Trouble Choosing a Career? You Might Be Multipassionate!

[@StephanieTips]

Read "Refuse To Choose" by Barbara Sher. She teaches you how to figure out what kind of "scanner" or multipassionate person you are, how to make sure you can cultivate all your passions and interests, how to find a job that's right for your way of learning and ultimately live a happy life. One of the best books I have ever read

[@samanthadanae]

thank you for the recommendation 💞

[@N0lemts]

I just found out about this book. Thank you for recommending it.

[@jonelleolds-ruppel1159]

Thank you!

[@Chrysanthemum808]

Thank you for recommending that book. 😊

[@dinah1110]

thank you for the recommendation, I'll check it out

[@Ishtarthemoon]

i feel this so hard! I studied architecture, then went into modelling and i've had probably the most success doing that for the last 15 years but i'm also now launching a clothing line, I have a youtube channel teaching spirituality, i scout models, i have now started coaching people, and i'm in the middle of a kriya yoga teacher training. it sounds very disjointed but to me all of it emanates from my core essence- being a conscious creator, and the architect of my own life. Once people get to know me or consume my content it becomes very clear how interconnected all those things are. The old paradigm is about having one passion and sticking to it but it's not who we are as humans, we are more diverse than that. Thankyou Marie for being so successful at this and showing others we dont' have to box ourselves in either to enjoy success.

[@missmatti]

So very true! I used to debate whether to be a fashion designer or architect in my teens. I picked fashion design in the end but I’m like you also into spirituality, personal development etc. I’m into talking about zero waste & sustainable living as well as having the best creative life. But I think bring a content creator is such a brilliant thing for us multi passionate people! It’s like so many of passions coming together for me, photography, writing, storytelling, acting, teaching, knitting, sewing, design and all the other DIYs I want to try out 😅 I used to even think I needed to narrow down so much on my channel to to be successful like only talk about being your best creative self or knit tutorials.. I couldn’t even see how you could combine it because I misread that advice on sticking to one thing so much!

[@StephanieTips]

it actually sounds like it follows a core mission (modelling, clothing and architecture work together well)

[@I-live-and-learn]

@@missmatti You two should Zoom! Or have you already done that?

[@Franciscamusic]

Omg! This is so me! I am a singer-songwriter, translator, marketing intern at the moment. I am not getting the results I want yet. And I get so frustrated with me. I am going to call myself a multi-passionate entrepreneur!

[@carmeljolly7378]

I literally cried when I saw this! Thank you so much for posting this because I now don't feel alone, or crazy, or "unaccomplished" in society's eyes. As a 36 yr old Mom of 3, I've had many career paths because I was trying to make something socially acceptable fit, when I knew deep down in my heart that I wanted to be my own boss and earn a living creating and being me. I'm working on that now and I'm never looking back!

[@yayasis029]

Finally! A name for me, multi-passionate entrepreneur! I've always struggled with the " pick one thing and focus on it" advice. Logically it made sense to me but in my heart it just didn't feel right. The fear of making the wrong choice in one thing kept me from making a dam choice. If I hadn't felt so trapped and limited in my thinking that I can be more than one thing and that its okay, I would have spread my wings to fly along time ago.

[@reginaneto]

OMG! YOU HAVE TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT!!! I AM MULT PASSIONATE.... AND IT HURTS WHEN WE DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE IT....

[@StephanieTips]

yup, Barbara Sher taught me how to use it all!

[@TeamForleo]

Regina, now you know and you're not alone.

[@JessieMouse8]

Oh man this is me 1000%....Here I am at almost 45 and I'm beating myself up because I can't focus on one specific thing because there are so many things I want to do.

[@bellaflora.]

Same here but I’m 48...

[@StephanieTips]

do them all!!

[@softtestba6675]

Jessie mouse Doing multiple things simultaneously is possible. Just need to plan and stick to plan. Over the time improvements in your doing will help you to do same things better.

[@JessieMouse8]

@@softtestba6675 Thank you. I appreciate the advice. I definitely do need a plan for sure!

[@kreativcollabs]

Ohhh I love this!!! I had an undergraduate advisor that helped me to recognize that I was a hybrid thinker (I was a dual major art history + marketing/communications) and now several years later I am finally comfortable with my multifaceted passions and professional experiences and my ideal career is organically evolving in Sweden!

[@VickiONeill]

That's one reason I'm drawn to you, Marie. Also a multi-passionate entrepreneur, you helped me pinpoint the 'classification' I fit into which helped create clarity for me (and that it's OK even if others don't 'get it'). Thank you for all you do!!

[@webazelabs1878]

It's so subtle the way we try to fit sometimes, we don't even realize how much pressure we get from society and the need to ''fit in''. If we truly listen to ourselves there's so much more that comes up

[@samanthadanae]

this is me all the way. for a couple years now, especially after graduating highschool, I have struggled to “stick to one thing, and be the best” and like you, I also have read books, watched videos and follow many inspirational and successful people that say the same and as much as I want to put myself in a box, I just can’t because it doesnt sit well with me and my soul always calls me in different directions. multi-passionate entrepreneurship is what i am now starting to embrace within myself. thank you for this video. I knew I waa drawn to you for a reason 🦋✨💞

[@gorgeoushowsoever8794]

Marie, you're a lifesaver! You inspire me tons with my own channel!!! best regards. 😊💛

[@missrelaxed3872]

Your absolutely right! It’s so difficult to identify your strength and sometimes being multi passionate can be crazy ! It can sometimes be due to ADHD!

[@trisha685]

“ A jack of all trades and a master of none” I’ve always hated that quote until now

[@TeamForleo]

Just be YOU, Trisha. Lean into your curiosity and embrace who you are.

[@kleatona6401]

me toooo

[@maggieinthemiddle8751]

I call myself a "jack of all trades, master of some." Because I do believe I am a master in select things I'm objectively qualified to do and have experience in, but I also have 100 other passions I love exploring that just add more flavor to the mastery.

[@PinkCheeseCoolArrows]

But often times better than a master of one

[@missmatti]

Oh.. I wished I had known I should answer people that I’m a multi-passionate entrepreneur in those moments too 🥰 I used to also feel so much shame that I didn’t have a “society approved answer” to the question what do you do. Even now building my business through youtube I do not have an easy answer for them.. fashion designer, content creator, teacher! Etc 😅

[@crushitwithkris]

I'm definitely multi passionate! Thanks marie!

[@juliawebster3405]

I love this. I've really struggled to pin down one career but I know what I like reading about, talking about etc. However, as soon as I reveal that I'm in my 30's and have not had one set career path and still need to establish my career, people automatically assume there is something wrong with me - as in I must be psychology wrong in some way! 🤷🏼‍♂️🤔. No - I just don't want to be stifled and have a very open mind and heart. Right now I'm thinking journalism is the way as you get to explore lots of different topics.

[@ParkerLNichole]

You are the first person I heard who has experienced being multi passionate. Thank you so much. I’ve always felt the same about doing so many different things. You have helped me to be good with it! Love you Marie.

[@magicalfairylife]

Im so happy you brought this up because not choosing kept mt stuck. I believe I also have ADD cause I tend to day drift, cant choose one thing, cant focus, need to repeat things, so I decided to call myself spiritual entrepreneur. I want to help new entrepreneurs find their purpose, start an online business, and manifest their best life. I will definitly combine spiritual practices into my business. I love your term "trust your intuitive impulses"

[@Leotatie]

YES!!!!!!! Thank you, Marie!!!!

[@nadinelindsay3012]

Omg i feel this is my story! Thanks for speaking about this.

[@tiamonique2145]

OMG! I was just thinking about this! I am discovering that I am multi passionate person. I love you, Marie!

[@TeamForleo]

Now you know! Embrace the amazingness of you.

[@spiritualcosmeticss]

I can totally relate! I am a multi passion entrepreneur too!

[@maryamilagros8]

U r always fantastic... u make my mood and i follow each tip of yours. Bless u Marie....,!

[@ourlittlehomestead2962]

I wish someone would have told me this when I was younger, I always felt so much pressure to find my "one true purpose" but I am not one of those humans either.

[@mariemcclendon1291]

Thank you Marie. That just answered my quest a few weeks ago sharing with a friend. I know what put on my business cards now!! Right on point 😁😘😇

[@PHDinMeTV]

This helps people know that they are not alone in experiencing this 👍🏿🌸

[@dannymack6540]

Thank you for sharing this. It resonated so deeply. It’s so validating and confirming to know that what is considered the “societal norm” is not always the key to a successful or fulfilling life.

[@captainlamia]

Trust me, as a highly sensitive INFJ and a multipotentialite 22 years old girl, I'm feeling like I'm stuck in life. Majoring in CS, but I've a wide range of interest. People's expctation of fitting me in a box is killing me. Cause here not being able to choose one thing is considered as not being capable or intelligent enough.

[@StephanieTips]

yup and they tell you you are insecure or can't be a jack of all trades!

[@samanthadanae]

i relate all the way, trust me i know the feeling of the pressure of fitting in to society and sometimes even family or people close to us. we go this. we’re not any less of intelligent or capable of being great. i believe in you as much as i believe in myself! time to embrace all we can do. from a fellow highly sensitive infj 💞

[@captainlamia]

@@samanthadanae Thanks a ton for your kind words.

[@samanthadanae]

@@captainlamia 💛💛💛

[@jenniferma1982]

I am in a similar boat...sensitive INFJ...38 years old and in accounting but have a million other passions....gardening, spirituality, fitness, animals...I think as INFJ, we think and feel connected to a lot of things. This is our talent, not something to be ashamed of! In the process of trying to reduce my work hours so that I could focus on things outside of work that matters equally important to me. Good luck! Sending positive vibes!

[@The1change]

You always come right on time 🤞🏾

[@prettymotivatedtv]

Love this!!! Resonate so deeply with this. Letting go of what they think and creating space for all parts of our genius and gifts! So here for this :)

[@dhannamaglow]

im so thankful ,that being a person with multiple likes and interest in life is being voiced out this generation. If i was born in the time where there is no internet, to hear that this is completely Normal and i am not alone, i would have been questioning my existence and would be depressed cause im weird af.

[@jenniferlalic4800]

I definitely resonate to this. I don’t need to fit in one box. We could where many hats and nothing wrong with it. Thank you that you gave this talk :)

[@TeamForleo]

Wear the hats, open the boxes, and be fabulous YOU!

[@jenniferlalic4800]

Team Forleo thank you Maria :) I really love this ❤️

[@AngelikaDV]

Thank you Marie, would love to hear more on the topic. Story of my life!

[@benyawarath]

Thank you, Marie, for giving me the answer! I'm just like that too.😄

[@gianlucacrosatti4226]

I still have sometimes exactly the same feeling!

[@GIJen14]

There was a TedTalk years ago about this and she called it a multipotentialite. Either way. This is me. I never knew "what I wanted to be when I grew up" because everyone expected just one answer and I always had so many. So every time someone would ask me I'd give a different answer lol

[@innerchildsleepoverparty]

I want to hear you talk more about this

[@hilarytorres5361]

What a comforting concept. We can have more than one direction that provides us forward momentum👍❤️

[@brindaasri]

This is all I wanted to hear ❤️ Multi-passionate 🥂

[@TheKrystolMethod]

Ive been reading about the grass green syndrome becauase Im a job hopper. I love writing and I love personal finance/budgeting. I cant focus as I want to do it all.

[@innerchildsleepoverparty]

OMG, THANK YOU!

[@dikshitadesai]

Good lord! I could relate to this soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo fucking much! I'm going through the same, I'm in my early 20s, I cry and journal the same way, I find it difficult to tell people what I do, because I'm so scattered across 10 different things and I just want something nice and big, and I feel so stuck due to lack of guidance. The point that most success books talk about focusing on just one is so true, and it's not my personality type to just fit in one box. This is sooooo difficult... God this is so difficult..... Where can we watch the entire talk? Can someone please help me with the link?

[@softtestba6675]

True. Most of the books and speakers emphasize on focusing on one. Looking at world current scenario I consider and recommend to thrive in multiple domains. I realised the saying, "follow your passion" is not true for everyone, we are driven by situation. I am stuck like you. I am not finding someone who is willing to venture into something new.

[@bel.qes.6568]

Yes me too Thank you for sharing it us 🌷 💙

[@livinglifewellac]

This is so true how 'multipassionate' people do not fit into a conventional career box.

[@escapethehatetrix]

The Enneagram 7 struggle is real.

[@miona6815]

I wish I could encounter this video earlier!

[@marinethgonzales]

Wow I didnt know my kind is okey. I thought that multipassionate is wrong. Always interested in many things!

[@JH-ky4jf]

I first heard this concept in 2015, as Multipotentialite. A TED talk by Emilie Wapnick. Emilie runs Puttylike, a community for multi-passionate people.

[@sab4895]

How do I put a passion in a job if I never worked the job....

[@alisaalisa2060]

It is called " being a multipotentialite"

[@I-live-and-learn]

Ha ha!

[@alisaalisa2060]

@@I-live-and-learn what do you mean?

[@I-live-and-learn]

@@alisaalisa2060 That I love it! Like it! Enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing.

[@JH-ky4jf]

Exactly - I first heard this concept as Multipotentialite, in a TED talk by Emilie Wapnick in 2015.

[@Tebbles07]

Oh I would love more content like this clip... am I missing something, if so please point me to the episodes..

[@sachinmurali7541]

I'm multi-passionate but also struggling to fit into one thing. my brain doesn't like to fit into one thing passionate in programming, technology, acting, and I'm an active music listener, so I have a desire to learn music. My conscious mind knows only computers and robots are programmed to do many things and humans cannot I know it sounds crazy but sometimes i feel jealous of robots... ha ha ha

[@annakirshenbaum1458]

That's an inspiring story looking back, when you're successful and already helped many people. But when you're broke and waiting tables for a living - what can you coach people about? Why would they trust you to be able to help them when your own life is not in order? Asking for a friend.

[@freshtax1]

Wow this is me Right Now at almost 40 😩😩

[@icantthinkrn]

I'm so lost right now I can't figure out for the life of me what I should do

[@lovefoodlovefood8469]

😍💖💫

[@johnearnshaw5036]

Marie check out Emilie Wapnick's video about multipotentialites kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqS9lZZ4a8edf5o You also have always struck me that you are an ENFP personality type which can be mistaken for ADHD.