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The Pathless Path

Imagining a New Story for Work and Life

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The Pathless Path

By: Paul Millerd
Narrated by: Paul Millerd
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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.

©2022 Paul Millerd (P)2022 Paul Millerd Business Career Success Employment Professionals & Academics Career

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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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Though it's narrated very well, and whilst the story of the authors life inspires a go-getting attitude, personally for me it was difficult to draw anything deeply meaningful from this book, apart from the fact that it's okay to stray from the normalised way of working (the default path).

Reads more like an autobiography

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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…..

Solid

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Too much of a long winded autobiography. I prefer concise and to the point lessons. Paul Millard makes valid points yet these are either obvious or vague. None are original or helpful in a practical way.

Helpful but boring

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Paul does a brilliant job at exploring how to live your own rich existence. A true explorer of living.

Brilliant

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Really honest and thoughtful book.
Very easy to listen to.
Insightful and makes you think about other options.
Uses both personal experience and studies to form arguments and make points.

Great Perspective on working in the modern world

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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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Currently at this point in my career where I feel stuck. Perfect timing, a gem from start to finish.

Everything!!! Very powerful book.

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Paul managed to pack an incredible amount of refined original ideas, other people's wisdom, and his life experience into this book, and it is all presented in an elegant way that invokes internal conversation and self-reflection rather than internal conflict or crisis.

Original ideas that challenge the status quo and are presented without pushing the listener.

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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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