Sometimes, none of the existing labels in the world quite fit. Multipassionate, generalist, jack of all trades,…
So what do you do then? You make up your own.
In this episode, Maria and I sit down with Dave Kang to talk about what he calls the octopus life, a way of living and working where you don’t need to choose one thing or niche, but allow different interests, projects, and income streams to coexist, aka your tentacles.
Here are some of the things we talked about in this episode (featuring some insights from Dave):
How do you define an Octopus Person? He shares, “The octopus is a symbolic metaphor for people like us, multipassionate people who like to do many things.”
“I like that it’s organic, like all the other labels are kind of scientific or psychological, but octopus is more akin to how people operate.”
The role of tentacles: Dave says, “I first envisioned that tentacles may be equal, but in practice, I found this very difficult. In life, there are very few things equalised.”
Transitioning from a traditional career to an octopus one.
Marketing yourself as an octopus: “I thought it might be eye-catching, an octopus is a visually interesting creature, you don’t see these on LinkedIn very often.”
How does money come into play?“ I used to think I needed one job that has a high salary to make a living, but now I like to take control into my own hands.”
Investing in yourself — should we be our own personal VC?
How does AI impact our jobs and are multipassionates the future?
Becoming your true self: “find something that aligns with who you are and accept that you’re wired a certain way and see if you canmake a life out of being yourself.”
This episode is packed with great metaphors and useful tips to help you embrace your unique self, tentacles included.
Do you think you can relate to being an octopus?
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— Kelly
