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 Dream4:55 Paul Says It Well9:15 You Just Don’t Have Ambition!11:22 The success ethic14:59 Being McKinsey’s Lean Guy16:06 Quitting McKinsey18:46 Constantly searching20:00 How do you quit & walk away from $54k?23:21 Ready to be your own boss?24:54 Reconnecting with himself26:41 An exercise to remove regret28:18 How to evaluate opportunities36:31 The Pathless Path41:27 Why 2022 was the best year43:55 Curiosity Conversations45:53 Blowing up your life in a systematic way46:50 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
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