The First Time I Heard the M Word

And that day I heard the word for the very first and in that instant I knew that was what I was too...

I had only recently started to take an interest in listening to podcasts and to be quite honest I don't even remember how I ended up listening to the one that I finally decided to give a try. What I do know is that I am so glad I did. I first heard the word multipotentialite after listening to a podcast called Tami Tackles Everything. As Tami shared her story about having a passion for a lot of different things, she said a word that instantly caught my attention and that would change my whole life. She said the word multipotentialite. Although not knowing what that fully meant at the time, like Tami, I claimed that as my identity.

For a long time I thought something was wrong with me. I thought I was confused, could not focus on anything and I just didn't know what and why I was the way I was. I didn't know what I wanted to be and this gave me anxiety. I was especially anxious because I felt I was running out of time and I had to choose a single career path and fast! Otherwise, I would aimlessly roam the earth or just keep jumping from job to job feeling unfulfilled. Everyone else seemed to have figured out what they wanted to be. They found their "thing" and whether they excelled in it or not they had something to call themselves. As for me I had ideas, dreams, multiple interests and no focus point. Up until listening to that podcast I didn't know that what I was was something to embrace and not something to be ashamed of. Up until that podcast I didn't know there was a word for what I was, a multipotentialite.

I didn't even know that was a word so I immediately went to my when-in-doubt-place Google to look it up. As I read site after site I thought "Wait! That's so me." It was an "aha!" moment for me. I had always been interested in a lot of things at the same time, I just didn't have a word for it. Well, actually I thought the word sounded way better than what I thought of myself, one confused gyal, which was an IG account I had briefly (that's a long story). I realized in that moment that although I felt like a confused and misguided individual that is not what I am. Thank goodness!

When I discovered the M word my interest was piqued and I dug even deeper. I wanted to understand the concept before fully claiming it as my identity so I looked up the definition and I read websites like puttylike.com, a space just for multipotentialities and then I came across that life-changer Tedtalk (see video below) by Emilie Wapnick. As I listened to Wapnic my identity was cemented and everything just got clearer. All the struggles she shared resonated with me and as I listened to the very end I felt this sense of pride. I no longer felt confused, I felt relieved. I was relieved to know that I had an identity, that what I was is a actually a super power, a gift. I felt proud of the many parts of me. Instead of "Hi I'm Kay Free and I like" followed by an endless list of things, I can now say "I'm a multipotentialite" and that covers a lot of things.

But then I thought to myself what if someone else feels the way I used to? How can I help another multipod? Well, this is why this website now exists. I want to help other multipods embrace who they are and learn ways to manage all of their moving parts. What if you don't know your are a multipod well this is a place for you too. If you want to find out your thing or (things lol) is, well join me on this journey and let's discover that together.

Perhaps you have made it to the end of this post and you are feeling that same relief I experienced a few months ago. You are not confused, you are gifted. So make this affirmation with me, I am a multipotentialite and the world needs me.

xoxo

Kay Free

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