The Awakening Process That Led Him From a $150K Job to Writing His Soul's Work (Paul Millerd)

Paul Millerd is a writer, thinker, and creator best known for The Pathless Path and his newest book Good Work. After a decade in strategy consulting and business school, Paul walked away from a $150,000 New York City job to follow something he couldn't fully explain. What unfolded was a deeply personal awakening process that took him from Taipei to Austin and toward a life built around work his soul was calling for.

In this episode with Paul Millerd, we trace the awakening process that changed everything. Paul shares the exact moment in Taipei where he realized he could build his life around writing. He breaks down his framework for good work, good enough work, and bad work, and why protecting soul work is the most important personal decision you can make. He talks honestly about facing shame, uncertainty, and fear of judgment as part of his inner transformation and why that process became the foundation of his personal evolution.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Founders, creators, and leaders who feel a deep pull toward more meaningful work but don't know how to start
• Entrepreneurs navigating the tension between income, freedom, and purpose
• Anyone ready to examine the cultural scripts running their life and begin rewriting their own

What You'll Learn:

• What Paul's awakening process in Taipei taught him about following inner knowing
• The difference between good work, good enough work, and bad work
• How facing fear and shame became a portal to genuine inner transformation
• Why redefining ambition on your own terms is one of the most radical acts of personal evolution
• How inner work helps you protect the things that actually make you feel alive

For full show notes: https://podcast.scottbritton.me/p/what-if-you-just-did-the-thing-you

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:50) The Awakening Moment in Taipei

(14:20) Good Work, Good Enough Work, and Bad Work

(21:12) Inner Work and Facing Your Fears

(36:27) Redefining Ambition on Your Own Terms

(41:04) Rewriting the Scripts That Run Your Life