What to do if you are multi-passionate

Having multiple passions and interests is often seen as a negative trait when we are expected to finesse our skills and streamline our careers. But here is how to embrace various passions to get something started.
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Last year I attended the Big Hearted Business conference in Melbourne, and it’s not an exaggeration to say it changed my life. It was full of inspiration, but also practical advice on the business of being creative. There was a lot of discussion about being an ambitious creative person and the difficulties that can come with that. One thing that came up again and again was the idea of being multi-passionate.

A lot of the speakers, as well as the audience, talked about the fact that they felt strongly about following many different paths in their career and struggled with choosing only one. I had never heard the term multi-passionate before, but it was a huge relief to find a more positive label for my own modus operandi than the ones I had heard and used myself in the past in relation to my career: easily-distracted, unable to commit, flighty, confused. It was also a great relief to discover that many other people felt this way, and struggled with it.

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Bec Mackey
About the Author
Bec Mackey is a writer, teacher and producer of screen-related things. She utilises a decade of experience in the business sides of media and arts to help creative people fund and promote their work in ways that work for them. Bec writes about funding, promotion, creative careers and life on her website, Brightside Creatives. Follow her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/brightsidecreatives