Hey Multipotentialites! Aren’t you tired of people explaining your so-called wasted potential?

It’s like the concept of “whiter than white.” Among all the unique individuals out there, you’re being told everywhere that you’re somehow even more unique.

In personal development or career transitions, we agree that the foundational message is: You are unique! And rightfully so... we all are.

But there’s a kind of creative blur when it comes to defining multipotentiality, which conveniently allows for the creation of offers marketed to make everyone feel included.

There’s no precise theoretical basis. Essentially, according to its creator, multipotentialites are “people with lots of passions and creative interests.” Cool, but it’s a catch-all definition.

Now that so many people feel they fit into this category, what are we witnessing?

A drift in training programs, because the “right way” to save a multipotentialite is to allow them to combine everything they care about.
But who decided this?
Worse still, if it doesn’t work, are we talking about falling into an abyss of despair?

Here lies a dangerous confusion between “what I am” and “what I should want.”

Observation 1:

I have lots of passions, and I love them.

Observation 2:

Oh, someone tells me I’m a multipotentialite. Really? Cool!

Situation:

I’m bored in my job.

Conclusion:

I’m told it’s normal because I’m “multi,” and the solution is to find a way to combine everything.

But here’s the problem: this idea was thought up for you based on almost nothing.

I have an issue with the narrative of “You are, and therefore you must…”—it feels invasive, even aggressive. This kind of influence creeps into everything:

• “You have an extraordinary, untapped potential…”
• “You’re so lucky to have so many passions…”

And the worst one:

• “You have everything it takes, but you’re doing nothing with it—it’s frustrating. If only you could channel it all!”

Really? Untapped? From whose perspective? Why is it even considered a “gift”?

When it comes to frustration, everyone will identify with this narrative depending on their personal situation.

The reality of the concept

Based on its current state, you could take almost any human who, through life’s circumstances, ends up with multiple interests they’ve invested in to develop skills and—bam!—you have a multipotentialite.

Making people believe and reinforcing this label, only to guilt-trip them for not doing enough with it, or for not even realizing it was a “problem” to begin with, is shameful. It makes me angry.

And those who claim they want to help often base their solutions on the simplistic idea that your hobbies or passions will dictate your life choices (and they usually mention this outright).

This kind of narrative is reductive and painfully narrow-minded.

Multipotentialites and career transitions

Multipotentialites, like anyone else, face choices in their transitions. And like all choices, these decisions exist within a broader system—a context that includes personality traits, a range of skills, and many other factors.

Let’s stop pretending that multipotentiality is a “problem” to solve and acknowledge that choices are about much more than hobbies or labels.