14th May - Jake of all Trades



... Master of none? Or master of most? The answer, in all honesty, is master of some. I sat down yesterday and had a think about all the life experience I'd accrued over time, particularly since the age of employment when I turned 16 years old. In that time, I've been a Checkout Operator, Barman, Store Manager, Barista, Wedding Caterer, Hotel Porter, Waiter, Tax Auditor, Chef, Clinical Trialist, Salesman, Cloakroom Attendant, Proof Reader, Sub-Editor, Journalist, Banker, Writer, Travel Agent, Copywriter, Freelancer, Influencer, DJ, Event Manager, Record Label Assistant, CEO, YouTuber, Marketing Executive, Artist Manager, Lecturer, Social Media Manager, Blogger, PR Guru, Playlist Curator, Fundraiser, Comedian, Promoter, Poet. Did I miss anything?

My point being, the reason I've managed to become so knowledgable across a wide range of subjects and topics in life, is through that exact experience. You see, life is like a sponge. The more you manage to soak in, the more you're then able to drip back out to people. But the only thing which can bring you wisdom is experience in all shapes and forms, whether good or bad. I can't tell you how much I hated banking. A slip of a letter in that last sentence, btw, and the whole thing is different. But I'd sit around for long periods, bored as I could possibly be, talking to people about numbers. The same with tax audit work. How can you get excited about numbers?!




Numbers have no meaning, no soul. They're digits. Usually processed by robots, and it's a cold and robotic form of profession. Whereas words have so much meaning, so much emphasis. If I say to you, "I really adore you", that has an impact on your soul, on your brain. If I say to you, "Two hundred and seventy four, squared", that has no human emotive purpose. It doesn't make you feel anything. I fully understand that some people feel about words, how I feel about numbers. It doesn't make either or us right or wrong. But imagine I took a job as a banker at the age of 16 and never tried anything else. How would I have ever discovered what my true calling in life was/is? 

The more you try things, the more you'll have opinions on them. Never be afraid to amass as much experience as you can, across every sector. When you go to a restaurant, don't order the same thing on the menu every time, try the mussels, try the lobster. Maybe you'll hate it. But at least you'll know for future. Maybe, though, you'll love it. Likewise, with holiday destinations, or music, give new things a chance. I always refer back to the idea that the first time you listened to your favourite artist, whether that's Kanye or Coldplay or Doja Cat or Avicii, you didn't know at that point, they were your favourite. But you had to give them that initial chance to begin with. In a world filled with so many options across our internet... 




... Be a 'Jake' of all trades. (Master of some). 


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