{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd","title":"#121 Carving Your Own Path In a \"Vibecession\" - Kyla Scanlon on leaving her job, writing online, TikToks as Poetry, and The Passion Crisis","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3747,"description":"I believe that Kyla Scanlon is one of the most talented all-around creators. She is transcending the assumptions about what people want, especially with things like short-form videos. Her TikToks are synthesized, thoughtful, and funny, setting a new bar for what people want in an information age.We talked about her journey growing up in Kentucky, writing online, hacking into the finance industry from a non-target school, and ultimately deciding to become self-employed with less than two years of work experience.  Someone at her company told her she wouldn't \"make it\"🍿WATCH ON YOUTUBEKyla's Website: Educator, Creator, Investor Follow Kyla: @kylascan on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTokPath Role Model: Cody Ko⌛TIMESTAMPS1:09 The scripts that Kyla grew up with2:26 Writing her first book5:01 Finding out that people actually want deeper ideas7:31 Kyla's mindest when she was graduating9:24 Why Kyla didn't like her \"cool\" job in LA?11:50 DMing Paul and quitting her job16:05 Approach to work in Kyla's age cohort17:19 Kyla's parents on her leaving her job18:05 Pushback and skepticism19:27 Positive surprises after going on her own path20:27 \"The passion crisis\"23:24 How to find things you care about?25:26 Gatekeeping and aging out27:27 Kyla's short vertical videos33:09 AI and the future of writing35:58 Doing, not doing, and bike riding38:17 Remembering the good ideas38:48 The vibes of the economy41:20 Influence and responsibility42:58 Favourite financial leader?43:50 Why Kyla doesn't like what the Fed is doing?45:33 Generations living in different realities47:00 How did the \"vibes\" of Kyla's path change?50:51 Kyla's biggest supporters51:23 Putting herself out there52:04 Fame, success, and imposter syndrome54:03 Charts in Kyla's videos54:50 Kyla's TikTok's as poems55:48 What do people get wrong about short-form videos? 56:46 Going from TikTok to YouTube57:27 Bread58:32 \"Money is not our moral compass\".59:15 What does Kyla need help with?📕Buy Paul’s Book (Published Jan 2022):...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bxqSvEwrE24wB3nKhC4eUviIyuHNTxixmwX4iLZPRv4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMyNDgwLzE2Njk1/OTkwMjMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}