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

What this episode covers

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 💌 Weekly STIMY Newsletter that deconstructs how you build a portfolio career to prepare yourself for the future of work: https://sothisismywhy.ck.page/acd5bd1062 ✍🏻 Leave a review on STIMY: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/so-this-is-my-why/id1521191442