#170 Apprenticeships, Sabbaticals & "Good Work" — Steve Schlafman & Matt Yao on slowing down, deprogramming, unlearning, learning from others, deciding to quit, going on a sabbatical, not being jealous anymore, competitiveness and enoughness, finding good work, ambition, the apprenticeship, Downshift, decelerator, marriage, family and reframing money

Steve is a professional coach and the founder of Downshift — the world's first decelerator. He has left a career in venture, but he remains ambitious, it's just that his ambition is now to have a good, multidimentional life, where he can be a good dad for his kids. Matt has left a traditional path early on to write, travel and discover his own path. When he met Steve, he offered him to become his apprentice and joined Downshift. 🎥🍿 YOUTUBE : WATCH HERE Links: Downshift Steve's website Steve's Twitter Matt's Twitter Matt's blog — Game of One Matt's blog — Build in Climate Downshift on Twitter ⌛TIMESTAMPS (00:00) - Intro (03:12) - The scripts that Steve & Matt grew up with (05:58) - Slowing down, deprogramming and unlearning (12:50) - The cocoon stage (15:03) - Deciding to quit (19:23) - Learning from others on the path and having children (26:16) - Trust (29:27) - Matt's sabbatical, finding good work (35:24) - No jealousy, competitiveness vs enoughness (39:34) - Matt's apprenticeship with Steve (48:43) - Putting yourself in a place where it's easy to help you (52:41) - Downshift & Ambition (01:03:12) - Marriage & Family (01:11:00) - Reframing money, skiing and oatmeal (01:17:21) - Launching decelerator (01:21:32) - Closing remarks NEW: The Pathless Path Hardcover Premium Edition 📘 My 2nd Book Good Work: Learn More 📕 Buy My First Book, The Pathless Path (65k+ Sold) : The Pathless Path 😁 Join 500+ In My Cozy Community: Pathless Path Community 📲Connect + Follow Paul X: @p_millerd Instagram: @pathlesspaul Paul’s Newsletter: Subscribe to Pathless (26k+ People) Paul’s YouTube: Subscribe 🙏Further Ways To Support The Podcast: Accounting, Taxes, and Payroll for Your S-Corp (Ideal for $60k+ income): Collective Looking for alternatives to traditional health insurance in the US? Check out Crowdhealth I use Transistor to host this podcast. It rocks. Launch Yours Here I record high-quality videos using Riverside: Sign Up Here I use and love the Readwise reader for notes and highlights: Join Here for a 2 month trial

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