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The Pathless Path

Imagining a New Story for Work and Life

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It takes a few wrong turns to find the right way.

Paul thought he was on his way. From a small-town Connecticut kid to the most prestigious consulting firm in the world, he had everything he thought he wanted. Yet he decided to walk away and embark on the "real work" of his life - finding the things that matter and daring to create a life to make them happen.

This Pathless Path is about finding yourself in the wrong life, and the real work of figuring out how to live. Through painstaking experiments, living in different countries and the goodwill of people from around the world, Paul pieces together a set of ideas and principles that guide him from unfulfilled and burned out to the good life and all of the existential crises in between.

The Pathless Path is not a how-to book filled with “hacks”; instead, it is a vulnerable account of Paul’s journey from leaving a path centered around getting ahead and towards another, one focused on doing work that matters. This book is an ideal companion for people considering leaving their jobs, embarking on a new path, dealing with the uncertainty of an unconventional path, or searching for better models for thinking about work in a fast-changing world.

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Thanks Paul for this book I’ve been on my path less path longer than I can remember literally so it’s good to know people like us are not alone in our ways of thinking, living & being…..

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This book offers such a refreshing perspective on work, purpose and happiness. Not that these ideas are all brand new, but Paul connects all the dots and presents a greatly compelling perspective that forces you to rethink your life and ambitions.

A refreshing perspective on work and happiness

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Paul Millerd is obviously someone who reads a lot. And I mean a lot. He’s truly taken all that wisdom and put into action while also sharing the humongous amount of quotes with us, which means I have another 50 books added to my to-read list because of this one. And I absolutely love that! This is the book that makes you excited to actually just take take action, write, contemplate, challenge your beliefs, and go out there to seek more learning from all the authors/poets/bloggers Paul quotes in this book.

One of my favourite things about this book is that it helped me redefine what I want: not necessarily change what I want, but I’ve used certain words and definitions in my mind that I thought was accurate, only to now realize much of it was incorrect. By changing my thoughts around what my goals actually are, I could outline the steps on how to get there, as opposed to all of it floating around in my head.

I think the reason we like a book is because it confirms a certain desire or belief within ourselves, only making it more potent and saying the words we’ve been trying to say ourselves. So if this book doesn’t resonate with you, I believe that just means you’re not the core audience for this book, that you don’t have the feelings floating around that this book puts into words. So just go find another one that will, sincerely. But to me, this book was, indeed, made for me. Thank you, Paul.

So good that you’ll need the physical book too!

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I follow a lot of people in the self-development space, but I will say that I have never related so much to a book before, I feel empowered, intrigued and thankful when I listen to this! Great!

Binge "Listened" to this completely

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Amazing account of how he left his job for a more meaningful and fulfilling life!

Life changing

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