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Paul Millerd

Author at Author of The Pathless Path

Paul Millerd is the author of The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story for Work and Life, exploring how to break free of the default career path and find more meaningful work.

Dimension Profile

Strategic Vision 55%
Execution & Craft 30%
Data & Experimentation 20%
Growth & Distribution 30%
Team & Leadership 40%
User Empathy & Research 70%

Key Themes

the pathless path breaking free of default career reimagining work and life self-discovery through unstructured time challenging work scripts finding what brings you alive

Episode Summary

Paul Millerd explores how to break free of the default career path, sharing practical exercises like taking three unstructured hours during a workday to reconnect with what brings you alive. He challenges the deeply embedded scripts about work that most people never question, offering a framework for reimagining what work and life could look like beyond the conventional path.

Leadership Principles

  • Take three hours during a workday to do something unstructured — pay attention to what emerges
  • Most people have never really thought about why they work beyond money
  • The scripts about being a good worker are deeply embedded and rarely questioned

Notable Quotes

"Take three hours during a workday. Block off your schedule, sneak out. Go for a walk without a destination or do something from your childhood. And just pay attention. What is emerging?"

— On the first practical step to exploring a different path for your life and work

"A lot of people have never really thought about, why do you work? People say money. Okay, that's fine. But what else? Are you trying to be a good person? Do you see a good person as somebody that works every day?"

— On questioning the deeply embedded scripts about work that most people never examine

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