The 8 Secrets that Proud Renaissance Souls Know - When I Grow Up

The 8 Secrets that Proud Renaissance Souls Know - When I Grow Up Lookit! Its all the amazeballs contributors to the 2014  Multi-Passionate Must-Haves  sale! Today’s the day! Multi-Passionate Must-Haves is out and I’m over-the-moon  to let you know about how you can help your multi-passionate self, give back to others (by supporting my Avon Walk for Breast Cancer team!), get 95% off some of the best products created by and for multi-passionates (including moi!). But first? I have to let you know the 8 secrets that proud Renaissance Souls / scanners / multi-potentialites know, in no particular order: Having multiple passions is a blessing, not a curse. It means that were quick and eager to learn, that were enthusiastic to jump into something new that were fascinated by, that we have a shorter learning curve than the average person, and are quick to move on (and learn from!) failure. Were natural creatives, entrepreneurs and researchers. Were super resourceful, too, and are great students (even if we dont thrive in a traditional setting). That you can still be an expert even if you dont feel like one.  See yourself as a Jane-of-all-trades, master of none? Think thatll never allow you to be seen as an expert or linchpin? Proud Renaissance Souls know that their own personal (career) experience, personality traits, education and story are enough to make them stand out in their field and claim their know-what-theyre-doing-ness. That 5 (or 10! or 15! or 30!) year plans are bullshit.  This is always our least favorite question at interviews, and we mightve beaten ourselves up over never having that vision. But really? How the heck can  anyone know what their future will hold?  When I last checked, there were no real crystal balls. Instead, we  only plan a few months (or a year or so, tops) in advance to give ourselves wiggle room to try and pursue The Next Thing. Following our instincts / gut / heart is the best decision-making tool we have.  Yes oh yes. We  feel what The Next Thing isand when its time to move on. Feeling free and fulfilled are our most important values.  We dont want to have to live by someone elses clock, expectations or responsibilities. What we want from our days are variety, the ability to make our own choices, and to feel that weve made a difference (whatever that means to us individually). Were used to change, so were more comfortable with it. Were constantly experimenting, tweaking, changing, pivotingwhether professionally or personally. And because we know that nothing lasts forever, were more apt to change for the better, whether thats with the times or our shifting interests. We know were damn interesting people.  Being a career coach for creative people? Interesting. Being a former actress who performed on cruise ships and SNL? Interesting.    Being a ukulele player and winning a contest to meet Judge Judy because of it? Interesting. If theres anything us Renaissance Souls have, its real good stories. That if we build the And into our career (instead of the Or), itll give us all the room we need. You can see the 15 (!) different hats I wear as a Creative Career Coach right here. The best part is that I can add and drop em as I need/want. Yup I took all of these secrets from my own experience. I think its a bit of a Catch 22, though, in the fact that you have to start by acting as if youre a proud Renaissance Soul (instead of a flaky/ADD/helpless one!) before you feel that way. And the more you embrace it and do it (instead of beat yourself and question it), the prouder you become! If you resonate with being someone with lots o passions/interests, then  click here to check out  30 courses, audios and ebooks â€" worth $2046.95 â€" that allow you to thrive as a multi-passionate person.  It includes my workbook,  An Effective Escape: Leaving Your Day Job Without Living In Your Parents Basement, along with contributions from Megan Auman,  Caren Baginski, Kylie Bellard, April Bowles Olin,  Mayi Carles,  Satya Colombo,  Deb Cooperman,  Melissa Dinwiddie,  Tanja Gardner, Tanya Geisler, Amanda Genther,  Halley Gray,  Tiffany Han, Cory Huff,  Liv Lane,  Jennifer Lee,  Jen Louden,  Jenipher Lyn,  Cairene MacDonald, Molly Mahar, Amy Ng, Kris Oster, Sas Petherick,  Laura Simms, Pace Smith,  Emilie Wapnick, Ev’Yan  Whitney, Joel Zaslofsky.  The most exciting. Also? $10 from each sale is going to my team for the Avon 2-Day Breast Cancer Walk in NY.  I  was diagnosed with boob cancer in November 2011 and declared cancer-free in June 2012, and this will be the 3rd year I’ll be walking 39.3 miles with Avon over 2 days with my  Mom bestest friends. Were looking to break the $17K that we raised last year! The Multi-Passionate Must-Haves bundle sale only lasts for 72 hours, so click here and grab one for yourself! Its 100% different from last years sale and wont come around again. Just like our interests, its fleeting!  {ba dum bum} Regardless of whether ya buy the bundle, come join us for a twitter party tonight from 8-9pm Eastern using the hashtag #mpmh! It’ll be a time when people can tweet about being multi-passionate, maybe talk about some of their many projects, ask productivity questions, etc.  Hope to see you there!