#146 Separating Work & Identity - Simone Stolzoff on the myth of a "Dream Job," last-minute around the world trip, journalism, work, identity, writing his book, knowing when to quit, and the dangers of turning passion into a livelihood
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
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The Courage to Quit My Job and Travel the World
I thought that the trip would give me all the answers I was like I'm gonna go and then travel just like recreate for a little bit. And then I'll figure out sort of the direction of my life and where to go from there. But what it did was help cultivate a comfort with ambiguity and the unknown. There are friends that I made along the way in that trip that I've worked with or stayed with, had other professional experiences but I really wasn't looking at the time through the lens of career. How can I be a 25 year old with my clothes on my backpack and be able to say yes to as many different opportunities excite me? It's pretty dramatic you know
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