Paul Millerd Quotes

Sir is this a growth strategy or an unmet need that you are milking for profit

Oprah Winfrey channels a modern spin on Calvin's calling, arguing that "each of us has a personal calling." To her, the "best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you."25

You don’t need to be afraid of
Being mediocre
Not living out your potential
Not hitting MRR goals

You should be afraid of going down someone’s course funnel too far toward the high ticket upsell

i dont know who needs to hear this but you are not supposed to reply to comments to answer questions from someone editing your writing

you are supposed to just make direct edits to satisfy the question!

I see so many people doing "feedback" on writing but just sort of hanging out in comments rather than vigorous rewriting

We need a fiduciary duty equivalent for literary agents.

Retiring early is silly. No amount of money will save you.

Retire from bad work as fast as possible to do stuff you care about. Create. Parent. Play. Travel. Learn. Build.

More people should listen to FIRE people. But mostly the ones that already retired and figured this out

The comfort we feel when we do what is expected keeps us from developing the skills we need to face uncertainty.

To her, the “best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.

you are not at war against social media - you are at war against yourself

We all have two monsters on our shoulders

I should do what I care about

I should do what makes money

Most don’t do the first because they don’t actually want to pay any price for it. Status, money, time, learning. Whatever.

We like to think that once we "make it" we can finally be ourselves, but based on who the companies selected, it was clear that the longer people stay at a company, the higher odds that they would become what the company wanted. I realized I didn't want that to happen to me.

i think the real ideal 2nd chapter of a career or work life is simply to be facilitating and enabling opportunities for others

theres no obvious on ramp to shift into this phase, you just sort of have to start doing it before it seems right

The pathless path is an alternative to the default path. It is an embrace of uncertainty and discomfort. It’s a call to adventure in a world that tells us to conform. For me, it’s also a gentle reminder to laugh when things feel out of control and trusting that an uncertain future is not a problem to be solved.

i have zero goals

all you goal people i find incredibly weird

Self publishing is just entrepreneurship