Forging a Non-Traditional Career Path w/ Paul Millerd

Making the Fan

English - March 28, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratings
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In the last two years, individuals have challenged the traditional scripts of career paths, a factor contributing to the Great Resignation. On today’s episode, we sit down with Paul Millerd, a solopreneur and author of “The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story for Work and Life.” Since leaving his corporate consulting career, Paul has studied the concepts behind burnout, work-life balance and the economic impact on the current job market.

This episode provides insight to employees willing to leave full-time jobs to explore and experiment and how you might be able to retain them and increase their value to your organization.

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Show Notes

3:02 Background to “The Pathless Path”

4:41 Wonder vs. Comfort

8:22 Conquering Fears

10:00 The Economic Reasons Why “It’s Not Worth It”

14:06 What is Work?

17:39 The True Cause of Burnout

21:06 Purpose is Personal

26:19 Defining “Enough”

31:10 The “Script of Success”

33:09 Defining Success in Creative Work