How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (695 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XCY4YFS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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It can make you feel like you need to choose one job, one passion, one thing to be about. What you are is a multipotentialite: someone with many interests and creative pursuits. Instead of suggesting that you specialize, choose a niche, or accumulate 10,000 hours of practice in a single area, Wapnick provides a practical framework for building a sustainable life around all of your passions. You'll discover: Why your multipotentiality is your biggest strength, especially in today's uncertain job market How to make a living and structure your work if you have many skills and interests How to focus on multiple projects and make progress on all of them How to handle common insecurities such as the fear of not being the best, the guilt associated with losing interest in something you used to love, and the challenge of explaining "what you do" to others Not fitting neatly into a box can be a beautiful thing. What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a familiar question we're all asked as kids. Having a lot of different interests, projects, and curiosities doesn't make you a "jack-of-all-trades, master of none". While seemingly harmless, the question has unintended consequences. Yo
Amazon Customer said sensitive and real approach to navigating your multipotential life. As a Career Development professional, I can say that Emilie nails it with this book. The discussion of multipotentiality is one that has been largely non-existent when thinking about and planning your life and career, and Emilie lays out a clear, step by step path for every kind of mulitpotential in a way that is warm, engaging, sensitive and real -- exactly like the lovely person you see on her videos, blog and talks! I will be including her book as a must read in everything I do. As a multipotential person myself, I have l. Writer said Leveraging your many talents. I first became acquainted with Emily Wapnick through her TED talk about people with multiple avocations and interests and avocations and her naming of them as multipotentialites. I found myself nodding in agreement as she spoke, recognizing myself in certain of the characteristics she outlined. I knew I had trouble committing to one particular area of interest and found myself moving from one thing to another but not before at least giving it my full attention and accomplishing something with which I was satisfied (e.g., a p. Loved it - Very Unique This book is awesome! It presents the idea that you don't have to choose a single, linear career path and provides ideas to make a varied, personalized career a reality. It is simple, direct, honest, and the advice can be applied to just about anyone, no matter where you fall on the multipotentialite-specialist spectrum. You will not find these ideas in any other career book (that I have read at least), and as a "multipotentialite" college student I found it immensely useful. It is a much more holistic career book that chall