The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

Dom is the lead guide at the VIVIFY Regerative Leadership Program. He helps leaders develop by taking them on an 8-day backpacking expedition in the Sierra mountains. Dom is passionate about preserving the natural world, staying connected to it and practicing aliveness.

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⌛TIMESTAMPS
  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (01:56) - The scripts Dom grew up with
  • (07:18) - Dom's grandfather, a WW2 vet
  • (09:43) - Experiencing hardship, confronting the fragility
  • (16:57) - Dom's love of nature
  • (18:39) - Stanford & Golf
  • (22:19) - Balancing wilderness education and software engineering
  • (31:35) - How to avoid being perpetually dissatisfied
  • (33:24) - Viewing yourself as a piece of poetry
  • (37:22) - How liking your work makes you better at it
  • (39:13) - We're always embedded in nature
  • (42:25) - How to connect with nature
  • (50:47) - Leisure and wandering
  • (55:10) - Being guided by intuition
  • (01:02:59) - Closing remarks

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What is The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd?

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 perspectives on their relationship with work, burnout, bootstrapping, indie hacking, remote work, reinvention, creativity, sabbaticals, leisure, self-employment, unconventional living, and digital nomadism. Past guests include Ali Abdaal, Russ Roberts, Kevin Kelly, Khe Hy, David Senra, Derek Sivers, Joe Hudson, Luke Burgis, Ben Hunt, Dan Vassallo, Steph Smith, Alex Pang, Visakan Veerasamy, Michael Ashcroft, Kyla Scalon, Trung Phan, Justin Welch, and more.