Paul Millerd and I share a passion for creating our own paths in life — passions born from the discomfort of initially following other people’s paths and then fortified in the aliveness that comes from following our intuition.

Paul left the ‘default path’ a few years ago and discovered what he truly wanted in life by allowing himself to travel and wander aimlessly. A former scholastic and career high-achiever, Paul eventually learned how to stoke the flame of his own curiosity, listen to his intuition and align his work and life with something much deeper inside himself.

Today, Paul is the author of the book, The Pathless Path, which offers an incredibly practical roadmap and series of perspectives that can help us live well and come more fully alive.

Here are a few highlights:

🎓 Paul’s journey through scholastic & career high-achievement and the courageous choice to leave it all behind

🧭  Advice for those who want to take a break from their career and reconsider their life path — plus how to do so without a financial buffer

🗺️  How to leave the conventional path — or the ‘default path’ — of success, work & money and forge your own ‘pathless path’ while contending with the reactions of friends, family and colleagues

💭 Discovering your own 'illegible ambition' — which is ambition you can't really explain or understand (especially to your parents) yet you know is right for you

⚡️ Learning to follow your intuition, sense of aliveness and non-productive desires to ultimately find yourself — plus the magic of 'wandering'

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This episode is sponsored by the Wild Remembrance Leadership Retreat — a 6-day intimate re-wilding retreat for entrepreneurs, leaders and artists taking place in Joshua Tree, California from April 22-29, 2023. Full retreat details and the application are available to those who connect with Kelly personally — please email [email protected] to express your interest.

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~ MENTIONED BOOKS ~

• ‘The Great Work of Your Life’ by Stephen Cope


• ‘Transitions’ by Bruce Feiler


• ‘Field Guide' for Getting Lost’ by Rebecca Solnit

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