How to Craft a Multi-Passion Career Path | Jason Mendelson
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Discover the power of a multi-passionate career in our latest podcast episode featuring Jason Mendelson, a creative dynamo who's seamlessly integrated a spectrum of pursuits into an inspiring, joy-filled journey.
Key highlights include:
- Debunking the myth that success equals singular focus, and exploring how a diversified "portfolio of pursuits" can enhance career satisfaction.
- Jason's incredible journey from passionate musician to tech engineer, law practitioner, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist, writer, and back to music again, a testament to the magic of diversified career-building.
- Insight into his latest book, How to Be a Lawyer: The Path from Law School to Success, a must-read that bridges the gap between academia and real-world legal practice.
- The remarkable comeback to music after a life-altering injury, illustrating that passion transcends obstacles, and even opens doors to other interests.
Join us as we unpack Jason's 'yes, and' approach to career progression, and learn how intertwining multiple passions can lead to a fulfilling, joyful, and successful career. Tune in, get inspired, and rethink the way you perceive success.
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| 0:00.0 | I never understood the concept of work, life balance. |
| 0:03.0 | In fact, ironically, I've always thought, look, there's a certain amount of hours in the day I have, |
| 0:06.8 | there's a certain amount of hours in my life. I've got to figure out how to allocate them in a way |
| 0:10.0 | that I'm passionate and I care about. It's a little easier to do that as you get older and more |
| 0:14.2 | successful. It's harder to do when you're younger, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't strive to |
| 0:19.4 | be deliberate about how you allocate time and setting boundaries. And it's not about work, life, |
| 0:24.0 | it's about life, which is life. Some things do you get paid for? Some things you don't. But, |
| 0:28.6 | hopefully, the things you're getting paid for you like enough that you want to put some effort |
| 0:31.7 | toward that. Life is just life. So, we're often told the only way to succeed in work and in |
| 0:40.1 | no small part in life is to pick one or two things, focus intensively. Go all in and say, |
| 0:46.9 | really no to anything that distracts you from that path. But is it true? Is the only real way to |
| 0:55.9 | be both happy and successful that all in on one or two things or nothing approach? Or is there a |
| 1:02.8 | place for a multi-passionate, diversified portfolio of pursuits approach to career building that can |
| 1:09.4 | lead not just to never having foam, but also to joy and meaning and success? Well, it turns out |
| 1:15.6 | the answer to that last question is yes. But the bigger question is how? And the choices made |
| 1:22.1 | in actions taken by my guest today, Jason Mendelssohn, show just how the pieces can sometimes come |
| 1:28.5 | together to create a near magical puzzle of paths that let you pursue multiple passions while |
| 1:34.7 | still building an incredible career and living a truly joyful and connected life. So, Jason is a |
| 1:41.2 | multi-faceted creative force, a true inspiration and just someone who radiates life. With an early |
| 1:46.3 | passion for music, he thought his recording and performing and composing would be his career. |
| 1:52.1 | But in injury to his hand put an abrupt end to not just his vision and passion, but his very |
| 1:58.2 | identity as a musician. And Jason mourned that loss, but soon also realized the space created when |
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