Paul Millerd
Author & Founder @ Pathless Publishing
Author of The Pathless Path and Good Work. Independent writer and podcaster.
“Redefining success, money, and belonging, covering consumer products, product design, and team leadership.”
Career History
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pathless Publishing | Author & Founder | ~2017-present |
| McKinsey & Company | Strategy Consultant | ~2010-2014 |
| Boston Consulting Group | Strategy Consultant | ~2007-2010 |
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“And it can be different in every country. In the US it's sort of like go to college, get good grades, get a good job, make a good salary, buy a house, get married, have a family, things like that. And...”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
“And it's sort of a personal journey of shifting away from operating around scarcity towards operating from a sense of abundance, having faith that things might be okay. And on a path like yours, this ...”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
“And it's been pretty cool, because a lot of people are embracing this and now using the term like, "I'm on my pathless path." And it allows people to sort of name it and gives them comfort.”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
“I also have examples of people that are older. I talk to a lot of people in their fifties. They've solved their financial problems, but they've lost that sense of aliveness. And they're looking to re-...”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
“So yeah, it's a pretty big umbrella. It's a nice way to claim everyone's path, but I think the shared ethic is really a sense of possibility, and opportunity, and optimism.”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
“The big shift there, the big shift for me actually, when I left my job, I wanted to run away. I wanted to escape work. I wanted to not work. And I more or less accomplished that. I basically lowered m...”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
“But then I started developing this relationship with writing, and creating, and all these things I actually really enjoyed. And I wasn't doing them to be famous or grow a following. I just really like...”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
“So the big aha for me was, "Oh, you can design around liking work." The hidden assumption I had around work for the first 32, 33 years of my life was work sucks. You have to figure out how to tolerate...”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
“And within that frame, try to do your best to enjoy some of it. But ultimately, it's a trade-off of your time. You have to suffer through it. A lot of it is going to suck, and you have to put up with ...”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
“And a lot of people are looking for meaning through work in a job shaped container. And I think that's just really hard to find. You can find it for short bursts, but maybe after seven or 10 years, it...”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
“Yeah. And so you have smart listeners, and smart people are great at excuses. So they'll say, "I can't do it because of this." I always think these things are much more possible if they really are the...”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
“So at this point, I've probably talked to 500 plus people about their relationship to work. And the reason that's not surprising about what happened to you is it happens to almost everyone. The sabbat...”
Redefining success, money, and belonging | Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)