{"id":376,"date":"2015-12-23T22:18:56","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T06:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorennason-dot-com.crwcun8-liquidwebsites.com\/?p=376"},"modified":"2015-12-23T22:18:56","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T06:18:56","slug":"jack-of-all-trades-finding-a-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorennason.com\/2015\/12\/jack-of-all-trades-finding-a-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack of all Trades – Finding a Calling"},"content":{"rendered":"

I suffer a little from imposter syndrome and also from feeling like a “jack of all trades”. A lot of people say “If you are a Jack of All Trades, you are a Master of None.” This has stuck with me an bothered me at times.<\/p>\n

I still have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.<\/p>\n

What I can do with with decent proficiency (even better if I have all the right tools)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I can rebuild a car engine (and have done it)
\nI can rebuild a automatic\/manual transmission (hate it won’t do it again unless i have to)
\nDo a brake job.
\nLay a brick wall.
\nBuild an office network (small to decently large)
\nBuild a computer (buy all the parts and assemble\/install\/etc)
\nSetup a WordPress website
\nMake a fairly custom WordPress website.
\nFix a website (depending on the problem)
\nMigrate a website.
\nMake pens, rings and other nifty objects from wood and stone on my lathe.
\nBuild a Christmas tree from car parts.
\nDamn good tech support guy (unless i’m cranking then i’ll be condescending)
\nMake a wicked Cold Brew Coffee – Diesel Brew
\n<\/a>I can help you choose the right email marketing provider.
\nI can do almost anything if I put my mind to it and learn how to do it.<\/p>\n

My friend Mendel<\/a>\u00a0posted this TED talk.<\/p>\n

[ted id=2341]<\/p>\n

Watching that video was great.<\/p>\n

I’m a multipotenialite. Find out more from Emilie Wapnick at Puttylike<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What does this mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If there is a problem I can put my nose the grind \u00a0stone and figure out how to solve the problem with a decent proficiency. Or I’ll figure out I don’t want to do the work and be able to find the right person\/company do the job for me.\u00a0This means there is nothing wrong with being a generalist.<\/p>\n

There is the danger with boredom for us MultiPotenialite’s. I’ve learned what I wanted to learn and then shrug my shoulders and say “next”.<\/p>\n

Now, what to do for 2016. What should i spread my focus on. I know that I should just give up on other things just because I’m bored with them.<\/p>\n

I will no longer pretend to be a specialist!<\/p>\n

What question do you want me to answer for you? What do you want me to learn for you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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