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Having multiple passions and being a renaissance soul
This past spring I came across the book The Renaissance Soul by Margaret Lobenstine. I even did a review of it on this blog a while back. The book helped me come to terms with who I am as a creative being. I am not a master of one thing but a jack of all trades. I have multiple passions that I love to do.
But most important of all, this book taught me that it is okay to have multiple passions.
Using focus points
The book taught me about putting my multiple passions into focus points that can help me to make progress on my passion projects even when I'm feeling overwhelmed. The author recommends starting with four and then adding one more if you really need to.
Well, I went back to the book this past weekend to check in and see if I'm aligning myself with my focus points. And I was pretty much on target. I also decided to make my focus points more specific. My focus points look like this:
- Reading science-fiction and fantasy and books on creativity and writing
- Writing good blog content and building my list
- Writing a fantasy novel and becoming a stronger writer
- Doing Zumba
And that's it. Four basic statements.
Focus points can change
If I feel that I am not dedicated to any of these focus points, I can always change them. That's the beauty of focus points. They're fluid and always changing to keep up with your multiple interests. You can change any of them without feeling guilty. There's no pressure.
Read the Renaissance Soul and develop your focus points. I can't tell you how helpful they've been in managing my different passions.
As always, thank you for reading :)
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