Emilie Wapnick: Why some of us don't have one true calling
אמילי וופניק: מדוע לחלקנו אין ייעוד אמיתי אחד
Career coach Emilie Wapnick celebrates the "multipotentialite" -- those of us with many interests, many jobs over a lifetime, and many interlocking potentials. Full bio
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been asked the question
when you were first asked this question?
כשנשאלתם שאלה זו לראשונה?
been able to answer the question
that I didn't have any interests --
and math and art and I built websites
ובניתי אתרי אינטרנט
called Frustrated Telephone Operator.
מפעילות טלפון מתוסכלות.
to notice this pattern in myself
at whatever it was,
where I'd start to get bored.
and persist anyway,
so much time and energy
this isn't challenging anymore --
in something else,
and I would dive into that,
and I'd be like, "Yes! I found my thing,"
where I'd start to get bored.
something new and totally different,
any of this into a career.
have to pick one thing,
so much anxiety
was something wrong with this,
for being unable to stick with anything.
כי אני לא מצליחה לדבוק בשום דבר.
or that I was self-sabotaging,
and to these feelings,
ולתחושות האלה,
the meaning of wrong or abnormal
משמעות שלילית, או לא נורמלית
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"מה אתם רוצים להיות כשתהיו גדולים?"
what you say when you're that age.
בגיל הזה.
to elicit cute replies,
or "I want to be a ballerina,"
או, "אני רוצה להיות בלרינה",
again and again as we get older
כשאנו גדלים
high school students might get asked
תלמידי תיכון נשאלים
to pick in college.
the cute exercise it once was
to dream about what they could be,
על מה שהם יכולים להיות,
about all that they could be.
יכולים להיות.
what you want to be,
will likely chuckle and be like,
יצחקקו ויאמרו
a violin maker and a psychologist.
אתה לא יכול להיות בונה כינורות ופסיכולוג.
turned illustrator, entrepreneur,
עורכת מגזין שהפכה למאיירת, יזמית,
about people like this.
or the one true calling,
משהו גדול אחד,
during our time on this earth,
בכדור הארץ,
what that thing is
who isn't wired this way?
subjects that you're curious about,
סקרנים לגביהם,
like you in this framework.
have a purpose.
there's something wrong with you.
with many interests and creative pursuits.
ושאיפות יצירתיות מגוונות.
into three parts:
that connote the same idea,
שרומזים על אותה המשמעות,
to be well-versed in multiple disciplines.
במספר דיסציפלינות.
or invent your own.
that as a community,
that you need to overcome.
through speaking with people
ideas on my website,
strengths to being this way.
at the intersection.
from their shared interests
תחומי העניין המשותפים שלהם
travel, mathematics and design,
מתמטיקה ועיצוב,
custom geographically-inspired jewelry.
מותאמים אישית בהשראת הגאוגרפיה.
with this unique idea
mix of skills and experiences.
שלהם.
with all of their backgrounds,
עם כל הרקע שלהם,
points of intersection.
become interested in something,
we can get our hands on.
להניח עליו את ידינו.
so many times in the past,
of trying new things
לנסות דברים חדשים
are transferable across disciplines,
בין דיסציפלינות שונות,
to every new area we pursue,
לכל תחום חדש בו אנו עוסקים,
and freelance writer.
וכותבת פרילנסרית.
she honed an incredible ability
היא השחיזה יכולת מופלאה
שהיא מכירה.
Nora was a financial planner.
נורה עסקה בתכנון פיננסי.
the finer mechanics of sales
write compelling pitches to editors.
בכתיבת מסרים משכנעים לעורכים.
to pursue something you're drawn to,
לדלוק אחר משהו שנמשכים אליו,
in a different field entirely,
have anticipated.
into whatever you need to be
sometimes a web designer,
לפעמים מעצב אתרי אינטרנט,
sometimes a teacher,
לפעמים מורה,
because he can take on various roles,
כי הוא יכול להתמודד עם תפקידים שונים,
identified adaptability
to develop in order to thrive
על מנת לשגשג
so quickly and unpredictably
ובצורה בלתי צפויה
and organizations that can pivot
להסתובב סביב ציר
that are really going to thrive.
הם אלה שיצליחו באמת לשגשג.
and adaptability:
are very adept at,
מומחים בהן,
if pressured to narrow their focus.
אם ילחצו עליהם להצר את המיקוד שלהם.
in encouraging multipotentialites
האנשים המולטי-פוטנציאליים
problems in the world right now,
בעולם כרגע,
out-of-the-box thinkers to tackle them.
שיתמודדו עמן.
in your heart, a specialist.
you wanted to be a pediatric neurosurgeon.
נוירוכירורג ילדים.
wrong with you, either.
are comprised of a specialist
מורכבים ממומחה
and implement ideas,
a breadth of knowledge to the project.
רוחב גדול של ידע לתוך הפרויקט.
lives and careers
are largely being encouraged
מעודדים לרוב
like their specialist peers.
you take away from this talk,
whatever that may be.
יהיה הוא מה שיהיה.
who may have just realized
down those rabbit holes.
to a happier, more authentic life.
שמחים ואמיתיים יותר.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Emilie Wapnick - Writer, coach, artist ...Career coach Emilie Wapnick celebrates the "multipotentialite" -- those of us with many interests, many jobs over a lifetime, and many interlocking potentials.
Why you should listen
Emilie Wapnick has been a musician/songwriter, a web designer, filmmaker, writer, law student and entrepreneur. "This is how I’ve always lived," she writes, "moving from interest to interest, building on my skills in different areas, and synthesizing the knowledge I acquire along the way."
As a career and life coach, she helps other people with wide and varied interests understand and appreciate who they are, in a society that asks us to pick a lane and stay in it. Her work with "multipotentialites" has resulted in the book Renaissance Business and the interesting website Puttylike.
Wapnick's new book, How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up, is due out in May 2017.
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