Paul Millerd is a former McKinsey consultant turned writer, creator and consultant.

A few years ago, Paul thought he had everything he could possibly want but realised that it wasn’t enough. So he decided to go on the pathless path to build a life that he really wanted and along the way, even wrote a book called the Pathless Path that had sold over 20k copies!

At the time of our recording, I was just about to embark on my own Great Leap from the world of corporate law so as you can imagine, I slipped in a couple of personal questions of my own on what to expect!

So if you are interested in learning what alternative career paths and lives exist, then this is the episode for you.

Highlights:
0:00 Growing up in Connecticut
2:11 Being a DJ + Paul Says It Well?!
3:58 Working at a gas station
6:32 You have no ambition!
10:16 Moving to Boston with No Job
12:16 The Lean Guy
13:22 Leaving @McKinsey
16:02 Searching
17:16 How do you quit?
20:37 Being your own boss
23:58 An exercise to eliminate regret
25:35 Evaluating opportunities
32:29 The Pathless Path
36:56 Intriguing alternate paths
37:26 2022 was the best year?!
40:11 Curiosity Conversations
41:51 Blowing up your life in a systematic way
43:23 How to decide what to say yes & no to
44:16 Someone who's redesigned their life in a great way
49:19 Most serendipitous event - thanks @aliabdaal!


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