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How to Find a Role Model as a Multipotentialite

15 October 2018

A role model is exactly what it sounds like: someone who fits a role that you’d like to model. If you want to be an actor, your role model might be Dev Patel. If you want to be a media mogul, your role model might be Oprah. The problem is, when you fit multiple roles, […]

Why Goals Aren’t Enough—You Need to Set Directions

18 September 2018

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Recently, I caught up with a friend I don’t get to see often enough. Neither of us were in a Major Life Crisis, so we were doing that thing where we swap minor problems back and forth—everything from busyness to boredom to the various ways our aging bodies are mysteriously misbehaving. Naturally, we share that […]

A Tool to Help You ROCK Your 2018 Goals

9 January 2018

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Happy new year, multipotentialites! I decided to be brave and get in front of the camera today. :) In this video I discuss: the terror I’m feeling after sending my creative work out for feedback(!), the latest news in our multipotentialite community, and an awesome tool to help you track your new years goals. Enjoy! […]

Why “Success” is an Unhelpful Idea and How to Really Flourish as a Multipotentialite

5 November 2017

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Why “Success” is an Unhelpful Idea and How to Really Flourish as a Multipotentialite

Words like “success” and “failure” have never meant much to me. Other people seem to care a great deal about these words, but I don’t really know what they mean. They seem so abstract and subjective. There are examples you can point to and say: “that person’s clearly a success!” Someone who’s career has taken […]

What Makes a Successful Multipotentialite?

30 October 2017

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What Makes a Successful Multipotentialite?

Everybody wants success. And (nearly) everybody wants cake. Simple, right? Bake a cake, achieve some success… everybody’s happy. But the difference between cake and success is that everybody agrees what cake is. You can point to “a cake”. But there’s no such thing as “a success” that we can all point to and agree on. […]

Does Sharing Your Goals Sabotage Your Chances of Success?

24 October 2017

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You’re at a party and a friend asks what you’ve been up to. Unable to tone down your enthusiasm, you dive in and tell them about your new project: a murder-mystery-in-a-box game that you’re creating! “WOW!” They say, “Tell me more…” You go on for a while, describing the difference scenarios and characters… You omit […]

Filling the Gap After a Big Project Ends

6 August 2017

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Filling the Gap After a Big Project Ends

Usually I stay away from writing directly about myself, but today I want to share a little of what’s happening in my life. Right now, I’m getting close to the end of a big project: my second book (and first novel) is nearly complete! (In case you’re curious, it’s a fantastical, humorous adventure set in […]

The Multipotentialite Year: 12 Projects in 12 Months

9 January 2017

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The Multipotentialite Year: 12 Projects in 12 Months

Alternative title: One Way to Achieve Loads this Year It’s that time of year when you’re probably thinking about your goals, what you’d like to achieve, and how you can make the most of the year ahead. Everywhere you look, people are announcing their big goals and words of the year. When you’re a multipotentialite, though, […]