helps thousands of leaders and organizations do the
same—activating the remarkable within themselves, their teams, and
their cultures.
Shira’s speaking engagements include events for the Society for Human Resource Management, Women’s Foodservice Forum, Emory University, Canyon Ranch, the Women’s Leadership Conference–Wisconsin, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and the Public Relations Society of America, among others. Her insights have been featured in Thrive Global, Shape, Health, First for Women, Authority Magazine, Quick & Simple, and the Atlanta Journal–Constitution.
Key Points
• Optimism: Your Life's Superpower
• The Positive Impact of Daily Acts
• Relationships Shape Your Path
• Reverse Bucket List Confidence Booster
• Embrace the "Remarkable" Inside You
Best Quotes
10:32
• "You know, the statistic is unfortunately quite high. If I think of the book, positive Intelligence, are you familiar? I've heard It, yes. Okay. It's terrific by, shes, I'm not going to say his name, exact shed shamine, his estimate is that 80% of us are holding ourselves back because of our negative relationship with ourself, and it's with our inner saboteur."
16:05 - 16:18
• "I call it the five things that I did for
myself. You can do this in the morning or you can do it in the
night. So let's say you're doing it at night and I try to list five
things that I did for myself that day."
19:21 - 19:31
• "And people are uncomfortable with that. So when you can really, you know, I talk in the book about taking a pause, it could be for 10 minutes, it could be for 10 days."
31:36 - 31:50
• "The first point I wanna make is that we all already have the remarkable inside of us. And when I'm talking about remarkable, it's the ability to do something extraordinary or to make a big impact."
34:19
• "I call it a reverse bucket list. Would you like to hear about it? Okay. So, you know, the concept of a bucket list, you know, things we wanna do before we kick the bucket, before we, you know, die. So in this case, it's about acknowledging everything that we've already done."