Lately, I have been thinking about the decisions I made that have a big impact in my life, especially on my career.
I resigned from my 8-5 office job 3 years ago because the work that I have been doing for 16 years that I used to love, seemed to be less interesting (and more stressful). I wanted to check what is in store for me so I decided to resign and go freelancing.
The problem is, I have many interests so I study and do different fields in the 3 years of my freelancing career. Just like what my mother used to tell me, I am a "jack of all trades, master of none." ( I studied Virtual Assistance under Jomar Hilario, Blogging and Social Media Entrepreneur program under Ateneo and DigitalFilipino and now I am studying an 11 module certification program on E-commerce under Asian Institute of E-Commerce and DigitalFilipino.)
I resigned from my 8-5 office job 3 years ago because the work that I have been doing for 16 years that I used to love, seemed to be less interesting (and more stressful). I wanted to check what is in store for me so I decided to resign and go freelancing.
The problem is, I have many interests so I study and do different fields in the 3 years of my freelancing career. Just like what my mother used to tell me, I am a "jack of all trades, master of none." ( I studied Virtual Assistance under Jomar Hilario, Blogging and Social Media Entrepreneur program under Ateneo and DigitalFilipino and now I am studying an 11 module certification program on E-commerce under Asian Institute of E-Commerce and DigitalFilipino.)
Then I came across a video on TED.com by Emilie Wapnick titled "Why some of us don't have one true calling". Now it became clear. I am a Multipotentialite, not a specialist.
Multipotentialite is a person with many interests and sometimes his or her interests are on different fields.
According to Emilie, multipotentiality is not that common because society expects us to be a specialist but there are many multipotential people who are successful even though they are pursuing different things at the same time.
I will not be frustrated anymore if I haven't found my one true calling. I just have to do my best in anything I will do and don't have to be discouraged if I suddenly lost interest in the things that excites me before because I can always use the knowledge I gained in the new path that I would pursue.
How about you? Are you also a Multipotentialite?
You can check the video below to know more about Multipotentialite.
Multipotentialite is a person with many interests and sometimes his or her interests are on different fields.
According to Emilie, multipotentiality is not that common because society expects us to be a specialist but there are many multipotential people who are successful even though they are pursuing different things at the same time.
I will not be frustrated anymore if I haven't found my one true calling. I just have to do my best in anything I will do and don't have to be discouraged if I suddenly lost interest in the things that excites me before because I can always use the knowledge I gained in the new path that I would pursue.
How about you? Are you also a Multipotentialite?
You can check the video below to know more about Multipotentialite.
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