32: Keep Stumbling Forward: Ryan Millar on Crafting a Globetrotting Narrative
Description
In this episode, globetrotting storyteller Ryan Millar unpacks the mindset that carried him from Canadian actor to Roman tour guide, London writer to Brussels bureaucrat, and finally founder of Dashwell Coaching in Amsterdam.
He introduces a four-stage lens—Living, Reflecting, Transforming, Synthesizing—for turning raw experiences into artful stories and high-impact talks. Ryan credits 500+ consecutive days on 750words.com and 300+ yoga classes with keeping him grounded while leaping between careers and countries, and he explains his “eat the frog first” philosophy for tackling hard tasks without sacrificing creativity.
The conversation also explores merging multiple professional identities into one authentic narrative, using humor to stay composed in high-pressure rooms, and why consistent micro-habits outpace dramatic reinventions. Stick around to enter Ryan’s book-giveaway challenge celebrating neural entrainment—proof that great communication syncs speaker and audience brains alike.
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