Break The Limit

While we were growing up, the question of what we wanted to be was answered blindly, and for a few posed a threat, as what they actually wanted to be couldn't be pin pointed, because they had so many of them, and the question of what they want to be even caused them anxiety. The anxiety comes from the fact that they can't actually pick something they want to be in life; the fear that they are going to be a nonentity, because they have no definite passion to run with.

The truth is that the society has made us feel we choose a profession for ourselves, and run with that passion. Some people aren't wired that way: they have multiple interest in different fields, and potentials to actually tread whichever path they choose successfully, and the idea of choosing a profession or career seem like a maze. These set of people may decide writing as a profession to chase, and half way down the lane, they loose interest, and something else sets in. They are always starting again, because they are always curious, having so many passions.

Emilie Wapnick in one of her talks in TED talks called these set of people multipotentialites- someone with many interests, and creative pursuit. These people possess the following skills, which make them what they are:

• Idea synthesis- finding two or more ideas, and creating an intersection, where innovation occurs. 
• Rapid learning- getting hands on everything that's of interest to them, and using knowledge gained to affect every point of intersection. 
• Adaptability.

Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, the chair person, board of directors, First bank of Nigeria Limited is an example of a multipotentialite. While she studied chemistry at the university of Ife(Obafemi Awolowo University), she had interest in architecture, and business, which she followed. All these interest intersected and gave birth to chair center, a company which she is the founder and CEO.

There is a long list of others like her which we are not told about, and the idea of not having a single passion seem like an affliction we need to overcome.

Every individual is wired differently, and there shouldn't be any rule guiding to what extent we should explore. Also, we shouldn't try to be who we are not, else we will get lost.

Embrace your many passions, follow your curiosity down those rabbit holes, explore your passions.