Hey #nostriches

Is your work aligned with your true calling in life?

Or are you being paid to overlook your overwhelming disinterest in the work? 

Is your work-life driven by an illusion where the trivial is disguised as important? 

Paul admits, “I spent 10 years doing an enormous amount of work but feeling as if I created nothing of substance.” 

Most of us know the feeling, but it doesn’t have to be this way. 

In other words, work doesn’t have to suck. 

Today, I'm thrilled to have my friend and fellow Austinite, Paul Millerd joining us on the show. 

Paul is a fellow former corporate consultant who has spent the past 7 years blazing an unconventional trail, leaving the rat race behind to pursue a life of creativity, curiosity, and freedom as an independent author and creator.

If you’re looking to reclaim your inner ambition, as Paul writes: “The only true and worthwhile edge is deeply caring about what you do.” 

The real journey isn’t in indulging our desire to escape work, but in finding meaningful work that is true to our mission and purpose here on earth. 

In this conversation, Paul shares the uncertainty and loneliness of leaving a successful consulting career, to the unexpected joys and challenges of building a life around his curiosity and passions. We'll dive into the frameworks he's developed for discerning "good work" from "bad work," and how he's navigated the ebb and flow of creative entrepreneurship, including the decision to turn down a lucrative publishing deal.

Whether you're feeling trapped in a soul-sucking job, or simply curious about what's possible when you break free of societal scripts, you're going to find an abundance of wisdom and inspiration in Paul's story.

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Listen to the full episode on  @fountain_app: https://fountain.fm/episode/0UloJyiPFerOVUqj7Iq8