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What am I supposed to be doing with my life?

I need some help deciding a career path. Problem is that I am gifted in so many areas that I do not know which path to take. I have a natural talent for drawing. A passion for music. I play the guitar and would love to learn how to play the piano. I love to write literature and poetry. I love speaking in front of large groups. I love to perform and feel a natural high every time I do. I love helping people. I can build websites and repair apple computers and edit film. And thats is just a few of the things I can do. So, how does that align with my life? Any suggestions?

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monkeybutt100 offline Verified User (11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 Add Friend #
An Unknown Location | 10 months, 1 week ago (12 minutes after post)

you should do the one you love the most and the one you have the most passion for.

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An Undisclosed Location | 10 months, 1 week ago (4 hours, 3 minutes after post)

Wow! You’re so multi-talented. Do what you love best and what would feed you best. You choose a career and still pursue your other talents on a side line. SO you won’t waste any of your talent.

Your main career should be the one you love the most, would assure you of a good and steady income, one you can imagine doing for the rest of your life…It’s not just a career. It’s a life.

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An Unknown Location | 9 months, 2 weeks ago (3 weeks, 2 days after post)

I am the exact same way and I looked at this post as if I had written the words (same interests and everything!). Everyone always told me it is a blessing to be a Jack-of-all-trades, but I believe it just makes career choices that much more difficult and most people cannot understand that.

The things that I would choose as my 1st love are vast, and unfortunately they are also financially undependable. The arts are the hardest to make a decent and reliable career out of, so instead, I have wound up with 3 degrees and I am wasting my life behind a desk doing things that do not feed or fuel my passions.

I CAN do just about anything (as I am sure you can as well), but it doesn’t mean that I should or want to do the things I’m good at. But I have to make money to eat and pay my mortgage and have benefits and retirement right?

I do not have a helpful answer for you as I am in the same boat, I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. It seems sometimes that this world is not conducive to happiness and success for the Jacks-of-all-trades.

I wish you all the luck and bravery in the world and if you figure out how to do this, please please share it with the rest of us!

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