First, they say, “Pick a sport.”
Then they say, “Pick a major.”
Then it’s,”Pick a career path.”
Followed by, “Pick a job.”
Pick Pick Pick.
Choose Choose Choose.
Option A or Option B?
Paper or Plastic?
Fries or No Fries?
Our world is set up to pigeon-hole us. Everyone feels better when they know which slot to put you in in their mind. As a business owner, we hear, “Niche-ify.” “Find your ONE area of expertise.” Focus on the ONE thing you’re great at.”
But here’s the thing: Are any of us really only great at ONE thing?
I know I’m not.
I’m great at all kinds of things, good at a bunch, and I’m passionate about even more.
I spent years trying to make a decision about how to focus on one thing. The problem was, I always felt like, by deciding on one thing, it meant I could no longer pursue all the other things.
So I got paralyzed.
For a LONG time.
I was totally stunted by indecision.
Then one day I woke up and realized that paralysis didn’t suit me.
Instead of doing one thing, I would just do everything.
That was when my world changed.
That was when I realized that everything was better than nothing.
That was when I stopped deciding and started searching for a way in:
to the life I wanted.
to the business I had dreamed of.
to the possibilities that I knew were out there.
I finally ‘got’ Twitter.
I finally understood the internet and what it makes possible – not just for me, but for everyone.
I finally stopped defining myself as being too cynical and smart to bother with anything everyone else thinks is interesting.
I got out of my own way.
I would do it all.
But doing it all is way harder than it sounds. It requires WAY more discipline than I ever thought I was capable of, but I was determined.
So I went on a bit of a voyage. I searched. I learned. I discovered systems and tools and magical secrets {Yup. Fairy dust IS required. Pointy hat is optional.} to help me focus so that I could seamlessly hop from art to business to consulting to travel to playtime to partnership to teacher to designer to whatever-else-I-decided-to-be.
I gave myself permission to be everything I had ever wanted to be. I was going to do it everything.
I have never looked back.
Today, I do what I want and I do it well. When I start something new, I make a choice:
Love it. Learn It. Or pay someone else to do it.
I hold a general belief that if it can be done, I can do it {I’m often wrong on that, by the way, but I don’t let that slow me down}.
For example, when I started Makeness I did my own web design because I wanted to learn it. For a long time, I reeeealy sucked at it. But then it got better… and better… and better. Turns out, now I love it. And I’m told I’m pretty good at it. Beyond that, it’s now a fabulous little income stream. I take projects when I want to flex my graphics muscles, and do other stuff when I don’t.
So now I’m ready to share.
I want to teach other people what I know so that you can blossom into the multi-faceted bad ass you were always meant to be.
Last week, I gave you a little teaser about the new course that I will be offering soon called The Focus Maker. The people on the list have already gotten some kick-ass free pre-work.
Below, you’ll find a final sign-up sheet to be the first notified when the shopping cart opens. This will be your last opportunity to get in on the early goodies and the after-party bonuses that will be available ONLY to those that are on the pre-release list. The after-party bonuses will include some one-on-one time with me, so the pre-list has very limited space. As of writing this there are eleven {Update: 10/7/11} spots left. I will take the signup form down as soon as they fill up.
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