I'm a software developer by trade, but for the last 2 years I've been studying with the focus of becoming an organisation director / coach with the ultimate goal of a consultant in the next few years.
So I need to learn a whole range of tools to be decent in such a position - facilitation, psychology, therapy techniques (not therapy though!), communication, public speaking (which I hate). Few people in software have these skillsets so I'm trying to attack a niche and hopefully make a decent living off it in the future.
I agree with what you say regarding releasing all the other stuff. Two things happened to me:
1) I started a family. Now I don't have the luxury of spending my evenings procrastinating on youtube and half-reading books. I have hard constraints of time and energy and need to be very deliberate with my time.
2) Focus on everything = Focus on nothing. I am the breadwinner in my family and want the best environment for them to flourish. This means earning a decent amount in a job I (hopefully) enjoy that have potential to grow in the future. If I don't focus on 1-2 key areas in my life everyday, I see they do not improve nor progress.
Prior to having a family, I knew and understood the points above. But the constraints and responsibilities now means I no longer have the luxury of waiting around to get to it tomorrow.
I totally agree that constraints help us, in fact it seems like people with families are more productive than me because they need to focus otherwise the goal will always be illusive.
Also I think the skills you outlined above are much more transferrable. Even things like writing, communicaiton, public speaking, relationship building will get you really far and are applicable in almost every field.
I kind of chosen the opposite, coming from tech sales - trying to focus on learning to build!
So I need to learn a whole range of tools to be decent in such a position - facilitation, psychology, therapy techniques (not therapy though!), communication, public speaking (which I hate). Few people in software have these skillsets so I'm trying to attack a niche and hopefully make a decent living off it in the future.
I agree with what you say regarding releasing all the other stuff. Two things happened to me:
1) I started a family. Now I don't have the luxury of spending my evenings procrastinating on youtube and half-reading books. I have hard constraints of time and energy and need to be very deliberate with my time.
2) Focus on everything = Focus on nothing. I am the breadwinner in my family and want the best environment for them to flourish. This means earning a decent amount in a job I (hopefully) enjoy that have potential to grow in the future. If I don't focus on 1-2 key areas in my life everyday, I see they do not improve nor progress.
Prior to having a family, I knew and understood the points above. But the constraints and responsibilities now means I no longer have the luxury of waiting around to get to it tomorrow.