Multipotentiality Resources

Articles/posts, books, sites

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“Multipotentiality is the state of having many exceptional talents, any one or more of which could make for a great career for that person. Gifted children often (though of course not always) have multipotentiality. Their advanced intellectual abilities and their intense curiosity make them prime candidates for excelling in multiple areas. This can be both a blessing and a curse.”

Gifted education specialist Tamara Fisher – from post: Multipotentiality: multiple talents, multiple challenges

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Many multitalented people explore and implement a variety of interests in multiple fields. One example is Dean Kamen – an inventor, entrepreneur, and advocate for science and technology….

In her Psychology Today post Multipotentiality: When High Ability Leads to Too Many Options, Lisa Rivero notes multipotentiality can be both a blessing and a curse and “adults with multipotentiality may find themselves drifting from job to job, unable to settle in any spot long enough to know if it would satisfy over the long term, feeling that their lives and careers are a hodge-podge of failed attempts.”

But we can also view and use that “hodge-podge” positively. — From my post: Realizing multiple passions

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“Imagine having a business that allows you to focus on many of your interests and use all of your skills on a regular basis. In Renaissance Business, you’ll learn to use your multipotentiality so that instead of it being an obstacle to income, it becomes fuel for income.”

Emilie Wapnick – from post: The Renaissance Business system for the Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur

She is author of the ebook program Renaissance Business

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Books

The Gifted Adult: A Revolutionary Guide for Liberating Everyday Genius
by Mary-Elaine Jacobsen

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Enjoying the Gift of Being Uncommon: Extra Intelligent, Intense, and Effective
by Willem Kuipers

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My book: Developing Multiple Talents – The personal side of creative expression

“Part book about creativity, part compendium of useful tidbits, quotations and research, and part annotated bibliography, this is a wildly useful and highly entertaining resource.”
- Stephanie S. Tolan, fiction writer and consultant on the needs of the gifted.

“The book is kaleidoscopical, just like the subject he describes.”
- Willem Kuipers, counselor for extra intelligent people; author of the book Enjoying the Gift of Being Uncommon.

Book site with more reviews and purchase options.

Kindle edition.

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Scanners – a term used by Barbara Sher

“Unlike those people who seem to find and be satisfied with one area of interest, you’re genetically wired to be interested in many things, and that’s exactly what you’ve been trying to do.”

From article Are You a Scanner?, by Barbara Sher.

Her book: Refuse to Choose!: A Revolutionary Program for Doing Everything That You Love

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Facebook pages related to high ability / multipotentiality

SENG – Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted

Hoagies’ Gifted Education Page

Two of my pages: High Ability | TalentDevelop

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More sites

Multitalented posts on my main Talent Development Resources site.

“How To” Life Consultants – Edith Johnston, PhD – “Personal Development of Multi-talented Individuals” [website] [Facebook]

An Intense Life – a blog with multiple authors