3390: Why We Should All Live The Portfolio Life by Anthony Ongaro of Break The Twitch on Multi Passion Living

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🗓️ 10 May 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3390: Anthony Ongaro explores the idea of building a “Portfolio Life,” drawing on insights from Jeff Goins to show how combining diverse skills and interests can lead to more resilient and fulfilling work. Rather than forcing narrow specialization, he highlights how curiosity, experimentation, and community help shape a meaningful body of work over time. Listening offers a refreshing perspective on career growth that embraces change while still finding deeper focus. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.breakthetwitch.com/portfolio-life/ Quotes to ponder: "The way we tap into our genius is to dance with it, balancing between knowing what it is and also knowing that you don’t know what it is." "If you take two or three seemingly disparate skillsets and combine them into a new thing, it’ll be much harder for a computer to replace what you offer." "You won’t fully understand what the mosaic looks like until you get to the end of a season or the end of life when you see how all the pieces fit together." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.8	why we should all live the portfolio life by Anthony Ongaro of breakth twitch.com. And I'm Dr. Neil Malick.
0:40.5	Welcome to another Sunday bonus episode. This is where I like to share an episode from another
0:45.6	podcast in our network, usually overlapping a bit with what we talk about here. And this one's
0:50.9	coming from my brother's podcast, Optimal Living Daily. You can find that podcast
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1:01.1	Justin, along with his commentary, as we optimize your life.
1:09.2	Why We Should All Live the Portfolio Life by Anthony Angero of break the twitch.com.
1:15.8	He was a jack of all trades and a master of none, but sometimes better than a master of one.
1:22.1	If I'd been around when that saying was coined, I'm pretty sure it would have been talking about me,
1:27.4	especially early in my
1:28.4	career, I'd spend six months doing one thing, a year doing another thing. Having more experience
1:34.0	and a greater understanding of myself has helped me understand that some of those more frequent
1:38.3	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.
1:46.4	I'd feel discomfort with the boredom and monotony and feel the need for something new to pursue.
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