Paul Millerd Quotes

that most people, including myself, have a deep desire to work on things that matter to them and bring forth what is inside them.

Being a public creator is a minefield for personal triggers.

The great news is it’s almost always about me and my insecurities. Not other people.

You can’t choose your interests.

For some the desire for money does seem powerful enough to supersede interest but most this probably isn’t strong enough.

The choice then is to surrender to your path or force fitting yourself into what a system wants

you dont have to try to monetize everything

especially early

you are allowed to just have fun

That thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you is usually what you need to find, and finding it is a matter of getting lost.

many people who face crises often experience "post-traumatic growth" and that this manifests as an "appreciation for life in general, more meaningful interpersonal relationships, an increased sense of personal strength, changed priorities, and a richer existential and spiritual life.

if you stare closely at your complaints you see the seeds of what you care about

This is what the pathless path is all about. It’s having the courage to walk away from an identity that seems to make sense in the context of the default path in order to aspire towards things you don’t understand. It’s to experiment in new ways, to remix your own path, to develop your own personal definition of freedom, and to dare to have faith that it will be okay, no matter how much skepticism, insecurity, or fear you face.

Sell pessimism, buy creation

I’ve come to a point where I’d rather fail as a writer than succeed as a lawyer, and I need to try and fail or try and succeed, but I need to do it.

In other words, given sufficient coping strategies, people will be willing to tolerate consistent levels of misery for long stretches of time. Is there anything that can override this? In my conversations with people who have made changes in their life, one thing seems to work reliably: wonder.

Success in business has more to do with interest in business and finance more than almost every other factor

Now a successful life? That’s got many paths

Having faith is admitting that you don’t have all the answers for what comes next. Another phrase I’ve found useful to describe this state of mind is what the spiritual teacher Tara Brach calls “radical acceptance,” which she says “is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is.

the courage to be disliked is just publishing a book

As we age we do become more mentally rigid and minor challenges to our routines can be landmines threatening to blow up our weeks, and suggestions that we live in new ways are treated as acts of war.