The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

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The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd episodes

July 03, 2023#153 Beyond Mimetic Desires - Luke Burgis on the temptations of conformity, contemplating life in Starbucks, thick desires and thin desires, letting go of control, the importance of play, learning from different work cultures, his stay in Rome and becomin
Luke has a background on Wall Street and has founded 3 companies in Silicon Valley. He describes his adult life as a constant state of uncertainty. At some point, he took a classics course, which he completed in a 24-hour Starbucks in a couple of months while living in Las Vegas. This led to him to contemplate deeper questions, leaving "entrepreneur Luke" behind and spending 3 years in Rome. Luke is now a Professor at the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship and has written a book — "WANTING: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life." The book is one of the best ones I've read in the past couple of years and we talk about some of the ideas in the book and how they intersect with Luke and my life.
🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE
Links:
Personal website
Twitter: @lukeburgis
Luke's book: Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
Luke's Newsletter
⌛TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(01:18) - The scripts that Luke grew up with
(14:59) - Book publishing the temptations of conformity
(22:24) - The memetic desires & The romantic lie of our own desires
(27:54) - Doing the classics course after hours
(32:42) - The importance of play & Feeding the spirit
(35:29) - Thick Desires & Thin Desires
(45:12) - Creativity, Being open & Letting go of control
(49:38) - Learning from different work cultures & transcending the system
(56:48) - "The Three Cities Problem" — Reason, Faith & Technology
(01:05:09) - What’s next, preparing to be a father
(01:13:37) - Luke's path role models
(01:16:35) - Closing remarks
1 hr 19 min
June 26, 2023#152 The Creator Therapist - Melvin Varghese on Emigrating to Texas, his work as a clinical psychologist, starting a podcast, the birth of his daughter, re-evaluating life and money and detaching identity from work
Melvin has a PhD in psychology but to call him just "a psychologist" would be trying to fit him in too small of a box. He has left a successful clinical career to build his online "healthy business" – he is the person behind "Selling the Couch" podcast, he does sessions with entrepreneurs and he runs an online course where he helps therapists to move their business online. Everything he does is designed to allow him to be fully present as a father and a husband because, "What's the point of accomplishing all of this if we can't be fully present with the people that we love the most?"
🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE
Links:
Melvin's Podcast: Selling The Couch
Twitter: @mvarghese5
Personal website
Linkedin

⌛TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(01:25) - The scripts that Melvin grew up with
(11:42) - From Psychology PhD to Content Creator
(20:53) - The beginnings of "Selling The Couch"
(28:29) - Finding long-term sustainability in podcasting
(39:50) - Slowly going all in
(42:19) - Re-evaluating money and life - The birth of Melvin's daughter
(56:33) - Detaching identity from work
(58:03) - Lessons from therapy sessions
(01:00:26) - Melvin's path role models & routine
(01:06:33) - Closing remarks
1 hr 9 min
June 19, 2023#151 Culture Without Culture War - Anna Gát on growing up in Hungary, emigrating at the age of 30, staying curious as we age, Interintellect, building a startup, bad advice and trusting your gut, her article in 2018, culture without culture war, creating
Anna is the founder and CEO of Interintellect - a global community of thinkers. She grew up in Hungary and emigrated to London at the age of 30 and later to the US where she built her startup. She is passionate about staying curious as we age. While for some their late 20's are the end, she has chosen to treat it as the beginning.
🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE
Links:
Interintellect
Twitter: @TheAnnaGat
Instagram: annagat_
Anna's Personal Website
Writing

⌛TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(01:20) - The scripts Anna grew up with
(10:39) - Anna's writing influences
(13:53) - Emigrating to London at 30, entering the survival mode
(17:29) - Startups - following bad advice vs trusting your guts
(23:20) - Anna's article in 2018, Culture without culture war
(30:52) - "Unbossing" - Are the gatekeepers dead?
(36:50) - Success - UK vs US
(41:15) - Interintellect
(43:39) - Staying curious as you age
(51:05) - Conformism, nonconformism & feedback
(01:05:20) - Rapid fire questions with Anna
(01:09:34) - Closing remarks
1 hr 12 min
June 13, 2023 #150 - Why I Turned Down a $200k Book Deal (Solo Episode)
This is a solo episode of my podcast, inspired by Jenny Blake. I will do more of these if people like them. Let me know!
For Video: YouTube
24 min
June 12, 2023#149 "I will sell out Madison Square Garden" - Danny Miranda on starting a blog at 14, following your intuition, discipline, meditation, his podcast, retreats, masculinity, compassion, "The True Path", thinking big, and trusting The Universe
Danny Mirands is the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast. He's been hanging out on the internet since he was 14. We talk about his journey, almost getting sidetracked by the default path in college, and then betting on himself with his podcast. Danny is a friend, and he inspired me by how true he is to his own path, his ability to dream big in creative ways and spread love in the world.

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Links:
The Danny Miranda Podcast
Twitter: @heydannymiranda
Instagram: heydannymiranda

⌛TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(00:11) - Introduction
(01:21) - The Scripts That Danny Grew Up With
(09:13) - First Steps On The Internet
(12:59) - College, Addictions & Taking Responsibility
(21:12) - Danny's podcast
(26:10) - Podcast Role Models & Learning from Procrastination
(31:45) - Talent scouting - "Looking at life through the lens of love
(37:09) - "The True Path" & Goals
(46:58) - Learning from feedback and reps
(51:45) - Reconnecting & The Importance of Rituals
(57:55) - Thinking Big
(01:02:52) - The Business Side & Trusting The Universe
(01:09:55) - Masculinity & Compassion
(01:14:59) - Closing Remarks
1 hr 24 min
June 05, 2023#148 Embracing Post-Traumatic Growth - Jessica Depatie on her Korean background, shadow work, producing a documentary - "Dark Night of Our Soul", expanding your perspective through travel, what does it mean to rest, defining growth, the hero's journey, an
Jessica is a producer and a podcaster. She is passionate about shadow work and is currently working on her documentary on post traumatic growth - "Dark Night of Our Soul".
🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE
Links:
Link to Support The Movie - Dark Night of Our Soul
Jessica on IMDb
Instagram - jessicadepatie_
Hollywood Con Queen Podcast
Bill Plotkin’s Journey of Soul Initiation
@wordsarevibrations meme account
⌛TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(00:11) - Introduction
(01:19) - The scripts Jessica grew up with
(08:22) - The shadow work, memes, addictions & the hero's journey
(25:00) - Expanding your perspective through travel
(27:18) - Gifts in the shadows & how to rest
(35:59) - The Dark Night of The Soul & post traumatic growth
(50:22) - Producing a documentary
(58:55) - How to watch & support Jessica's project
(01:02:11) - Closing remarks
1 hr 5 min
May 29, 2023#147 You Can Love Cooking Too - Myles Snider on intuitive cooking, living in Argentina, working in Tulum, food industry scripts, health myths, the beauty of "slow cooking"
Myles is a chef and a farmer's market enthusiast. He studied economics and was pursuing many other interests like filmmaking on the side. During his stay in Argentina, he realized that he wanted to follow his true passion - cooking. Although he hasn't gone to a fancy cooking school, he managed to get a position working under a former Michelin star chef in Tulum and now he's sharing his love for cooking on the Internet, making it approachable for other people.
🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE
If you're interested in Myles Course, check out 80/20 cooking
Links:
Twitter: @myles_cooks
Website
Cooking form
Newsletter
Cookware guide
Pantry guide
Favorite olive oil
⌛TIMESTAMPS
(00:11) - Introduction
(01:03) - The scripts Myles grew up with
(11:00) - Studying economics & his stay in Argentina
(18:59) - Falling in love with cooking
(24:36) - Laziness & Fears
(30:52) - Passion & Identity
(33:30) - Working in a high-level restaurant in Tulum
(37:23) - Anyone can cook, health myths and enjoyment
(59:34) - Myles' failed spice company
(01:02:11) - Trust & Doing things for fun
(01:09:51) - Slow cooking
(01:11:19) - Path role models, cooking as art
1 hr 19 min
May 22, 2023#146 Separating Work & Identity - Simone Stolzoff on the myth of a "Dream Job," last-minute around the world trip, journalism, work, identity, writing his book, knowing when to quit, and the dangers of turning passion into a livelihood
Simone Stolzoff has worn many hats. He's worked as a writer, designer, and now, Author. He grew up with "four parents", each having a unique influence on him, He grew up being told he could do whatever he wanted but realized there were assumptions behind that. Over the last couple of years, he's contemplated how we can design a life not centered around work (which obviously interests me as well) and has come to some interesting conclusions.
🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE
📕Buy Simone's Book (Just Released): https://amzn.to/3BLd98s
Links:
Twitter: @SimoneStolzoff
Simone's Website: simonestolzoff.com
Recent Essay On Work
⌛TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(01:46) - The scripts that Simone grew up with
(06:46) - Anis Mojgani, copyrighting and travel
(18:27) - Career & Journalism
(22:18) - Work, Passion, and Identity
(33:56) - Writing vs Selling a Book, Knowing when to stop
(46:59) - Work & Fear
(55:15) - Staying on the path
1 hr 6 min
May 15, 2023#145 Capitalist by Day, Spiritual by Night - Alex Hardy on achievement, Wall Street, tech startups, exiting his company, pride & suffering, his sabbatical, suppressing his curiosity and rediscovering his passions
Alex was crushing it early in his career, ending up on Wall Street after getting a combined JD/MBA. But after a few years, he went looking for his next mountain, aiming his ambition at the tech sector. He ended up co-founding LiveOak, a company he eventually sold in 2020. After that, he struggled to determine what was next and finally decided to walk away from more than a million dollars. Now he's embracing non-doing, reconnecting with his passions, and figuring out what's next.
🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE
Links:
Twitter: @CantHardyWait

⌛TIMESTAMPS
(01:08) - The scripts Alex grew up with
(09:28) - Law School & Business School
(22:03) - Wall Street, Banking & The Pride in suffering
(30:17) - Tech Start-ups, coffee meetings and friendlessness
(55:41) - Exiting his tech company & "Total Work"
(01:13:46) - His Sabbatical, Finding Work Worth Doing & The American Mind
(01:20:27) - Forgotten Hobbies, Borders & The Love for The Present
(01:28:24) - Closing remarks
1 hr 32 min
May 08, 2023#144 The Creator Pivot - Khe Hy on laying people off, collapsing course demand, seasons of creativity, having zero change in net worth in eight years, competitiveness, investing, coaching, and marriage on the pathless path
In 2015 Khe left a Wall Street carrier to pursue his own path of "uncomfortable introspection", reevaluating his life. This is a constant process - Khe is always being emergent to himself. Now he finds himself at a crossroads - after a great initial success in 2020, he recently had to scale down his cohort-based course. Although laying people off was tough, Khe welcomes the change as entering a new season of creativity.
🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE
Links:
Twitter: @khemaridh
radreads.co
Download Khe's Free Money Guide

⌛TIMESTAMPS
(01:43) - Leaving Wallstreet behind
(07:38) - Money, Winning and Fears
(12:26) - Sharing online, spending money and investing
(17:38) - Coaching and marriage
(21:49) - Leading online courses
(32:36) - Organizational complexity vs $10 work
(39:19) - Shutting down his course
(52:01) - Cohorts vs self-based courses
(53:37) - Writing and selling books
(01:01:54) - Creativity vs productivity
(01:06:58) - Closing remarks
1 hr 11 min

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The 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…