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In the search for stability, yet the need for variety, multipotentialites often hit a crossroads. How to maintain a life open to discovery and curiosity, while providing for yourself and often, a family.
And have you ever just gotten "tired of not knowing what was next"? My guest today hit that obstacle a few years back, another turning point that often confronts multipotentialites.
My friend Nicole was visiting for a couple days recently, and knowing at least part of her fascinating career path, I had always considered her a classic multipotentialite, whether she knew it or not!
So what better place than at home and in person to share with you her story of pursuing interests, following spontaneous opportunities and making multiple 90° turns, fundamentally in pursuit of what was curious, exciting and meaningful.
Nicole has studied International Development and Spanish, taught English in Japan and learned Japanese, worked in multiple countries in Africa doing aid and development work for Médecins Sans Frontiers, worked on political campaigns, had a stint as assistant to the leader of the Green Party of Canada, worked on organic farms, done countless volunteer projects, all over the space of roughly 15 years, before hitting that crossroads and turning back to one of her first loves (and plans): completing a teaching degree and working with young kids.
Nicole is now a kindergarten teacher, and as you'll here near the end of our conversation, she has a real-time revelation that this might all along have been the job that gives her the balance of curiosity, stability yet variety that she craves.
Join us for this conversation that is a celebration of being insatiably curious.
Meanwhile, as her many interests have also led to a rather significant accumulation of "stuff," Nicole has gotten on to a declutterring group born from the blog "A Slob Comes Clean", by Dana K. White. There's a podcast as well, and a private Facebook group that Nicole very much vouches in favour of.
In the spirit of connection and finding new ideas and information, this could be another opportunity for anyone keen to simplify and perhaps tidy things up a bit. Check it out through the links below, and if you join you'll see Nicole in there too!
Links From Today's Episode:
A Slob Comes Clean, by Dana K. White
A Slob Comes Clean podcast
on Facebook
Nicole on LinkedIn
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