I used to torture myself thinking that, oh, there's got to be a right answer to make everything

work together.

And I must find that right answer or else everything is going to fall apart.

You may have several different ways that this can all continue to evolve and to give

yourself the understanding that there's not one right path, but many beautiful paths

and that you can't do it wrong.

Well, what that does, what that understanding does is it relaxes us enough to be able

to explore possibilities from a space of curiosity, not fear.

Hey, it's Marie Forleo and welcome to another episode of the Marie Forleo podcast.

Let me ask you this.

Have you ever been told that the best path to success is to choose one thing, to focus

on one thing and do it so well that you become known as the best?

Well, that conventional wisdom had me doing the ugly cry in my early 20s.

I used to think to myself, like, why can't I just pick one thing to do with my life?

What was wrong with me?

If you've been around these parts for a little bit, then you know that when these two words

magically popped in my mind, it saved me and I'm not kidding you.

Those two words are multi-passionate entrepreneur.

So what does multi-passionate mean?

It means that you've got many different gifts and interests and talents.

That means that you are wildly creative and unique and powerful.

What it doesn't mean is that you're weird or you're weak or you're unable to focus.

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