Writer, Creator, Father & Curious Human. Essays on work, life, meaning, and the pathless path.https://pmillerd.com/en-ushttps://pmillerd.com/unhinged/https://pmillerd.com/unhinged/Jonathan Goodman's Unhinged Habits does what most productivity books fail at: showing how he actually lives, trade-offs and all.Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/golden-algorithm/https://pmillerd.com/golden-algorithm/For 10 years I chased impressive jobs to avoid feeling unsettled. Then I discovered the golden algorithm - the trap of trying to outrun your own emotions.Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/leap-capital/https://pmillerd.com/leap-capital/The financial milestone that convinces you to make a change. Whether it's $7k or $10 million, the story you tell yourself about the number matters more than the math.Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/paycheck-envy/https://pmillerd.com/paycheck-envy/Self-employed people obsess over monthly recurring revenue because salaried work has wired us to need a steady paycheck. What if we're chasing the wrong thing?Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/ghost-map-bookreview/https://pmillerd.com/ghost-map-bookreview/How the 1854 London cholera outbreak reveals a timeless pattern: established experts cling to wrong ideas for decades, from miasma theory to Covid airborne denial.Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/2024annualreview/https://pmillerd.com/2024annualreview/My 2024 annual review: writing and publishing Good Work, deepening into fatherhood, finding a StrategyU operator, and preparing to leave Austin for Asia.Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/organization-man-book-review/https://pmillerd.com/organization-man-book-review/Whyte predicted workaholism, work-life balance debates, and the security-obsessed employee in 1956. A review of the book that decoded the source code of modern work culture.Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/hack-healthcare/https://pmillerd.com/hack-healthcare/After 8 years self-employed across 4 states and multiple countries, here are my best hacks for navigating US healthcare without an employer.Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/whatif/https://pmillerd.com/whatif/People ask if society would fall apart if everyone followed the pathless path. It won't. 95% of people aren't interested. I'm writing for the weirdos who already know.Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/rethinking-wealth-four-profound-insights-from-just-keep-buying/https://pmillerd.com/rethinking-wealth-four-profound-insights-from-just-keep-buying/Four data-driven insights from Just Keep Buying that challenge common fears about spending, saving, retirement, and how rich you already are.Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/questions/https://pmillerd.com/questions/There are question people who love the uncertainty of not knowing, and answer people who already have their minds made up. Knowing which one you are changes everything.Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/what/https://pmillerd.com/what/When you leave a conventional career, people ask what you do. You need three stories: one for skeptics, one for the curious, and the real one for fellow weirdos.Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/escape-shouldandia/https://pmillerd.com/escape-shouldandia/Stop saying you should write more or should do YouTube. Pay attention to what you actually do with ease. That's the real clue to your creative path.Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-case-for-quiet-quitting/https://pmillerd.com/the-case-for-quiet-quitting/People doing almost nothing at their jobs aren't lazy. They're stuck in job-shaped containers without access to good work. The real problem is an absence of meaning.Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/week-in-life/https://pmillerd.com/week-in-life/A detailed look at my actual week as a self-employed creator and dad: writing sessions, podcast recordings, consulting workshops, gym time, and co-parenting.Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/7years/https://pmillerd.com/7years/Seven honest reflections after seven years of self-employment, from quitting alcohol to embracing boldness to threading the needle of parenting and creative work.Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/money-on-the-table/https://pmillerd.com/money-on-the-table/I've actively chosen to leave money on the table for years. The return? Time with family, peace of mind, and a richness that no paycheck can match.Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/2023annualreview/https://pmillerd.com/2023annualreview/My 2023 annual review: becoming a dad, working less than ever while earning more than ever, selling 34k books, and losing a mentor who changed my path.Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/sabbatical-convo/https://pmillerd.com/sabbatical-convo/A sabbatical roundtable: personal experiences, mindset shifts, financial strategies, travel impacts, and transitioning back to workTue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/diewithzero/https://pmillerd.com/diewithzero/Die With Zero is a persuasive argument for those who spend to much to turn money into time & experiences earlier in their livesSun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/mediocre/https://pmillerd.com/mediocre/Mediocre man flows through life. It is his birthright. He is not great man aiming at great results but merely trying to do enough of the right things over a long period of time such that it might lead somewhere interesting.Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/pebble/https://pmillerd.com/pebble/An excerpt from Chapter 4 of The Pathless Path, on the stages people go through before leaving the default pathMon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/2022-annual-review/https://pmillerd.com/2022-annual-review/My 2022 year in review: publishing The Pathless Path, 2.5x income growth, finding community in Austin, and learning that ambition doesn't have to mean compromise.Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/wild-problems/https://pmillerd.com/wild-problems/A review of Russ Roberts' Wild Problems and why the biggest life decisions can't be solved with logic. The upsides of bold leaps are impossible to imagine beforehand.Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/time/https://pmillerd.com/time/I sold my time at a bargain for too long. After five years of self-employment, I realized how unnatural it is to trade most of your waking life for a paycheck.Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-inspiration-deficit-or-why-so-many-young-people-still-crave-more-challenging-wor/https://pmillerd.com/the-inspiration-deficit-or-why-so-many-young-people-still-crave-more-challenging-wor/Young people aren't lazy or entitled. They're starving for inspiration in a working world that offers far less challenge and growth than it did a generation ago.Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/too-big-to-think/https://pmillerd.com/too-big-to-think/Why have our most generative institutions of the 20th century become \"too big to think\" and how is the internet creating new spaces for ideas?Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/dont-find-a-niche-find-a-mode/https://pmillerd.com/dont-find-a-niche-find-a-mode/Finding a niche is not helpful early in a creator journey. Instead find a mode where you can keep showing up and feel connected to yourselfWed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/ship/https://pmillerd.com/ship/Ship, quit & learn - a proven framework for finding the work worth doing. It's a way to detach from outcome and explore without pressureSun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/creativity/https://pmillerd.com/creativity/How to develop a habit for creating online in a way that helps you keep the habit going and that makes your life betterMon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/2021annualreview/https://pmillerd.com/2021annualreview/This annual review reflects on 2021 for Paul personally and professionally and shares financial results from the businessSun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/happiness/https://pmillerd.com/happiness/Why did Daniel Kahneman give up on the idea that people want to be happy and what can we learn from Maslow's real research?Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/long-games/https://pmillerd.com/long-games/The five principles I follow in order to plan an infinite game in the creator economy with the whole goal of having fun along the waySat, 25 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/david-whyte-ambition/https://pmillerd.com/david-whyte-ambition/David Whyte details the positive and negative sides of ambition and our challenge of grappling with it in our livesSun, 19 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/sabbaticals/https://pmillerd.com/sabbaticals/Sabbaticals have a near 100% approval rating and often serve as a space in one's life to rediscover curiosity, energy & passion for lifeThu, 17 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/online-courses/https://pmillerd.com/online-courses/Paul details his efforts to plan, create, launch, build in public and run several cohort-based courses as well as evergreen coursesSun, 25 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/accidental-meaning/https://pmillerd.com/accidental-meaning/People are still pursuing the default american dream path and not getting what they expect, meaning. How do find meaning in today's world?Sat, 20 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/how-i-think-about-money-retirement-while-self-employment/https://pmillerd.com/how-i-think-about-money-retirement-while-self-employment/Why do full-time employees think self-employment is so risky? Here's how I think about money, retirement & my futureSat, 06 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/leisure/https://pmillerd.com/leisure/We've lost connection to an ancient definition of leisure which was centered around contemplation and an active engagement with the worldSat, 06 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/mba-decline-on-deck/https://pmillerd.com/mba-decline-on-deck/The full-time MBA performs a certain number of jobs well but it is being replaced by new options that are using the power of networks to scaleSat, 06 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/soul-creator-economy/https://pmillerd.com/soul-creator-economy/Will the \"creator economy\" self-destruct before it ever takes off or will a new culture emerge that helps develop an ecosystem of creators?Sat, 06 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/aliabdaalcourse/https://pmillerd.com/aliabdaalcourse/A review of Ali Abdaal's Part-Time Youtube Academy course. I share how I levels up my YouTube skills and changed my mindset towards creation.Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/2020-reading-recommendations/https://pmillerd.com/2020-reading-recommendations/150+ links from the boundless newsletter on work, life, carving one's own path and making sense of the modern worldSat, 09 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/passion-corporate-world/https://pmillerd.com/passion-corporate-world/People have more freedom in the corporate world than they imagine. A corporate job can be a great first step to an entrepreneurial journey.Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/non-doing/https://pmillerd.com/non-doing/What is non-doing? Wu-wei, or inaction in Chinese, is being in a state of not having to \"do things.\"Mon, 28 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/1970-meaning-money/https://pmillerd.com/1970-meaning-money/Why did college students abandon trying to achieve a meaningful philosophy of life and instead replace it with the desire to become wealthy?Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/an-ode-to-travel-and-what-it-means-video/https://pmillerd.com/an-ode-to-travel-and-what-it-means-video/Long-term travel is different than short-term vacations and it surprised me in ways I didn't expect. This is a short travel essay I wrote.Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/careerism-performers/https://pmillerd.com/careerism-performers/How did the worker become transformer into the modern career-driven performer? It wasn't Frederrick Taylor's faultWed, 02 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/ultimate-guide-remote-worker-digital-nomad/https://pmillerd.com/ultimate-guide-remote-worker-digital-nomad/What is the reality of what it takes to become a digital nomad or remote worker? Learn from Paul who has spent 3+ years wandering the globeSun, 22 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/maslow-pyramid-inventor/https://pmillerd.com/maslow-pyramid-inventor/Maslow never used a pyramid in any of his writing and research? The idea was proposed by a random business journalist.Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/digital-nomad-gear/https://pmillerd.com/digital-nomad-gear/My favorite electronic, sleep, fitness & travel items I use as a digital nomad living and working around the worlkdTue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/aspiration-agnes-callard/https://pmillerd.com/aspiration-agnes-callard/Book review on Agnes Callard's \"Aspiration\" about the philosophical role of aspiration and becoming in a meaningful and good lifeMon, 26 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/hustle-traps/https://pmillerd.com/hustle-traps/A hustle trap is a trap you fall into because of not questioning legacy beliefs about how one should live or workTue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/remote-work-identity/https://pmillerd.com/remote-work-identity/Grappling with the existential question of \"who are you?\" as a remote worker is hard, but we can design our own answer to the question.Sat, 29 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/remote-work-tips/https://pmillerd.com/remote-work-tips/Advice on how to reclaim freedom while working remotely. Warning: Do not show these tips to your boss - it might make them nervous!Sun, 19 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/managing-millennials/https://pmillerd.com/managing-millennials/How do you manage a millennial? That question focuses in the wrong direction. Millennials are not as unlike other generations as one might thinkThu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/chaos-theory/https://pmillerd.com/chaos-theory/Most critics say organizations are broken. They're wrong — they're fragile. How chaos theory and complex adaptive systems explain organizational failure, plus a 5-part guide for the modern chaos manager.Mon, 25 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/future-of-work-questions/https://pmillerd.com/future-of-work-questions/Will people continue to believe in the 20th century work beliefs? How will the coronavirus pandemic impact our future narratives of work?Sat, 23 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/five-levels-remote-work/https://pmillerd.com/five-levels-remote-work/Matt Mullenweg's Five Levels Of Remote Work for Distributed Companies. His Experience from running Automattic since 2014Tue, 19 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/hamsternomics/https://pmillerd.com/hamsternomics/What are the effects of printing unlimited money and having millions of people out of work on our work beliefs and the ability of the economy to recover?Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/pandemic-utopia/https://pmillerd.com/pandemic-utopia/Everyone has a religious, political or institutional utopia. A review of John Gray's book \"Black Mass\" gives us a way to be skeptical of these visionsSun, 19 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/crisis/https://pmillerd.com/crisis/The shift to remote work for established firms will require a new type of leadership: courage, vulnerability and leadership beyond the default wayWed, 08 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/rethinking-meetings/https://pmillerd.com/rethinking-meetings/Most companies have too many meetings on the calendar. How can companies rethink the purpose of meetings when shifting to remote work?Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/virtual-facilitation-collaboration/https://pmillerd.com/virtual-facilitation-collaboration/Lessons on facilitating video sessions & virtual collaboration for team meetings, online courses and virtual hangrouts on ZoomWed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/work-from-home/https://pmillerd.com/work-from-home/A short story about an SVP who spent 34 years resisting flexibility at work, until a pandemic forced him to remember what he'd forgotten about being human.Sun, 15 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/new-economy/https://pmillerd.com/new-economy/The new economy is not going to have manufacturing or coal jobs. It has a select few tech jobs and for everyone else? Low-wage service jobs.Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/remote-working-tips/https://pmillerd.com/remote-working-tips/Is coronavirus causing your company to have to work remotely without being prepared. Here are five tips from experienced remote companies.Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/dark-side-strategy-consulting/https://pmillerd.com/dark-side-strategy-consulting/The secrecy of the industry make it a prime target for attacks, but the real problems with the industry are more subtle and perhaps harder to solve.Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-boomer-blockade/https://pmillerd.com/the-boomer-blockade/Baby boomers came of age in the workforce during two decades of prosperous growth. They were promoted early and have remained in power longer than ever.Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/learn-the-game-dont-become-the-game/https://pmillerd.com/learn-the-game-dont-become-the-game/A reflection on Paul Graham's essay \"the lesson to unlearn\" and how I'm optimistic about the future of work and the death of \"bad tests\"Sat, 21 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/second-chapter-of-success/https://pmillerd.com/second-chapter-of-success/The second chapter of success starts when you are able to detach sucess with money, power and success. Success is having faith that things will be okay.Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-big-law-trap/https://pmillerd.com/the-big-law-trap/Ranjit Saimbi left big law after five years. He reflects on his journey, how he got there and how he overcame inertia to make a change.Wed, 04 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/edgar-scheins-anxiety-assumptions-powerful-ideas-on-culture/https://pmillerd.com/edgar-scheins-anxiety-assumptions-powerful-ideas-on-culture/Schein's three levels — artifacts, values, and assumptions — explain why most culture change efforts fail. Plus his anxiety model for what actually drives organizational transformation.Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/beyond-corporate-welfare-life-mba/https://pmillerd.com/beyond-corporate-welfare-life-mba/Why do we accept billion-dollar \"corporate welfare\" packages as normal? Let's shift our mindset about what we really want and build an economy that works.Sun, 27 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/rest-alex-pang-book-summary/https://pmillerd.com/rest-alex-pang-book-summary/Book Summary: Rest by Alex Pang makes sense of rest through his own journey taking a sabbatical after leaving Academia and the corporate world.Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/career-life-advice/https://pmillerd.com/career-life-advice/A collection of career and life advice from Scott Adams, Marc Andreessen, Debbie Millman, Hunter S. Thompson, Paul Graham and Barry RitholtzThu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/hunter-thompson-life-advice-letter/https://pmillerd.com/hunter-thompson-life-advice-letter/Hunter S. Thompson, a popular gonzo journalist delivers some profound life advice to a friend that is helpful to anyone still to this dayThu, 10 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/navigating-life-without-a-map/https://pmillerd.com/navigating-life-without-a-map/How do you carve your own path path in a world with infinite options? I believe creators go through four phases that are an inevitable part of the journeySun, 22 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/who-i-write-for/https://pmillerd.com/who-i-write-for/I write for the weirdos who've always felt uncomfortable doing what everyone else is doing. Not for mass appeal, not for the default path. For the curious ones.Sun, 22 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/career-trajectory-idea-needs-to-die/https://pmillerd.com/career-trajectory-idea-needs-to-die/The \"career trajectory\" is from a time when magical 4-5% growth happened in some western countries. It's time to move to a new idea of talent developmentSat, 14 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/reinvention/https://pmillerd.com/reinvention/The ability to reinvent your career and life is vital in the 2020s. Five strategies for learning, creating, experimenting and carving your own path.Mon, 02 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/how-to-find-your-purpose-and-you-might-cry-too/https://pmillerd.com/how-to-find-your-purpose-and-you-might-cry-too/What is your purpose? I found that mine had to do with connecting with people as friends as a foundation for doing work in the world...Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/schools-of-work/https://pmillerd.com/schools-of-work/The protestant work ethic and catholic work ethics shaped our modern work culture and evolved into meaningful work, hustle culture and post-workWed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-future-of-the-prestige-economy-who-gets-status/https://pmillerd.com/the-future-of-the-prestige-economy-who-gets-status/The Prestige Economy is a better lens to understand who gets status. Yet who we admire determines who gets prestige. What is the future of prestige?Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/revisiting-bertrand-russells-in-praise-of-idleness/https://pmillerd.com/revisiting-bertrand-russells-in-praise-of-idleness/I revisit Bertrand Russell's famous essay to ponder the question: Do we work too much? Why aren't we having more fun in our days?Sun, 12 May 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/are-you-dreaming-big-enough/https://pmillerd.com/are-you-dreaming-big-enough/I went to Asia for a month. Before I left I landed my first remote gig and during the trip was able to imagine a new life.Sun, 28 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/pauls-totally-biased-bali-recommendations/https://pmillerd.com/pauls-totally-biased-bali-recommendations/I lived for two months in Canggu as a digital nomad. Here are some cheap eats, lodging and tourist recommendations for canggu, ubud and broader BaliWed, 24 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/lifestyle-creep-frugal-cut-expenses-by-75/https://pmillerd.com/lifestyle-creep-frugal-cut-expenses-by-75/Lifestyle creep happened slowly and then all at once. I told myself I was frugal, but the numbers don't lie. I've since cut my cost of living by 75%Sat, 13 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/march-2019-self-employed-financial-statement/https://pmillerd.com/march-2019-self-employed-financial-statement/Every month, I share my financials as I build a self-employed path and share my experiments in living nomadically, digital experiments and living simplyThu, 11 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/are-our-expectations-of-work-making-us-miserable/https://pmillerd.com/are-our-expectations-of-work-making-us-miserable/Can we be happy at work if everyone is telling us we need to be passionate & fulfilled at work? Have corporate culture initiatives undermined themselves?Sun, 07 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/beyond-work-sucks/https://pmillerd.com/beyond-work-sucks/Sure, work suck. But what are we supposed to do about it? Luckily countless people across the globe are paving the way in reinventing life.Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/february-2019-self-employed-financial-statement/https://pmillerd.com/february-2019-self-employed-financial-statement/Every month, I share my financials as I build a self-employed path and share my experiments in living nomadically, digital experiments and living simplyMon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-failed-promise-of-freelance-consulting-talent-platforms/https://pmillerd.com/the-failed-promise-of-freelance-consulting-talent-platforms/Freelance consulting talent platforms offer bold visions for freelancers but fail to deliver because of VC-fueled incentives for platformsTue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/ecommerce-clothing-asian-americans-entrepreneurship-lessons-wesley-kang/https://pmillerd.com/ecommerce-clothing-asian-americans-entrepreneurship-lessons-wesley-kang/Wesley Kang is the co-founder of Nimble Made, an e-commerce clothing brand focused on serving the Asian-American market with \"actually slim\" fit shirtsSat, 23 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/revisiting-keynes-prediction-for-a-post-work-2030-in-economic-possibilities-for-our-grandchildren/https://pmillerd.com/revisiting-keynes-prediction-for-a-post-work-2030-in-economic-possibilities-for-our-grandchildren/John Maynard Keynes essay about technological unemployment predicted that by 2030 we would have shifted worried more about how to occupy leisureThu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/december-2018-self-employed-financial-statement/https://pmillerd.com/december-2018-self-employed-financial-statement/A transparent look at my December 2018 finances as a self-employed creator: $894 in income, $2,036 in living costs, and three weeks traveling in Thailand.Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/january-2019-self-employed-financial-statement/https://pmillerd.com/january-2019-self-employed-financial-statement/Every month, I share my financials as I build a self-employed path and share my experiments in living nomadically, digital experiments and living simplyThu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-four-day-workweek-is-not-about-working-less/https://pmillerd.com/the-four-day-workweek-is-not-about-working-less/Why has the four day workweek taken off in New Zealand and Europe and not the US? It could be from a lack of a relationship with a certain type of leisure.Wed, 30 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-other-side-of-rest-taking-time-off-in-an-age-of-anxiety/https://pmillerd.com/the-other-side-of-rest-taking-time-off-in-an-age-of-anxiety/What happens when people take extended breaks from work? Some start writing, some others take time for rest and others find a new relationship with work.Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/all-the-things-worth-reading-in-2018-175-links/https://pmillerd.com/all-the-things-worth-reading-in-2018-175-links/The top 175+ longform, essays, articles and podcasts from 2018. Boundless Reads is a weekly e-mail of the five best reads from around the web!Fri, 28 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-five-things-you-need-before-you-quit-your-job/https://pmillerd.com/the-five-things-you-need-before-you-quit-your-job/There are five things that people who successfull become self-employed have. The first and most important is to find a friend who has been there beforeThu, 20 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/receiving-incredible-gifts-in-pai-thailand-at-the-split/https://pmillerd.com/receiving-incredible-gifts-in-pai-thailand-at-the-split/The split may be a minor tourist attraction, but the real attraction is the incredibly generous family who offers amazing gifts to its guestsSat, 15 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/vacation-leisure-rest-stoics-seneca-darwin/https://pmillerd.com/vacation-leisure-rest-stoics-seneca-darwin/We think vacations are leisure, but what this tells us is that we have lost a connection to a deeper contemplative (and active) type of restThu, 13 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/experiments-in-the-gift-economy/https://pmillerd.com/experiments-in-the-gift-economy/I chronicle five experiments operating in the gift economy as a freelance consultant, coach & podcaster and using platforms like venmo and patreon.Sun, 02 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/november-2018-self-employed-financial-statement/https://pmillerd.com/november-2018-self-employed-financial-statement/A transparent look at my self-employed finances in November 2018: $372 in income, $2,117 in living costs, and life in Taipei.Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/october-2018-financials/https://pmillerd.com/october-2018-financials/Every month, Paul shares his financial statement to increase transparency around minimalism, self-employment and what it takes to hack a lifeTue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/sacred-beliefs-universal-basic-income/https://pmillerd.com/sacred-beliefs-universal-basic-income/Universal Basic Income evokes strong emotions because of three sacred beliefs: work is virtuous, someones value is their income and leisure is passiveTue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/tom-brady-principle-dont-promote-your-best-peopl/https://pmillerd.com/tom-brady-principle-dont-promote-your-best-peopl/Businesses make the same mistake over and over again: promoting their best people. The Tom Brady principle is simple: leave your creators on the field.Sun, 04 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/grant-achatz-alinea-ceativity/https://pmillerd.com/grant-achatz-alinea-ceativity/Grant Achatz did not follow the default path. Discover five lessons we can learn about unleashing our creative potential from the award-winning chef.Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/how-many-freelance-consultants-are-using-talent-platforms/https://pmillerd.com/how-many-freelance-consultants-are-using-talent-platforms/Answer: Not that many. The mismatch between the buzz and the actual number of workers operating via talent platforms is striking.Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/ten-types-books-escape-corporate-world/https://pmillerd.com/ten-types-books-escape-corporate-world/Want to escape the corporate world? Don't know how to imagine a new path? These ten types of books will help you rethink everything.Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/reasons-not-to-quit-job/https://pmillerd.com/reasons-not-to-quit-job/There are many reasons we are scared to quit out jobs: belonging, meaning, financial, economic, future potential problems, biological...what else?Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/bullshit-jobs-virtual-book-club-discussion-book-by-david-graeber/https://pmillerd.com/bullshit-jobs-virtual-book-club-discussion-book-by-david-graeber/A book club discussion guide around the key issues in \"bullshit jobs\" including the history of time and labor, types of BS jobs, & universal basic incomeTue, 02 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/burnout-depression-quitting-creativity-job/https://pmillerd.com/burnout-depression-quitting-creativity-job/At 32, I thought I had taken the steps to avoid this fate. Yet burnout can hit anyone. I ponder if this is just the fate of anyone in the corporate world?Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/future-of-work-conversations/https://pmillerd.com/future-of-work-conversations/The future of work is five separate conversations about macro trends, the gig economy, organizations, personal transformation, fundamental questions & philosophyTue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/solitude-learning/https://pmillerd.com/solitude-learning/There is a thin line between solitude and isolation. It is in dancing with this vulnerability, uncertainty, and chaos that we often find a new route forward.Sun, 16 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/start-a-podcast/https://pmillerd.com/start-a-podcast/Most advice on podcasts is too complicated. Optimize for learning over fame and focus on just getting started. These 9 anti-hustle steps are all you need!Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/boston-public-garden/https://pmillerd.com/boston-public-garden/The deepest experience of this and a profound sense of wonder overtook me last night as I was walking with another friend in the Boston Public GardenThu, 30 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/fear-setting-exercise/https://pmillerd.com/fear-setting-exercise/The fear setting exercise inspired by Tim Ferriss to tame your fears around money, execution, health and lack of approval to build a life worth livingFri, 17 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/write-in-public/https://pmillerd.com/write-in-public/Are you nervous about writing and sharing your story in public? Three lessons before you start writing listicles or copying the style of other \"influencers\"Mon, 06 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/beanie-babies/https://pmillerd.com/beanie-babies/A story about beanie babies, greed, the joy of being a child and doing things that might not make sense, such as traveling the world without a plan...Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-ten-most-surprising-benefits-of-self-employment/https://pmillerd.com/the-ten-most-surprising-benefits-of-self-employment/People are scared of self-employment. While there are some bad parts, I think people underestimate the enormous upsides which help me be a better person.Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/meaning-making-dying-to-work/https://pmillerd.com/meaning-making-dying-to-work/When we position work as the primary source of meaning, we undermine the dignity of millions who can't access those jobs. Our conception of work needs rethinking.Sun, 01 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/future-of-work-mindsets-comparing-full-timers-side-giggers-and-alternative-workers/https://pmillerd.com/future-of-work-mindsets-comparing-full-timers-side-giggers-and-alternative-workers/Survey data comparing full-timers, side-giggers, and solopreneurs reveals who finds the most satisfaction at work and why autonomy matters so much.Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/beyond-victimhood/https://pmillerd.com/beyond-victimhood/Instead of blaming our parents, our university, our managers or our friends for failing to tell us what we needed to know, we have another choice.Thu, 14 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/and-then-what/https://pmillerd.com/and-then-what/A friend wanted $10 million before he could do what he wanted. I asked him: you just got a year of severance, why not start now? The choice to live can be made today.Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/turning-people-into-businesses/https://pmillerd.com/turning-people-into-businesses/People keep asking me about my business metrics and growth plans. My business goal is to live a good life. My strategy is creativity and generosity.Thu, 07 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/meaningful-work/https://pmillerd.com/meaningful-work/Meaning at work isn't constant bliss. Research shows it's episodic, personal, and often realized only in reflection.Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/conversation-with-chelsea-seid-of-marlow-about-passion-purpose-meaning-at-work/https://pmillerd.com/conversation-with-chelsea-seid-of-marlow-about-passion-purpose-meaning-at-work/A conversation with Chelsea Seid on why passion is overrated, how to pursue mastery without burning out, and why managers often block meaning at work.Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/work-questioning-the-third-rail-of-the-modern-world/https://pmillerd.com/work-questioning-the-third-rail-of-the-modern-world/The case against work is powerful. We need to grapple with the immense suffering caused by our belief in the virtue of work.Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/future-of-work-mindset-shift-your-thinking-to-do-work-that-matters/https://pmillerd.com/future-of-work-mindset-shift-your-thinking-to-do-work-that-matters/Are you ready for the future of work? These nine mindsets are important in helping you adapt to the changing state of work.Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/is-management-already-dead/https://pmillerd.com/is-management-already-dead/Research shows leadership gets no credit for meaningful work, but bad management is the top destroyer of it. Time to rethink.Wed, 18 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/paying-back-24000-to-my-previous-employer-and-the-absurdity-of-bonuses/https://pmillerd.com/paying-back-24000-to-my-previous-employer-and-the-absurdity-of-bonuses/I wrote a $24,000 check to my former employer to leave early. It taught me what bonuses really are: tools to keep unhappy people from walking away.Wed, 18 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/how-the-gift-economy-will-help-us-bridge-the-gap-to-a-better-working-world/https://pmillerd.com/how-the-gift-economy-will-help-us-bridge-the-gap-to-a-better-working-world/A gift economy is a different way of engaging than through transactions, prices and salaries. It can help build more connection and generosity in the worldMon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/top-tier-mba-losing-relevance-complicated/https://pmillerd.com/top-tier-mba-losing-relevance-complicated/Is it worth it to get a top-tier MBA? $150k+ for an MBA?! It depends how you look at it. Increasingly, there are better and cheaper options.Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/awakening-quitting-default-path-becoming-freelancer-want-help-navigate-future-work/https://pmillerd.com/awakening-quitting-default-path-becoming-freelancer-want-help-navigate-future-work/Paul Millerd had a fancy job, high income and decided to quit his job and leave it all behind. Why? To figure out what really matters.Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/steve-kerr-teaches-you-the-secret-of-leadership-in-12-seconds/https://pmillerd.com/steve-kerr-teaches-you-the-secret-of-leadership-in-12-seconds/In a 12-second clip, Steve Kerr demonstrates five leadership secrets most managers never learn. People can only be led, not managed.Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/lets-create-a-training-rethinking-the-150-billion-spent-on-learning-development/https://pmillerd.com/lets-create-a-training-rethinking-the-150-billion-spent-on-learning-development/Most money on L&D is wasted. What should we do instead? Stop creating more trainings for starters.Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/three-better-ways-to-figure-out-the-answer-the-question-what-do-you-want-to-do/https://pmillerd.com/three-better-ways-to-figure-out-the-answer-the-question-what-do-you-want-to-do/Stop asking 'what do you want to do?' Instead, assess your skills, define success on your terms, and reframe what risk really means.Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-hiring-trap-how-we-miss-out-on-awesome-candidates-as-organizations-become-more-successful/https://pmillerd.com/the-hiring-trap-how-we-miss-out-on-awesome-candidates-as-organizations-become-more-successful/As organizations grow, they raise the hiring bar and start rejecting the very people who built them. The costliest mistake isn't a bad hire - it's the one you never made.Mon, 06 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/crisis-at-work-why-todays-organizations-are-failing-to-unleash-human-potential/https://pmillerd.com/crisis-at-work-why-todays-organizations-are-failing-to-unleash-human-potential/Six reasons companies fail to unleash human potential including an obsession with shareholder value, a limited lens of human behavior and more...Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/career-mental-model-2-thinking-about-the-how-instead-of-the-what/https://pmillerd.com/career-mental-model-2-thinking-about-the-how-instead-of-the-what/Stop chasing the next job title and start asking how you want to work, interact with people, and spend your time. The 'how' matters more than the 'what.'Wed, 02 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/career-mental-model-1-price-your-time-at-1000000-an-hour/https://pmillerd.com/career-mental-model-1-price-your-time-at-1000000-an-hour/If you valued your personal time at $1,000,000 an hour, would you still chase that promotion? A mental model for protecting what matters.Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-vicious-talent-cycle-and-its-link-to-our-flawed-ideas-of-human-performance/https://pmillerd.com/the-vicious-talent-cycle-and-its-link-to-our-flawed-ideas-of-human-performance/Human performance follows a power law, not a bell curve. Companies that ignore this lose their best people and wonder why they're full of average talent.Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/freelance-strategy-consulting-talent-marketplaces/https://pmillerd.com/freelance-strategy-consulting-talent-marketplaces/Freelance strategy consulting has changed dramatically and there are an increasing number of talent platforms to find projects and opportunitiesMon, 17 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/stem-is-overrated-why-we-shouldnt-be-pushing-everyone-to-get-a-degree-in-science/https://pmillerd.com/stem-is-overrated-why-we-shouldnt-be-pushing-everyone-to-get-a-degree-in-science/Looking at after-college earnings by major is a mistake. We need human skills. Pushing everyone to do STEM will have unintended consequences.Sat, 08 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/planning-a-career-is-insane-here-is-a-better-approach/https://pmillerd.com/planning-a-career-is-insane-here-is-a-better-approach/The job I have now didn't exist when I graduated. Instead of planning a career, try managing your energy and experimenting.Wed, 17 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/career-interrupted-building-a-career-while-fighting-for-my-health/https://pmillerd.com/career-interrupted-building-a-career-while-fighting-for-my-health/After 18 months battling Lyme disease, my identity built on jobs and credentials crumbled. What I found underneath changed how I think about what matters.Mon, 15 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/a-dozen-things-i-learned-from-originals-by-adam-grant/https://pmillerd.com/a-dozen-things-i-learned-from-originals-by-adam-grant/A book review of Adam Grant's originals on how to be a noncomformist and create change on your own and within organizations. (With cool charts!)Wed, 12 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-skills-that-matter-in-todays-working-world/https://pmillerd.com/the-skills-that-matter-in-todays-working-world/The fastest-growing jobs require social skills and math skills together. Schools aren't teaching either well enough.Sun, 26 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/dream-job-mckinsey-company/https://pmillerd.com/dream-job-mckinsey-company/In 2006, Paul applied to over 100 consulting firms, determined to break into the strategy consulting industry. He got rejected from every one...Sat, 18 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/taking-your-own-moonshots-the-secret-of-value-goal-alignment/https://pmillerd.com/taking-your-own-moonshots-the-secret-of-value-goal-alignment/If your personal values don't align with your organization's mission, frustration is inevitable. Goal commitment requires value alignment.Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-money-empathy-gap/https://pmillerd.com/the-money-empathy-gap/Science shows that the richer you get, the less empathy you tend to have. A reminder to develop principles before wealth changes you.Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/task-competency-responsibility/https://pmillerd.com/task-competency-responsibility/A simple framework for thinking about strengths: do your tasks, skills, and responsibility for outcomes actually align?Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/a-quick-ten-question-assessment-of-your-own-employee-engagement/https://pmillerd.com/a-quick-ten-question-assessment-of-your-own-employee-engagement/Forget the Gallup stat about 70% disengagement. Here are 10 questions to assess what's actually energizing or draining you at work.Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/forget-your-dream-job-and-grab-a-beer-three-tips-to-stay-sane-in-the-crazy-modern-working-world/https://pmillerd.com/forget-your-dream-job-and-grab-a-beer-three-tips-to-stay-sane-in-the-crazy-modern-working-world/Your dream job doesn't exist yet. Guard your energy, share your passions, and invest in friendships. Research shows social connections predict 75% of job success.Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/asking-better-questions/https://pmillerd.com/asking-better-questions/Most conversations stay surface-level because no one asks the real questions. Here are the ones that actually help people open up about their careers and lives.Sat, 11 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/skill-organization-fit/https://pmillerd.com/skill-organization-fit/Like product-market fit for startups, your skills need the right organizational environment to thrive. A framework for mapping whether your job is wasting your talent.Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-is-ought-fallacy-is-devastating-to-progress-in-modern-organizations/https://pmillerd.com/the-is-ought-fallacy-is-devastating-to-progress-in-modern-organizations/Just because something is the way it's done doesn't mean it should be. The is-ought fallacy keeps organizations stuck, and the internet has removed every excuse.Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/abl-always-be-looking-for-jobs/https://pmillerd.com/abl-always-be-looking-for-jobs/You should always be casually looking at job listings, even when you're happy. It keeps you informed and prepared for the unexpected.Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/beginners-mind-a-better-way-to-solve-problems/https://pmillerd.com/beginners-mind-a-better-way-to-solve-problems/The more expertise we gain, the harder it is to see clearly. Beginner's mind is the antidote to stale thinking at work.Tue, 07 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/getting-reps-high-performance-and-the-patriots/https://pmillerd.com/getting-reps-high-performance-and-the-patriots/Brady and Belichick had 33+ hours of playoff experience when they trailed by 25. Getting reps in high-performance environments matters.Mon, 06 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/skill-building-as-a-career-strategy/https://pmillerd.com/skill-building-as-a-career-strategy/Instead of aiming for a specific role or company, I focus on building skills. In a world where most jobs didn't exist ten years ago, versatility is the strategy.Sat, 04 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/beware-of-the-default-path/https://pmillerd.com/beware-of-the-default-path/People limit their careers to the obvious next step because recruiters and hiring norms reinforce it. The default path fallacy is holding back enormous human potential.Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/how-to-hire-the-best/https://pmillerd.com/how-to-hire-the-best/Hiring the right people is nearly impossible. The real secret is firing the wrong people fast and compassionately.Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-news-will-kill-you-finding-better-stuff-to-read/https://pmillerd.com/the-news-will-kill-you-finding-better-stuff-to-read/The news is designed to outrage you & addict you. Politics taps into this to get votes. I want to help you block the outrage and find better stuff to read.Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/rip-is-the-performance-review-dead/https://pmillerd.com/rip-is-the-performance-review-dead/Companies are eliminating the performance reviews, but does that mean they \"get it?\". The answer is complicated, but companies who experiment will winSun, 04 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/conquering-chronic-illness-learning-how-to-live/https://pmillerd.com/conquering-chronic-illness-learning-how-to-live/Paul shares his multi-year journey of recovery from chronic lyme disease and the challenges and lessons he learned along the way.Wed, 12 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/so-youre-getting-an-mba-now-what/https://pmillerd.com/so-youre-getting-an-mba-now-what/Four lessons from my MIT Sloan MBA that actually mattered: none of them involve your finance grade or GPA.Fri, 09 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/beyond-the-feedback-sandwich-delivering-world-class-feedback/https://pmillerd.com/beyond-the-feedback-sandwich-delivering-world-class-feedback/The feedback sandwich protects people from the truth. Here are five elements of feedback that actually helps people improve.Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/blame-it-on-a-millennial/https://pmillerd.com/blame-it-on-a-millennial/Millennials are the scapegoat for many issues in the workforce, but that just distracts companies from needing to change and adapt to new technologyWed, 25 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-future-of-work/https://pmillerd.com/the-future-of-work/Successful firms in 2025 and in the future of work will have agile teams, adaptive technology, process excellence and purpose driven cultures.Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/even-michael-jordan-had-a-coach/https://pmillerd.com/even-michael-jordan-had-a-coach/“You already are a coach, you just need to start doing it. The words stopped me cold in my tracks. Why? Because now I knew I had to do something about it.”Sun, 14 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/the-career-transition-playbook/https://pmillerd.com/the-career-transition-playbook/This 10-step career transition playbook is a set of exercises, tools and tips needed to make a massive transformation in your career to land your dream jobTue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/four-great-reads-on-ceo-performance-team-effectiveness-at-google-and-the-failure-of-the-mbti/https://pmillerd.com/four-great-reads-on-ceo-performance-team-effectiveness-at-google-and-the-failure-of-the-mbti/Four research finds worth knowing: humble leaders outperform, Google's top team factor is psychological safety, CEO impact is mostly luck, and the MBTI is broken.Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/should-you-go-to-business-school/https://pmillerd.com/should-you-go-to-business-school/Six reasons to go to business school and one big caveat: it won't help you figure out what you want to do with your life.Fri, 02 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://pmillerd.com/finding-my-passion-my-journey-to-unlock-my-purpose/https://pmillerd.com/finding-my-passion-my-journey-to-unlock-my-purpose/I got rejected from 100+ consulting firms before landing at McKinsey. 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