Ep 126: Rejecting $200k for the Pathless Path?! | Paul Millerd (Solopreneur, Author & Podcaster)

How do you: 


Reject a $200k/year paycheck?


Blow your life up in a systematic way?


And build a pathless path for yourself?


Paul Millerd - former McKinsey consultant (aka
the Lean Guy) turned solopreneur, author and podcaster - would
know, because he did just that. 


And along the way, wrote a book called the Pathless Path, which
has since sold over 20k!


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:


2:43 The American Dream

4:55 Paul Says It Well

9:15 You Just Don’t Have Ambition!

11:22 The success ethic

14:59 Being McKinsey’s Lean Guy

16:06 Quitting McKinsey

18:46 Constantly searching

20:00 How do you quit & walk away from $54k?

23:21 Ready to be your own boss?

24:54 Reconnecting with himself

26:41 An exercise to remove regret

28:18 How to evaluate opportunities

36:31 The Pathless Path

41:27 Why 2022 was the best year

43:55 Curiosity Conversations

45:53 Blowing up your life in a systematic way

46:50 Saying YES to a full-time role?

47:25 Knowing when to say YES / NO 

48:17 Someone who’s redesigned their life in a great way






Show notes: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/126


YouTube: https://youtu.be/FHcKezbyv78 


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