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meone judges the variety of what you do. Here is the move.
You smile and say, “Did you know there is a name for that? It is polymath.”
That is the whole shift. Not a defense, not a justification. A word that turns the thing you have apologized for into the thing you claim.
Most of the shame, blame, and guilt you carry about being diversified was handed to you by people who only had one word for it. They were not being cruel. They had never been around anyone who lives across this many worlds, so they reached for the only word they had. Scattered.
You spent a lifetime growing yourself and staying agile in a world that keeps changing. That is not something to explain away. That is the strength. The only real mistake is not using it.
What would change if you introduced your range as an asset instead of apologizing for it?
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And I want you, as you write this paper, to release any shame, blame, and guilt that you have for the fact that you are that diversified, that you have spent your lifetime growing yourself, expanding your wisdom, making yourself that invaluable for a world that is ever-evolving and ever-changing.
And this ability to be that agile and to explore new things and to bring all that back together is an incredible gift and opportunity for you. And if you’re not tapping into that, I’d highly recommend that you do, and learn how to use it more as a strength for yourself.