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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"
šæWATCH ON YOUTUBE
Kyla's Website: Educator, Creator, Investor
Follow Kyla: @kylascan on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
Path Role Model: Cody Ko
āTIMESTAMPS
1:09 The scripts that Kyla grew up with
2:26 Writing her first book
5:01 Finding out that people actually want deeper ideas
7:31 Kyla's mindest when she was graduating
9:24 Why Kyla didn't like her "cool" job in LA?
11:50 DMing Paul and quitting her job
16:05 Approach to work in Kyla's age cohort
17:19 Kyla's parents on her leaving her job
18:05 Pushback and skepticism
19:27 Positive surprises after going on her own path
20:27 "The passion crisis"
23:24 How to find things you care about?
25:26 Gatekeeping and aging out
27:27 Kyla's short vertical videos
33:09 AI and the future of writing
35:58 Doing, not doing, and bike riding
38:17 Remembering the good ideas
38:48 The vibes of the economy
41:20 Influence and responsibility
42:58 Favourite financial leader?
43:50 Why Kyla doesn't like what the Fed is doing?
45:33 Generations living in different realities
47:00 How did the "vibes" of Kyla's path change?
50:51 Kyla's biggest supporters
51:23 Putting herself out there
52:04 Fame, success, and imposter syndrome
54:03 Charts in Kyla's videos
54:50 Kyla's TikTok's as poems
55:48 What do people get wrong about short-form videos?
56:46 Going from TikTok to YouTube
57:27 Bread
58:32 "Money is not our moral compass".
59:15 What does Kyla need help with?
šBuy Paulās Book (Published Jan 2022): The Pathless Path
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"
šæWATCH ON YOUTUBE
Kyla's Website: Educator, Creator, Investor
Follow Kyla: @kylascan on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
Path Role Model: Cody Ko
āTIMESTAMPS
1:09 The scripts that Kyla grew up with
2:26 Writing her first book
5:01 Finding out that people actually want deeper ideas
7:31 Kyla's mindest when she was graduating
9:24 Why Kyla didn't like her "cool" job in LA?
11:50 DMing Paul and quitting her job
16:05 Approach to work in Kyla's age cohort
17:19 Kyla's parents on her leaving her job
18:05 Pushback and skepticism
19:27 Positive surprises after going on her own path
20:27 "The passion crisis"
23:24 How to find things you care about?
25:26 Gatekeeping and aging out
27:27 Kyla's short vertical videos
33:09 AI and the future of writing
35:58 Doing, not doing, and bike riding
38:17 Remembering the good ideas
38:48 The vibes of the economy
41:20 Influence and responsibility
42:58 Favourite financial leader?
43:50 Why Kyla doesn't like what the Fed is doing?
45:33 Generations living in different realities
47:00 How did the "vibes" of Kyla's path change?
50:51 Kyla's biggest supporters
51:23 Putting herself out there
52:04 Fame, success, and imposter syndrome
54:03 Charts in Kyla's videos
54:50 Kyla's TikTok's as poems
55:48 What do people get wrong about short-form videos?
56:46 Going from TikTok to YouTube
57:27 Bread
58:32 "Money is not our moral compass".
59:15 What does Kyla need help with?
šBuy Paulās Book (Published Jan 2022): The Pathless Path
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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.