Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None

We’ve all heard the saying, “Jack of all trades, master of none”. It implies that by trying to learn many things, you give up mastering any of them. And that’s what I want to talk about today. It’s good to be well rounded; trust me, the more knowledge we can gain about anything and everything, the better. However; when focusing on a career path, most of us choose one degree at a time. If later on we opt to keep studying, we pick up another. You may say, no wait, I know of people who graduated with two degrees. That is true and actually happened to me; I double- majored as I’m sure others have too and let me tell you,  it is hard work! Those who have done it can say it took A LOT of hard work and focus; and in many cases, both majors usually complement each other. However; for the most part, we generally just tend to focus on one field of expertise. We do this because all of our focus and attention deserves to be directed to a specific area. If you want to be the best doctor in your field; you can’t focus on engineering, accounting, Computer IT  or psychology ALL at the same time. You’re not going to be the very best that you can be because you will be too busy focusing on other things and not the main thing. Make sense?

Same goes with life, some people want to be in every single thing they can get their hands on without first mastering one yet. And I get it, we all want the experience, or we want to better ourselves but we must never lose sight of the direction we are going in life. We can get easily side-tracked with so many options that present itself to us as an opportunity, which then leaves our real passion or purpose unattended. Side note: Not every opportunity is a good fit for you-at the time. So, be conscious and choose wisely! Commit to the things that will help you grow and will propel you to do bigger and better things within your wheelhouse, your sweet spot, your calling, your purpose. If you’re called to be a speaker, why not invest your time (and money) in resources that will help you in that area. If your passion is to be a business owner, invest in learning the ins and outs of what it takes to build a business from the ground up. Don’t focus your time or energy on things that will not edify your business endeavors. Am I saying you can’t have a hobby or we can't spend time doing something other than our purpose or calling? Of course not, there's a time for everything, just make sure to invest the majority of your time in your purpose. Remember that the more time you invest in your craft; the better you will be at it. Preparation is imperative in anything we do in life. I can just hear my husband saying this, “Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance.” And it’s true.

So many times, we become jack of all trades (we are business doctors that sell real estate and bankers who give out the loans to contractors because we also build houses, while we have a daycare and a music studio, we are also attorneys and judges, and cops, and writers, and speakers, and preachers, and pastors, and artists, poets, and singers, producers and nurses and hairstylist, designers, photographer, fitness trainer, sales, ice-cream truck drivers and every other occupation in the book. We are all of that and if we see someone else doing something tomorrow, we jump on the wagon and become that too. We want to be all of the above in fear of missing out on the next big thing, not realizing that we indeed are missing the BIG THING- God's intended plan for our lives. 

Ask yourself today, where is God leading me? What has He asked me to do? Where has He asked me to go? Might it be perhaps that you are seeking after your own heart’s desire and not God’s? He has placed a dream in your heart, it’s His dream and if you focus on what He wants you to become, you can eliminate all the excess clutter that want to invade your space. Focus on one thing, master it and be great at it. Then focus on another thing, master it and be great at it. Take the time to learn and cultivate that gift. Don’t focus on 50 things because you won’t master any of it, you may be good at them but you won’t be great. And whatever you do in life and for God, do it great because He is the giver of your talents and He deserves nothing but the very best from you.

Be Encouraged, Be Blessed!

Landy Perez-Feliciano ♥