Paul Millerd

Paul Millerd, a writer and consultant who chose a fulfilling life over corporate success, shares insights from his journey in this engaging conversation. He discusses the 'Pathless Path' concept, encouraging listeners to embrace uncertainty and redefine success. Millerd explores the tension between societal expectations and personal fulfillment, emphasizing the power of creativity and self-discovery. He advocates for prioritizing passion over financial gain and highlights the importance of experimenting with one's interests to uncover true values.

In this enlightening discussion, Paul Millerd, author of 'The Pathless Path', shares his inspiring journey from corporate life to embracing writing as a means of self-discovery. He emphasizes the importance of authenticity, urging writers to connect with those who truly resonate with their message. Millerd explores the liberating nature of writing true to oneself and the emotional challenges of crafting compelling narratives. He also reflects on the unpredictability of personal paths and the joy of finding a community that supports creative exploration.

In this conversation, Paul Millerd, the author of "The Pathless Path," shares his journey from strategy consulting to embracing an unconventional career. He discusses the contrast between the "default path" and the "pathless path," encouraging listeners to seek personal fulfillment over societal expectations. Paul advocates for taking sabbaticals to rediscover oneself, explores the financial viability of creative careers, and emphasizes the importance of following one's passions. Get ready to rethink success and redefine what a fulfilling life looks like!

Do you live to work? Or work to live? Everything in our lives centers on work. Whether its our inability to disconnect or the endless pursuit of promotions and bonuses. But does it have to be that way? Learn more about Paul: The Pathless Path (Book) The Pathless Path (Podcast) Connect with Paul on Twitter Subscribe to Paul's Newsletter References from the show: If work dominated your every moment would life be worth living by Andrew Taggart Do things that don't scale by Paul Graham Linchpin by Seth Godin The Good Enough Job by Simo Stolzoff How to pick your career by Tim Urban Join an upcoming group coaching cohort: Are you looking to ask deep, introspective and provocative questions about your own life (with Khe and likeminded peers) Apply today THE MOST UNIQUE PRODUCTIVITY COURSE ON THE INTERNET Supercharge your Productivity is the only course that connects the pursuit of productivity to life’s larger questions so you can design a system that works for you. Enroll Now BECOME A RADREADER: 📩 Join 46,000+ ambitious professionals for our weekly essays on productivity, money and career. 🐦 Twitter 🎥 TikTok 📸 Instagram 💼 LinkedIn 🌍 The Blog ABOUT RADREADS RadReads is an online education business that helps ambitious professionals lead more productive, examined and joyful lives. RadReads provides guides, coaching, and trainings to more than 45,000 high-performers to help them gain back free time, scale their impact, and make their little dent in the universe. ABOUT KHE HY Khe Hy is the founder of RadReads and father of two. Khe spent 15 years working on Wall Street and was one of the youngest Managing Directors at BlackRock. He's been called Oprah for Millennials by CNN and the Wall Street Guru by Bloomberg and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, TedX, Business Insider, Barrons, Time Magazine and Quartz.

Paul Millerd, an independent writer and digital creator, shares insights from his book, "The Pathless Path." He emphasizes the importance of aligning your career with personal values to find true fulfillment. The conversation reveals how many feel trapped in unfulfilling jobs, highlighting the necessity to challenge societal expectations for a more authentic life. Listeners are inspired to navigate the discomfort of change, prioritize passions over security, and embrace the unknown on their unique journeys.

Paul Millerd, author of "Good Work" and "The Pathless Path," shares his journey from a high-stakes consulting career to a more meaningful, creative life. He discusses the concept of an 'Identity Earthquake' when prioritizing personal fulfillment over societal expectations. The conversation covers redefining success and authenticity in work, the impact of remote work on personal growth, and the emotional relationship with money. Millerd encourages embracing uncertainty and aligning your career with your values for a more joyous life.

Paul and I first met 3 years ago at an event in Portland—he had recently left his job in corporate consulting and we bonded over how lost we'd both felt at times.Later that week I gave him a copy of 'The Three Marriages' a book by David Whyte where he talks about the Pathless Path that is required for anyone looking to do or create something original.Fast-forward to today and Paul has just published his first book — Called the Pathless Path — which is his roadmap of sorts for those of us who might have had the boldness to quit the default path & taking an experiment-based approach to figure out how to live well.Some of the themes we dive into are:🤔  How he has been exploring the magic of non-doing❓  Some of the most powerful questions he uses during curiosity conversations with others who are looking to take the leap.🎢  How to navigate the painful reality that family + friends might not understand his decisions to walk away from a successful career.📚  Some of the things he believes hold most people back from living more intentionally & the big breakthrough moment he experienced in the midst of writing his book.***This episode is also sponsored by Nervous System Mastery, a 5-week Bootcamp led by Jonny Miller—applications for the Spring Cohort will be opening up soon so if you're curious to nerd out on research-backed protocols for emotional self-regulation + resilience you can find more details at nsmastery.com***🔗   Links📚  Get your copy of The Pathless Path🖥️   Subscribe to Paul's excellent newsletter and listen to his podcast.🐦  Connect with Paul and say hi on Twitter

“The pathless path is an embrace of uncertainty and discomfort. It’s a call to adventure in a world that tells us to conform.”  –Paul Millerd In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Paul talk about American ideas of success, what these ideas mean, and how certain kinds of success don’t improve one’s life-path (1:30); how Paul used travel and overseas living to reinvent his relationship to time and help put himself on the pathless path (16:30); how we instinctively sense when we’re on a wrong path, and what to do when we feel this way (30:00); and Paul’s ten principles for embracing the pathless path (40:00). Paul Millerd (@p_millerd) is a strategy consultant, and the author of The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story for Work and Life. Notable Links: Wu wei (Taoist concept of inaction) Joseph Campbell (comparative mythologist) Søren Kierkegaard (philosopher) Jerry Colonna (financier) Seth Godin (author) Tim Ferriss (author and podcaster) Commonplace book (method of compiling knowledge) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (writer) Ten ways to embrace the pathless path: 1) Question the default 2) Reflect 3) Figure out what you have to offer 4) Pause and disconnect 5) Go make a friend 6) Go make something 7) Give generously 8) Experiment 9) Commit 10) Be patient The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don’t host a “comments” section, but we’re happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at deviate@rolfpotts.com.

In this episode, we discuss our friend Paul Millerd’s new book The Pathless Path, which is all about reimagining our relationship with Work and Careers. Enjoy xxLeave us a ReviewIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave us a review on iTunes / Apple Podcasts. Here's a link that works even if you're not on an iPhone :) Send us an Audio MessageWe really want to include more listener comments and questions in our episodes. If you've got any thoughts on this episode, or if you've got a conundrum or question you'd like us to discuss, send an audio file / voice note to hi@notoverthinking.com. For any non-audio comments, drop us a tweet or DM on Twitter - https://twitter.com/noverthinkingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Paul Millerd is an independent writer, creator, and consultant.  He has been self-employed for almost five years after spending many years working in consulting.  He recently published a book, The Pathless Path, about his experiments with designing life and improving his relationship with work.Paul joins Chris Sparks to ask the dangerous question: What if we threw out the default scripts of success and carved our own path? How would our relationship with work transform? This is a conversation about living in alignment with our values and doing meaningful work towards a meaningful life.For the video recording, resources mentioned, and conversation transcript, visit https://forcingfunction.com/podcast/paul-millerd