The Hardest Question for a Multipotentialite to Answer

A few months ago I was at a Toastmasters meeting and I came up against my worst nightmare. There’s a portion of every meeting called Table Topics. The way Table Topics works is they give you a topic on the spot and you then stand up and give an impromptu 1-2 minute speech on that [...]

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The Curse and Blessing of the Multipotentialite (or the Month in which I was a Rock Star)

“Are you guys on tour?” the guy in the jean shorts asked me. “Your song was really good. I would buy it, and I pirate a LOT of music,” another guy added. “Thanks!” I exclaimed. “Nah, we were just here for a month to write and record the album. We’re leaving LA on Sunday.” “Where [...]

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Be Gentle with Those Around You

Sometimes I forget how weird I am. I don’t mean that in a self-deprecating way. Weird is a compliment in my books. What I mean is that it’s easy to forget what you’ve been through. Ideas that were once novel, even radical, are now the norm for you. You forget that you went through a [...]

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Hustling, Building and Creating a Sustainable Dream… Even if it Means Staying Up Past Bedtime

This is a guest post by Janet Brent. But first, a preface by me, Emilie: When I told the current Puttypeep that I wanted to welcome some new faces into the Tribe a few weeks back, I was a little nervous. It’s not easy opening up about your life and projects, and with a flood [...]

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Big Plans Ahead, and How To Design a Wildly Inspiring To-Do List

Like many multipotentialites, I am an avid list maker. Completely obsessed with getting ideas out of my head and onto paper. I’m a fan of crossing things off, keeping my Cs apart, and keeping track of my small wins. I take my creative output very seriously. Lately however, the majority of items on my To-Do [...]

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