Out of One, Many

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"I haven't cried during a TED talk like that before," is one comment. "Emilie, you have just validated the existence of so many who have been unknowingly searching for themselves," is another. "This truly resonated in my heart." "Erasing 'Jack of all trades, master of none' from my vernacular." "I think this might have started to undo years of anxiety and self-hate I've bottled up." Call it giftedness (that dreaded, politically incorrect concept) or call it, as Emilie Wapnick does, multipotentiality. Either way, it comes down to individuals whose interests are so varied and so intense that it is often difficult, if not impossible, for them to settle on one in which to specialize. Wapnick, obviously, is one of those individuals, and she found her calling (and a way to indulge all her interests) in helping others recognize and appreciate this trait in themselves and learn how to make it work for them (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJORi5VO1F8&feature=youtu.be