No Niche? No problem.
There is no shortage of words to describe those of us who are interested in many different things and who could spend hours learning about new subjects just for fun. On this site, we call ourselves MultiTalented.
We may have had many jobs, and we usually excel in all of them, because we are truly interested in a variety of things and in becoming good at a variety of things. But we are also OK with being a beginner, and have no qualms about starting something new.
We are an asset to any company, because we have vast experience in a variety of fields, and we know how to apply that experience to new environments.
We make excellent entrepreneurs, because we’re willing to take calculated risks to move forward with our plans, and we usually bounce back from any mistakes and keep on trying.
We are fun people with a lot of experience under our belts, and we don’t believe that someone has to have “one passion” and “be one thing” to live a life well.
This section of the blog contains posts that are specific to living a fulfilling MultiTalented life—honouring our personalities and our lifelong passion for learning. When we embrace who we truly are, the world is our oyster. Always remember:
You don’t have too many interests.
You’re an extra interesting person.
Freelance Writer. Content Marketer. Nonfiction Book Author. Novelist. Short Story Writer. Poet. We love to compartmentalize everything. And if having a name for the type of writing you do weren’t enough, people want to categorize even further. Oh, you’re a freelance writer? So what do you write about? Oh, you write nonfiction books? What subject? … Read more
After I had my first child, I went through an existential crisis of sorts. I think that’s because I had been working since I was old enough to work, so when I stayed home to take care of my little one, I lost a bit of my personality. And I think the culture we live … Read more
Multipotentialites, scanners, polymaths, renaissance people, MultiTalented people. It’s only fitting that those with multiple interests don’t agree on a single name to call themselves. We defy categorization; we don’t have a single answer to “what do you do?” and we live for learning opportunities in various fields. Multipotentialites have great personalities to excel in a … Read more
Prior to starting this site, I had a prominent question in mind: isn’t this idea somewhat of an oxymoron?
I love Barbara Sher and Emilie Wapnick’s work, but in essence, they are promoting multipotentiality and multi-niching, while working in just one niche (from what I can tell).
Recently, I shared a post about how I like to read several books at once. I like to do all kinds of of things at once, really. That’s part and parcel of being a scanner and MultiTalented Writer. But for some people, there’s more than just being a scanner at hand. No one likes to talk about it, but sometimes, mental health issues may be involved.
I read this everywhere: “to be successful in business, you must first pick a niche.” While there’s definitely merit to this advice, it has seeped into a place where I believe it needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt: creative pursuits.