The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
231 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThe Pathless Path is hosted by Paul Millerd - a writer, creator, and consultant. He has conversations with freelancers, self-employed entrepreneurs, creators, and vagabonds who share their perspectives on their relationship with work, burnout, bootstrapping, indie hacking, remote work, reinvention, creativity, sabbaticals, leisure, self-employment, unconventional living, and digital nomadism. Past guests include Ali Abdaal, Khe Hy, Ben Hunt, Wade Foster, Dan Vassallo, Kris Abdelmessih, Steph Smith, Amir Salihefendić, Alex Pang, Visakan Veerasamy, and more.
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Damien Peters on blogging, wealth, and building a remote business from Spain (Episode 16)
April 25, 2018 17:03 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBDamien Peters is a self-described "personal finance nerd" - which explains how he ended up founding WealthNoir.com, a platform to preach and teach about the importance of financial freedom and generational wealth to Black millennial professionals. He started blogging over ten years ago and has recently focused more on writing as he increases his focus on building Wealth Noir. Damien is also a big fan of travel and recently made the decision to move out of San Francisco and move with...
Connor Gillivan on entrepreneurship, selling on Amazon and working with freelancers (Episode 15)
April 18, 2018 11:05 - 42 minutes - 34 MBConnor's path as an entrepreneur began when he was in college via an AIM chat with a classmate in one of his classes. What started as a textbook e-commerce business led him to build a sizeable business selling things on Amazon.com. Through his work on that, he ended up working with many freelancers across the globe on a variety of different projects. Realizing that he had developed skills in recruiting and working effectively with freelancers led him to start FreeUp.com. where he ve...
Jen Morilla on breaking plates and traveling the world with purpose (Episode 14)
April 11, 2018 11:28 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBJen Morilla is an impact travel influencer. What does that mean? It means she travels the world and writes about her experiences but also has a central mission. At first, she started out with the mission to "change the world" that has since gotten more specific. She has been bringing water filters to many different villages across the globe and impacted an estimated 12,000 people globally What has been meaningful for her is not bringing the water filters, but teaching people how to ...
#14 Romy Rost on leadership, freelancing & coaching as a skill
April 04, 2018 10:47 - 44 minutes - 36 MBRomy is an employee engagement consultant turned coach. She built her career consulting for and working in Fortune 100 companies on all challenges employee-related. Her mission is to drive meaningful and behavior-based change for mid-level leaders that helps them operate in a more productive and human way in the workplace. There are a lot of coaches out there, but what makes Romy stand out is that she has a lot of experience working with senior executives in her consulting career an...
Romy Rost on leadership, freelancing & coaching as a skill (Episode 13)
April 04, 2018 10:47 - 44 minutes - 36 MBRomy is an employee engagement consultant turned coach. She built her career consulting for and working in Fortune 100 companies on all challenges employee-related. Her mission is to drive meaningful and behavior-based change for mid-level leaders that helps them operate in a more productive and human way in the workplace. There are a lot of coaches out there, but what makes Romy stand out is that she has a lot of experience working with senior executives in her consulting career an...
Tanya Alvarez on entrepreneurship, community & redefining failure (Episode 12)
March 28, 2018 10:43 - 41 minutes - 33.5 MBTanya Alvarez is the Co-Founder, and CEO of OwnersUP is a platform which advances solopreneurs business through accountability, goal setting, and community. Over the past fifteen years, Tanya has accumulated marketing experience with international & US companies such as Nike and US Olympics. She started her first company at the age of 25 and grew it to be a profitable company from credit card debt to over $1mm in gross revenue the first year. Since then, she has founded, bootstrappe...
#13 Tanya Alvarez on entrepreneurship, community & redefining failure
March 28, 2018 10:43 - 41 minutes - 33.5 MBTanya Alvarez is the Co-Founder, and CEO of OwnersUP is a platform which advances solopreneurs business through accountability, goal setting, and community. Over the past fifteen years, Tanya has accumulated marketing experience with international & US companies such as Nike and US Olympics. She started her first company at the age of 25 and grew it to be a profitable company from credit card debt to over $1mm in gross revenue the first year. Since then, she has founded, bootstrappe...
#12 Pauri Pandian on tennis as a career, coaching & healthy masculinity
March 21, 2018 07:00 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBPauri started playing Tennis when he was seven and it has turned into a clear passion. He wasn't always sure that was the path he wanted to take, but when a job as a teacher fell through because he decided to attend his sister's wedding, he picked up some coaching work to make some money. One thing turned into another and he is now the head women's and men's coach at Wheaton College. As a coach, he is in the position of constantly having to think about how to motivate different type...
Pauri Pandian on tennis as a career, coaching & healthy masculinity (Episode 11)
March 21, 2018 07:00 - 48 minutes - 22.4 MBPauri started playing Tennis when he was seven and it has turned into a clear passion. He wasn't always sure that was the path he wanted to take, but when a job as a teacher fell through because he decided to attend his sister's wedding, he picked up some coaching work to make some money. One thing turned into another and he is now the head women's and men's coach at Wheaton College. As a coach, he is in the position of constantly having to think about how to motivate different type...
#11 Ben Dubow - From State Department Rejection To Propaganda-Fighting Startup Founder
March 14, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBBen is the founder and COO of Omelas, a startup that is focused on using technology to fight propaganda. Ben's journey, however, does not start there. His journey is a classic case of "do not try this at home" - as we walk through Ben's story, I found myself impressed at the number of rejections and roadblocks he faced. Early in his career, he thought he landed his dream job, at the State Department, only to have the offer reneged. This led him to put his passion (which was diplomac...
Ben Dubow - From State Department Rejection To Propaganda-Fighting Startup Founder (Episode 10)
March 14, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBBen is the founder and COO of Omelas, a startup that is focused on using technology to fight propaganda. Ben's journey, however, does not start there. His journey is a classic case of "do not try this at home" - as we walk through Ben's story, I found myself impressed at the number of rejections and roadblocks he faced. Early in his career, he thought he landed his dream job, at the State Department, only to have the offer reneged. This led him to put his passion (which was diplo...
Paul Millerd on Finding Work That Matters To You (Episode 9)
March 07, 2018 08:00 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBThis is a copy of the interview I did with Stephen Warley on the Life Skills That Matter Podcast. Stephen is a bit of a role model for me. We have similar missions and ways of seeing the world. He interviewed me on Facebook live and I thought we had an interesting discussion on doing things that matter, defining priorities and how to figure out the answer "what do you want to do?" (which I think is an absurdly bad question!) Show Notes: Life Skills That Matter (Episode 174) Podca...
#10 Paul Millerd on Finding Work That Matters To You
March 07, 2018 08:00 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBThis is a copy of the interview I did with Stephen Warley on the Life Skills That Matter Podcast. Stephen is a bit of a role model for me. We have similar missions and ways of seeing the world. He interviewed me on Facebook live and I thought we had an interesting discussion on doing things that matter, defining priorities and how to figure out the answer "what do you want to do?" (which I think is an absurdly bad question!) Show Notes: Life Skills That Matter (Episode 174) Podcas...
#9 Amma Marfo on Combining Humor, Creativity & Writing
February 28, 2018 08:00 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBAmma Marfo cracked me up several times on this podcast. It is no surprise then, that she describes herself as "thoughtful yet incurably silly." She also defines herself by three words: humor, creativity, and energy - something we talk about at the beginning of the podcast. Like many freelancers, she does so many things - she is a speaker, teacher, coach, and podcaster and has a lot of insight around the future of education and what helps people succeed in school. If you are interest...
Amma Marfo on Combining Humor, Creativity & Writing (Episode 8)
February 28, 2018 08:00 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBAmma Marfo cracked me up several times on this podcast. It is no surprise then, that she describes herself as "thoughtful yet incurably silly." She also defines herself by three words: humor, creativity, and energy - something we talk about at the beginning of the podcast. Like many freelancers, she does so many things - she is a speaker, teacher, coach, and podcaster and has a lot of insight around the future of education and what helps people succeed in school. If you are inter...
#8 Tom Critchlow on Personal Branding, Freelance Consulting & The Future of Work
February 21, 2018 08:00 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBI discovered Tom by reading a piece he wrote on freelance consulting. I was fascinated with his approach and how similar it was to mine - especially coming from a completely different perspective - digital marketing & content. We talk in depth about how he thinks about content in today's world, his thoughts on personal branding, how writing helps him create and leads to serendipitous connections and how he manages a diversity of interests. We also geek out about our love of all t...
Tom Critchlow on Personal Branding, Freelance Consulting & The Future of Work (Episode 7)
February 21, 2018 08:00 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBI discovered Tom by reading a piece he wrote on freelance consulting. I was fascinated with his approach and how similar it was to mine - especially coming from a completely different perspective - digital marketing & content. We talk in depth about how he thinks about content in today's world, his thoughts on personal branding, how writing helps him create and leads to serendipitous connections and how he manages a diversity of interests. We also geek out about our love of all th...
Cody Royle on The Talent & Performance Secrets of The Sports World (Episode 6)
February 14, 2018 08:00 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBGrowing up all Cody thought about was sports. He saw his path as becoming a professional Aussie Rules Football player. However, after competing at the highest level of the sport, he quickly saw felt his “talent just fell away” at the age of 18. He struggled to live in the moment and stewed on the fact that everyone around him seemed much more talented. While this period would help him realize that he was better suited as a coach than a player, it took him a few years to make that rea...
#7 Cody Royle on The Talent & Performance Secrets of The Sports World
February 14, 2018 08:00 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBGrowing up all Cody thought about was sports. He saw his path as becoming a professional Aussie Rules Football player. However, after competing at the highest level of the sport, he quickly saw felt his “talent just fell away” at the age of 18. He struggled to live in the moment and stewed on the fact that everyone around him seemed much more talented. While this period would help him realize that he was better suited as a coach than a player, it took him a few years to make that re...
#6 Janet Matta - Rock Star Career Coach On The Alternative Paths We Fail To See
February 07, 2018 08:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBJanet is one of my favorite people. We have a similar belief that people are capable of more than they believe and that alternative paths are more realistic and the reality than people realize.Not a fan of default paths from an early age, one quote stood out from Janet that she has continuously asked herself throughout her life:“The conventional path is not going to work for me, what can I do instead?”Janet first started “hacking” life in high school when she decided that the standa...
Janet Matta - Rock Star Career Coach On The Alternative Paths We Fail To See (Episode 5)
February 07, 2018 08:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBJanet is one of my favorite people. We have a similar belief that people are capable of more than they believe and that alternative paths are more realistic and the reality than people realize.Not a fan of default paths from an early age, one quote stood out from Janet that she has continuously asked herself throughout her life:“The conventional path is not going to work for me, what can I do instead?”Janet first started “hacking” life in high school when she decided that the standar...
#5 Super Bowl Minisode - Cody Royle on The Patriots and what business can learn from sports
February 04, 2018 08:00 - 20 minutes - 9.19 MBIn this episode Cody Royle and I discuss what sets high performing NFL organizations like the Patriots and the Giants (and others apart from the rest). Cody is the author of Where Other’s Wont: Taking People Innovation from the Locker Room into the Boardroom. His book is available here: http://amzn.to/2E5R88kCONTEST DETAILS: I am giving away two of Cody's books for free. Just retweet this episode with the hashtag #boundlesspod or send a screenshot of you subscribed to the podcast to...
Super Bowl Minisode - Cody Royle on The Patriots and what business can learn from sports
February 04, 2018 08:00 - 20 minutes - 9.19 MBIn this episode Cody Royle and I discuss what sets high performing NFL organizations like the Patriots and the Giants (and others apart from the rest). Cody is the author of Where Other’s Wont: Taking People Innovation from the Locker Room into the Boardroom. His book is available here: http://amzn.to/2E5R88kCONTEST DETAILS: I am giving away two of Cody's books for free. Just retweet this episode with the hashtag #boundlesspod or send a screenshot of you subscribed to the podcast ...
#4 Chris Donohoe on "uncommon" leadership, starting his own firm and "limitless creation"
January 31, 2018 08:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBChris is the founder of uncommonly and an avid fan of the long-running CBS television show Survivor. A former teacher, marketer, and management consultant, Chris has an eclectic mix of skills and professional experience. Chris has worked with over a dozen Fortune 500 clients spanning multiple industries including Media & Entertainment, Publishing, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, and Corporate Social Responsibility. He is obsessed with inspiring great leadership and creating incredible l...
Chris Donohoe on "uncommon" leadership, starting his own firm and "limitless creation" (Episode 4)
January 31, 2018 08:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBChris is the founder of uncommonly and an avid fan of the long-running CBS television show Survivor. A former teacher, marketer, and management consultant, Chris has an eclectic mix of skills and professional experience. Chris has worked with over a dozen Fortune 500 clients spanning multiple industries including Media & Entertainment, Publishing, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, and Corporate Social Responsibility. He is obsessed with inspiring great leadership and creating incredible le...
David Vaucher on Ending His Career to Start His Life (Episode 3)
January 25, 2018 08:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBDavid was born abroad then moved to the US at a young age, all while being raised to believe that the path to success rests solely on going to school and getting a “safe” job with a big company. For the last 11 years he did just that, and by traditional measures of success, it looked like things were going well. Unfortunately, starting on Day 1 of his first job, he could never shake one, recurring feeling: “I really, really, really don’t like this”.In December 2017, after a lot of sa...
#3 David Vaucher on Ending His Career to Start His Life
January 25, 2018 08:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBDavid was born abroad then moved to the US at a young age, all while being raised to believe that the path to success rests solely on going to school and getting a “safe” job with a big company. For the last 11 years he did just that, and by traditional measures of success, it looked like things were going well. Unfortunately, starting on Day 1 of his first job, he could never shake one, recurring feeling: “I really, really, really don’t like this”.In December 2017, after a lot of s...
Noel Boyland on “doing the things you want to do” in your career (Episode 2)
January 18, 2018 08:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBAlthough Noel claims he lacks wisdom, he has a lot of it. He describes his career as “eclectic.” Starting his career in the 1980’s the environment around him (greed, money) influenced him to question what he was really trying to accomplish. He took a long term perspective and tried to focus on what he did not want his career to be at sixty — which he put simply as not doing “the things he wanted to do”. Although on a more corporate track early on in his career, he tried to continuous...
#2 Noel Boyland on “doing the things you want to do” in your career
January 18, 2018 08:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBAlthough Noel claims he lacks wisdom, he has a lot of it. He describes his career as “eclectic.” Starting his career in the 1980’s the environment around him (greed, money) influenced him to question what he was really trying to accomplish. He took a long term perspective and tried to focus on what he did not want his career to be at sixty — which he put simply as not doing “the things he wanted to do”. Although on a more corporate track early on in his career, he tried to continuou...
#1 - Why do I care about the future of work?
December 20, 2017 08:00 - 10 minutes - 4.87 MBPaul talks about why he is passionate about the future of work and shares some of his personal journey 📕Buy Paul’s Book (50k+ Sold): The Pathless Path 😁 Join Hundreds On Unconventional Paths: Pathless Path Community 📲Connect + Follow Paul Twitter: @p_millerd Paul’s Newsletter: Subscribe to Pathless Paul’s YouTube: Subscribe 🙏Further Ways To Support The Podcast: Accounting, Taxes, And Payroll For Your S-Corp (Ideal for $60k+ income): Collective Looking for alternatives to tra...
Episode 1 - Why do I care about the future of work?
December 20, 2017 08:00 - 8 minutes - 4.08 MBPaul talks about why he is passionate about the future of work and shares some of his personal journey