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3 Ways to Find Focus for Your Projects Today

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Earlier today, I counted up all my projects. I wrote down all of the personal and creative efforts I’ve been working on in my free time recently. The total: thirteen. I wasn’t surprised by the high number—this is pretty much my natural state, and has been since I was a kid—I’m a simultaneous multipotentialite through […]

How to Overcome Idea Paralysis, Maintain Momentum and Follow Through on Your (Many) Projects

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

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How to Overcome Idea Paralysis, Maintain Momentum and Follow Through on Your (Many) Projects

Hi multipotentialites! WHOA, okay. So, you guys have a LOT of questions about doing/being/exploring all the things! Thanks so much for sending in your questions. It gave me a good sense of the sort of topics that would be most helpful to cover in these webinars. So, here’s the plan: over the coming months, I […]

When Every Day is the Same, and You’re Waiting on that Dream Trip

Thursday, November 7, 2019

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Does life feel tedious? Do you focus a lot of energy on planning the perfect getaway? Neil's been there. Here's how a video app changed his perspective.

“There is peace and purpose in finishing things”

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

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Charlie Gilkey recently finished a book on finishing things. Start Finishing is a blueprint for tackling the many half-formed projects we all have gnawing at us in the background. I met Gilkey at our multipotentialite meeting of the minds, Everything Conference in Portland, where he told me his mission is to help people thrive by finishing […]

Here’s What Happens When 100 Multipotentialites Get Together for 4 Days

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

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Maybe you already heard: this past week, we had an incredible “Multipotentialite Meeting of the Minds” in Portland, Oregon. One hundred people from several continents made their way to a beautiful local community center called Taborspace, where we hosted our first-ever Everything Conference (also known as ETC). It was a brand-new, participant-driven event; it was bold and […]

I Created My Own Job Description. You Can, Too.

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

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I Created My Own Job Description. You Can, Too.

There are times when it’s frustrating to be a multipotentialite in a traditional work setting. We tend to crave variety and many times that means we want to get involved in projects outside our job description or department. In these moments, it can be challenging to articulate to our managers or mentors how our variety […]

The 3 Ways My Ideas Die

Monday, April 22, 2019

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It’s Newbie Month here on Puttylike! During the month of April, we’re publishing articles about the thrills and challenges of exploring new things. ** Sometimes I grow tired of the constant hum of random failure. Most of my dreams end up as flops. I’m sure I’m not alone in this—most multipods struggle with the guilt […]

April is Newbie Month at Puttylike! We’ll Be Exploring the Thrills & Challenges of Exploring New Things

Monday, April 8, 2019

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Hey Puttylike readers, we’re trying something new this month—and we want to invite you to do the same! As multipotentialites, our interests branch far and wide, and it’s not uncommon to discover something new that we’re excited about exploring. Sometimes we jump in, completely unafraid. But other times, in the face of a new interest, […]