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Combatting The Guilt Of Having Many Passions
Hands up for those who have experienced guilt for having too many interests?
(Raising my own hands here but you cannot see it).
But I am fully convinced that the new world is made for people with many interests, as society becomes more interconnected and complex.
Since I became self-employed, I feel like I have finally managed to combine certain things I love to do and would like to work as in the foreseeable future
But it took me years to get here. The problem was I was surrounded by people who specialised early on (accounting, then niching down on an industry).
And because it takes time and energy getting certified (also known as the sunk cost fallacy), the guilt of having other passions that I wanted to pursue was overwhelming.
But all that changed through years of searching and reading about other inspiring multipassionates that seemed to be living and thriving on their many passions.
I discovered the amazing Marie Forleo a few years ago. She is an entrepreneur, dancer, author, philanthropist and so much more.
I had so much shame. The challenge I ran to in my early 20’s, when I was…
