And that’s sort of what I discovered throughout my journey. And sort of my accidental stumbling into, oh, there’s a different mode of life you can exist in, in which you actually like your work that will make everything else seem silly and nudge you to want to build your whole life around that. And I think it’s my own sense making of what is life look like not centered around work. Other people, it’s like, oh, man, maybe this is you. For other people, it’s sort of a nice hug from a friend on an uncertain journey without much support. I think for some people, it is permission to bet on themselves. And at this point, it’s sort of released into the world and I let people tell me what it means to them. So the pathless path is a phrase and my book is sort of taken on a life of its own. So please tell me, enlighten me and the listeners, what is the pathless path? And it’s likely one that my audience of founders and creators who are listening and people who are generally are just ready to go on their own journey, are ready to learn about. I think it’s a great metaphor, like the whole book and every concept in it. And it has been a wonderful mind expanding read for me. I’ve been reading your book, The Pathless Path. Maybe other things, you will find out in this conversation with Paul Millerd. But forging your own journey through your life using entrepreneurship, maybe. We are talking about all things, choosing your own path today, how to not go for the default option that everybody else wants you to take. Today, I’m talking to Paul Millerd, author of The Pathless Path. Here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature.Hello everyone and welcome to The Bootstrapped Founder. You will then be able to be pay with your credit card and send your order to our distribution center in Chicago. To purchase, add print or e-book titles to your shopping cart by clicking on the "Add this book to cart" link above. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.) (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at or (608) 263-0734. As Muir wrote to save wild places, so Cohen writes for the mountains, and for people who want to understand the evolution of ecological consciousness and conscience in America. He spent ten seasons climbing in the Sierra Nevada, and is now a passionate fly fisherman in the summer, a skier in winter. in literature from the University of California, Irvine, and presently teaches English at Southern Utah State College in Cedar City, Utah. His vision, he now felt, must lead to concrete action, and the result was a protracted campaign that stressed the ecological education of the American public, governmental protection of natural resources, the establishment of the National Parks, and the encouragement of tourism.Īnyone interested in environmental studies, in American history and literature, or in the future of our natural heritage will be drawn by the very bracing flavor of his wilderness odyssey, evoked here by one of his own-a twentieth-century mountaineer and literary craftsman. It was no longer enough for Muir to individually test and celebrate his enlightenment in the wild. Ultimately, Cohen stresses, this ecological consciousness would generate an ecological conscience. In this powerful study, Michael Cohen captures as never before the powerful consciousness, vision, and legacy of the pioneering environmentalist John Muir. Theyĭeserve an audience with scholars and Muir devotees."-Shirley oft unanswered,Īnd unanswerable questions, his views of Muir's spiritual, intellectual,Īnd political growth are insightful, challenging, and new. "A tour de force, a remarkable narrative of spiritualĪnd political development. Winner of the 1983 Utah Arts Commission Award UW Press - : The Pathless Way: John Muir and American Wilderness, Michael P.
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