Gumroad
shift your mindset from what you lack to what you have to offer,
from ambition to aspiration, and from hoping that joy will result from
a specific outcome to experiencing it as a byproduct of your journey.
from ambition to aspiration, and from hoping that joy will result from
a specific outcome to experiencing it as a byproduct of your journey.
Gumroad
Yet Mill, who was frustrated
in his time with how many people seemed “satisfied with the ways of
mankind as they now are,” might be surprised at how much shame is
still associated with taking a different path
in his time with how many people seemed “satisfied with the ways of
mankind as they now are,” might be surprised at how much shame is
still associated with taking a different path
Gumroad
On the default path, your job often provides recognition
and praise.
When you are on your own, without a specific job or
colleagues, you may miss that kind of support.
This is why it’s so
important to know what kind of people you want to work with and
who you want to serve.
and praise.
When you are on your own, without a specific job or
colleagues, you may miss that kind of support.
This is why it’s so
important to know what kind of people you want to work with and
who you want to serve.
Gumroad
Behind our money fears are existential fears, like the fear of death or the
fear of not being loved, respected, and admired
fear of not being loved, respected, and admired
Gumroad
Many
people who leave the default path do so because they’ve become cynical
and are driven by a desire to escape. But escaping is only the first step
of leaving a certain path behind. In order to create a sustainable journey
and path, it requires finding ways of orienting to the world that leave
space for hope.
people who leave the default path do so because they’ve become cynical
and are driven by a desire to escape. But escaping is only the first step
of leaving a certain path behind. In order to create a sustainable journey
and path, it requires finding ways of orienting to the world that leave
space for hope.
Gumroad
I am not
nuts. I am happy. I am successful on my own terms. Because if
your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world
but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.
– Anna
Quindlen
nuts. I am happy. I am successful on my own terms. Because if
your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world
but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.
– Anna
Quindlen
Gumroad
A significant barrier to figuring out what we really want to do is the
voice in our head that warns us to stop when we consider or start doing
things that are not broadly seen as “normal.”
voice in our head that warns us to stop when we consider or start doing
things that are not broadly seen as “normal.”
Gumroad
On the default path, optionality can be a trap. This is because you
are trapped within your own career narrative. On the pathless path,
however, optionality can pay consistent dividends because you are not
holding out for another job but leaving space for a little more life.
are trapped within your own career narrative. On the pathless path,
however, optionality can pay consistent dividends because you are not
holding out for another job but leaving space for a little more life.