Paul Millerd - Interview series vol. 11 | #96
On carving his pathless path, his typical day after leaving corporate and more
Hello, this is Celeste and welcome to the Letters for Creatives newsletter. Subscribe for free to receive tips and resources on writing, creativity, Interview With an Artist and Interview With a Creator series.
Previously on the Interview With a Creator series:
Alisa Bacon on her digital garden and creative process
Danny Miranda on getting starstruck by his podcast guests
I have been reading Paul’s newsletter since last year. He left his corporate job in the US and has been on his pathless path, writing and connecting with other people on a similar path, as creators or solopreneurs.
His newsletter and his published book The Pathless Path have been giving me much wisdom and advice in finding my way to my pathless path. His book has been selling like mad and it is selling close to 20K, which seems wild as he self-published it on Amazon. You can find Paul on Substack, his podcast and Twitter. You can now order his book The Pathless Path on his website.
Congratulations on leaving the default path, publishing The Pathless Path and becoming a dad! How does it feel so far?
That is a lot of things to congratulate me for! I am guessing you are asking about being a dad. Right before this, my daughter was sleeping on my chest for an hour and it was pretty fantastic.
It is really hard to understand how good having a kid feels until it really happens, so I would say I am really enjoying that right now and just staying very open to what I should be doing with my time.
This week challenge:
To start fresh and get back to the routine of creating and writing this year, there would be a creative or writing challenge every other week. You can see the first 5 challenges below. The remaining challenges for 2023, creative or writing resources would be accessible for paying subscribers.
Previously for paid subscribers: Challenge 6-9
This week for paid subscribers:
Paul’s process writing and self-publishing The Pathless Path
His typical day after quitting his corporate job
How he approaches work and money as a digital nomad
Paul’s challenge for you
Do you have any plans or ideas for the next three years, in terms of enjoying life, parenting, prioritizing to spend time with your family?