How to Be Everything

There is a very good reason for your insatiable curiosity: you’re someone who’s going to shake things up, create something novel, solve complex, multidimensional problems, make people’s lives better in your own unique way.

Start-ups often rely on people who can take on a variety of responsibilities because they don’t have the budget or infrastructure to hire a separate person for every little role

small organizations and start-ups tend to be more open-minded than large organizations, both in ideology and in structure.

Understand the patterns and forces that move you, but learn to be comfortable with your plurality

The better we know ourselves and the forces that drive us, the easier it is to make career decisions that don’t just satisfy our financial goals, but also feel right

When the work itself is difficult, we rely on a deeper sense that we’re doing something important to carry us through

“You know it when you feel it. And you also know when you don’t have it in your life. Without meaning, your world feels tiny and your life is routine.”

A meaningful activity makes us feel energized or joyful.

It can take time and experimentation to build a career that supports our multipotentiality. In the meantime, we should make sure that our basic survival needs are being met.

The more you allow yourself to explore, draw connections between different ideas, dream up big projects, and collaborate with others, the stronger your superpowers will become