This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1733, why we should all live the portfolio life by

Antoniangaroofbreakthetwitch.com and I'm Justin Molleg, your personal narrator reading to you

every day including holidays. I have a post today from Friend of the Show Antoniangaro,

so let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

Why we should all live the portfolio life by Antoniangaroofbreakthetwitch.com

He was a jack of all trades and a master of none, but sometimes better than a master of one.

If I'd been around when that saying was coined, I'm pretty sure it would have been talking about me,

especially early in my career, I'd spend six months doing one thing, a year doing another thing.

Having more experience and a greater understanding of myself has helped me understand that some of

those more frequent changes might have been a bit of a twitch. I'd get bored with one thing,

see a shiny new object somewhere else, and go for it. I'd feel discomfort with the boredom and

monotony and feel the need for something new to pursue. If this sounds at all familiar to you,

you've probably heard the same things I've heard throughout my life. Things like, you should probably

find something you can stick with, or find one area to focus on that you can do really well.

In a lot of ways, that's not bad advice. Specialization works well for a lot of people,

and has its merits too. While I've always had many interests, when it comes to career,

there have been just a few recurring themes over the last five years or so.

Right around when I started noticing these themes, I heard my friend Jeff Goin speak about what he

calls the portfolio life. I gave him a call to learn more about it, and ended up visiting him in

Nashville for a more in-depth discussion. We took a deep dive into the idea of living a portfolio

life, and what it could look like across the board. The video in this post highlights my conversation

with Jeff, and we're releasing the full 55 minute interview with additional examples and context

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