What do you want to be when you grow up?. It is the question that everyone heard when they were a kid. For me, the answer was “programmer” since I was in middle school. In this video Emilie Wapnick describes a kind of people whose answer to that question is not that simple.
Questions:
- Do you remember what you wanted to be when you were a child?
- Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
- Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
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Answering the second question, I don’t see anything against the fact of asking such a question. Actually some answers might be really interesting and the question can make a child just start thinking about what they really like doing. However, expecting them to know the answer is quite naive. Even if a child tells you, they probably just tell you anything they feel at that moment and if you’d asked them the next day, the answer could be completely different because of a cartoon they had just watched. This is why I think it is ok to ask, but do not be so naive to think that the answer would be anything serious.
I absolutely consider myself a multipotentialite. Since I was a child I have always liked drawing but I’ve never been a true artist. I have always loved travelling but I have never been brave enough to go somewhere alone. I have always liked english but I’ve never felt like I could learn it so well to teach others. I have also loved maths but was scared that some maths problems might be too hard to solve. I feel like there are so many things I could be really great in if only I decided to choose one as my true calling and focus on it. Unfortunately, I have never done it.
I remember the vision of becoming a tech guy - somebody involved in working, experimenting with, or inventing technological stuff - kind of hung around in my head. As a child, each day I wanted to be someone different, like a medical doctor, dentist, scientist, car mechanic, rally driver, guitar player, performing artist, and so on. But those faded with time. So I can fairly say, being a programmer is a dream came true.
My parents always wanted me to be a medical doctor, dentist, and alike. That was not what I wanted and being in a biochemistry class in high school was a struggle for me. In the end, I chose a different path and everyone (myself and my parents) are happy and glad I made that choice. The outcome might not be that nice in other people's situations. I believe that, to some extent, children should be encouraged to seek their interests and the direction they wish to go.
As for my multipotentiality, I still want to do many other things apart from my work. Unfortunately, I don't have time and other means to do other stuff. Maybe then I will find my "truer" calling - I very much like my current occupation.
Also for a short period of time, I wanted to be a translator from English but that was only because English was the only subject I liked at school at that point so going to linguistic university seemed like the only right thing to do.
2. I think asking the question is ok but expecting them to know the answer straight away is super wrong. I can say it from my personal experience as in school I was really struggling to choose which university should I apply to. I remember I didn't like most of the subjects and the ones I liked, I didn't like enough to connect my career with.
But asking kids this question might be actually great as it might motivate them to look into all the different professions that exist in this world(I'm sure there are so many different ones that I'm aware only of about 1/3 of them). That might be helpful for the younger people to choose who they want to be as they might find that one job they will fall in love with.
3. I think I do. I'm interested in quite a few topics. I have no interest in becoming a professional in any of them but those are just things that make me happy or like hobbies for me.
2. I think that it is worth arousing interest in children in various areas. On the other hand, it seems to me that pressing young people to know what they want to do in the future may do more harm than good. This can make the young even more torn and indecisive. First of all, young people should be supported and they should build awareness of their strengths. Parents, school and society should play a major role in this.
3. I think I have proven myself in my life that I am able to learn many different things from many different fields. It is a matter of time. It seems to me that for truly talented people, things come much easier than for others. My situation is a bit complicated because I am drawn to one industry, but I am aware that I do better in others.
Later, during elementary school, I wished to be a journalist. Especially the one who may travel around the world and show inspiring story. The vision of traveling, getting to know other Cities, towns, villages and every parts of countries, sometimes very different than ours European ones. Meeting various of people, seeing their everyday lives, being in touch with them, seeing their duties and problems. Sometimes involve myself in their fight of better lives. Isn’t that sounds great?
Actually now after recalling this idea I miss this. It’s a shame that I am very bad at writing. But I am good at telling stories by images/movies, so not all of it is lost ;)
The idea about became a graphic designer came to my mind during high school. I was in class specializing in math and information technology. So for a long time I were focused to became IT student, similar as my Dad and siblings. But haply I changed my mind and decide to follow my interests.
2. I think the question “ Who do you want to be in future?” isn’t bad. It may encourage child to start thinking about its favourite activities and developing its skills. This concrete question isn’t bad if adults doesn’t put pressure on a kid. It is important to explain that we can became whoever we want, and as was said in the video, we can do more than one thing. If we are good at math and IT staff, it isn’t said that we can’t became an artist like movie maker or animator. One skill doesn’t exclude the other. But for sure we can’t expect a child to know exactly who he/she want to be in a future.
3. I consider myself as a multipotentialite. I get intrusted in a lot of things from science to art. I got those features which was counted in the video:
- idea synthesis- I use my scientist knowledge to my animation projects, for example, now I make a video to Jimmy Hendrix’s song Purple haze compering videos of changing/moving tissues referring to the body changes after using drugs,
- rapid learning- if I become interested in some subject, I immerse in topic till exhaust the subject, for example recently for a month I am fully interested in human body from medical angle and now I am finishing second book about surgery history,
- adaptability- I worked at coffee shop, as a graphic designer, as a valleyball trainer and I regularly work witch children in Future Academy from 2 years, and I love/loved to do all this stuff.
I didn't have specific dreams about my future job. Unfortunately, the path of my career hasn't been clear since I remember.
Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
I think it is important to ask this question and take the answers seriously.
It is beneficial for two reasons. It may be thought-provoking for the child and he or she may draw some interesting conclusions about themselves. The other reason is that we as the parents are able to get to know our own children. How do they perceive the future.
Do you consider yourself a multipotentiality? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I don't like to label myself in this way. The thing that is the most important for me is to find limits of my potential and be a good person. This approach allows me to be happy wherever I find my self. It is my true- calling and multipotentiality as well. :)
Yes, in childhood, I had a dream to become a famous fashion designer. I loved (maybe till now) making different crafts. I liked to sculpt, glue, cut something, drawing. One day I decided to make a fashion catalogue, where I drew models in extravagant and sometimes crazy outfits. 😅 Also, I have written a price under each clothe.
But over time, my desire calmed down. And already, as a teenager, I did not know who I wanted to become.
2.Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
I think it is okay to ask young people that question in order to make them think and dream about their future profession. If it is a child, an answer can even make you smile (for example, my little sister in the age of 5 answered that she wanted to be grocery packer just because it is easy). But we should not expect them to know the exact answer to this question. Often adults are not sure of their choice in life.
3.Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I can not answer exactly if I am a multipotentialite. I can say that I like the area in which I study and intend to work, but I have not decided on a specific direction. After school, I went to Economics University and got a bachelor degree. But economics was sooo boring for me that I decided to go to the Computer Academy while studying at university and then entered the magistracy in IT. At school, I loved mathematics because I did homework very quickly and did not have to learn by rote, it was enough to understand in the lesson. Maybe it also was the reason why I like programming more than economics with its theory.
2. I think it is ok. Children love to dream. If the goal is instilled in the child, it can achieve a lot. In my opinion it is beautiful in children that they are so sincere. Often, if we ask children and guide them a bit, they will make their dreams come true. They must always be told that they will manage to do whatever they want and build it, and then such a young person will be a valuable person who will know what he wants in life.
3.I think I have something of a person like that, but I don't feel perfect at all. I try to understand many things and orient myself in the world. Of course with common sense. I am still looking for my hobby, but I think it won't be long.
I don't think it's smart to expect precise answers about as big life choices as career path from young people. I guess it's good to have at least some reasonable plans, plan b included, but most of young people are not set on one or even to paths to follow.
About multipotentialite, I'll immodestly say that I am one. I like to program for hours alone, but on the other hand I like to teach people stuff (mostly programming, but it's not the point). I think that everyone has more than one talent.
2. It's okay to ask them, because judging by myself, I didn't really want to ask this question to myself. Today it's really hard to choose the carrier because of the wast possibilities. Asking this question should invoke thoughts in a young person. But you shouldn't expect the straight answer. What you should do is to ask more questions to help a junior understand himself.
3. I don't really think that programming is my true calling. At least not a traditional one. What I pursue now - is Machine Learning. It somehow more relatable to me, because of the fact that it's still a niche and AI only starts to show it's real potential. My father always told me that there is only two kinds of work in the world. First one is repetitive, everyone can do this. The other one is creative. I hope I will unleash my creativity at some point.
My big dream, when I was 7 years old, was becoming an archaeologist! It was because I read a book called “A Wszystko przez faraona” by Jacek Dubois. It was a crazy story about mystery, ancient Egypt, and gangsters. For a long time, I used to researching everything connected with the ancient world. My passion ended when one mean friend laughed at me and said “Why I would want to dig in the dirt looking for some old stuff” when I mentioned my plans. When I was in primary school I was obsessed with fashion and thought seriously about my career in this field. During high school, I continued to learn sewing. However, the whole fashion industry seems to be shallow for me and exploitative.
2.Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
I think it’s okay as long as you do not push too hard. I observed in my family that people who are close to us demand the answer.
3.Do you consider yourself a multipotentiality? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I would consider myself multipotentiality. I like art in general but I have never specialized in one field. I like to mix technics and experiment.
I think it is important to ask kids what they dream of. It makes us who we are and the sooner the child thinks about their future, the sooner they’ll go on the right track. I believe some people can be good at many things, and I think it’s really crucial to have more than one specific skill, it’s easier then to for ex. find a job in troubling times. Nevertheless, I’d never, ever force a child to pick up on a hobby or learning a skill that DOESN’T interest them at all. And I think that parents that force future jobs and interests on their children are making a huge mistake. That person has a great chance of being unhappy till the end of their days.
I think I am good at more than just one thing and I believe I’d find myself in a troubling situation of changing my career path. My true calling sure is art, creating – not just painting or just 3D modelling, I’m just in love with creation process. Whether it’s 2D or 3D, knitting, crocheting or sculpting. But I also love driving, I’ve never stopped loving cars, since I was a little girl. I still want to make a driver’s license for buses (trucks might be too much for a skinny girl with back problems) when I finish college. I might never use it, but I’d like to try it. And I also think I’m not that bad at singing, but definitely too shy to go in front of an audience.
Yes, I wanted to be an astronomer. The cosmos was always something that has fascinated me and as a child I wanted to pursue a career of discovering it's mysteries.
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I think it's okay to do so, but we shouldn't put too much preassure on those kids so that they must pursue their path at all cost, childhood should be a stressfree period where the kids have fun.
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Regarding my true calling I tend to enjoy programming as of this stage I'm right now in life but it might be something different in the future, so I don't really belive in a true calling
2. I think there is nothing wrong with asking them about it. It allows us to see their first interests in their young life. And it is very important for us to give them good opportunity and environment to develop their skills around fields they are interested in. But to be honest instead of asking "who you want to be when you grow up" I personally prefer to ask "What you want to do when you grow up" because it does not suggest that theu have to limit themselves just to one thing.
3. I would call myself a multipotentialite because right now I am focused on self-improvement so much because I just simply like it. And I started learning many new fields recently, that are not related to each other at all. My one and only limit is time (and maybe a bit money). I am an IT student, back to skateboarding after six months break, practising MMA, learning piano and violin, started taking singing classes, joined a theatre group, attend dancing classes in street dance and also ballroom dance. I love all those things and it would be hard for me just to choose one.
I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but I think I wanted to be a racing driver or a mountain biker. I'm convinced that there were many of these ideas, but what is interesting, they weren't ideas like a cosmonaut, but more realistic ones that I could actually implement in my adult life. In a way, I became a mountain biker. Maybe I do not participate in the competition, but my passion remains and I spend every free moment on the bike.
Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
I think you can ask young people who they would like to become in the future without expecting an answer. It seems to me that from an early age we should arouse curiosity and ambition in children. Therefore, I believe that these are good questions that help shape a young human who has a chance to find out beforehand who he wants to become. It may turn out that then we will educate a young man into a person with many interests who will become an inventor, as it was presented in the video.
Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I'm pretty sure I'm multipotentialite. I have many minor interests to which I am devoted, but also a few larger ones. As a result, I'm a bit less active as a computer science student and I didn't become a programmer as quickly as some of my colleagues. Fortunately, I was able to find my first job in the IT industry. Because I'm multipotentialite, I guess that it isn't a lifetime job, but only a transition period to someday enter a completely different industry and combine the knowledge acquired earlier with the current requirements.
That's interesting topic. I had a lot of interests. I remember I was interested in consttrution, high buldings. I was really interested in constructing skyscrapers and I thought I will be constructor. However when I was in high school I have read a book about cryptography and I have learned about Turing and other great scientist and it made me turn into programming. I thought I will be cryptographer or will work on Information security because it becomes very popular and there was a lot of action movies about hacking and other fantasy.
Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
I think it is okay but as for me better to talk with about current demand and about their interests.Probably it makes them think about their future and they will plan more or less their future.
Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I think I am multipotentialite, I don't think I will coding or programming all my life. I wanna try myself in different fields of IT. I don't want to concentrate my attention on one thing. Life is full of so many interesting things especially IT there are variety of everything
I don't think that asking young people what do they want to do in their life is a bad thing generally. Our hobbies and passions develop gradually, so checking on what they want to pursue I would see as just caring for them, but I wouldn't get too attached to the answer they might give. With advanced technologies, new careers are constantly emerging and some fade into the past, so it's also hard for young people to foresee what would be a good choice for them.
I guess I would consider myself as a multipotentialite, though I have a hard time pronouncing it. The careers that I've mentioned are only a fraction of jobs I would see myself doing if I wasn't a programmer, and I still try to pursue my childhood dreams not only as a career path.
As a child, I had a long list of professions. They varied from a vet to a bank car driver. I haven’t worried who I would become for a continued moment. I truly was enjoying my childhood and thoughts about my future simply didn’t bother me. I was sure, that one day I would definitely become someone.
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In general, it’s okay to ask young people questions. I know some grownups believe that this question can cause aggression or frustration from young people. The truth is, that one does not develop in a comfort zone. This question should not be considered as an exam because youth of the young people gives them opportunity to change their minds fast. It means that young people usually don’t have to consult with their family about changing work or university. If you are young, you usually don’t have anything and own nothing. It gives you certain freedom in taking decisions.
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I consider myself as a multipotentialite in a narrow range of fields. Sometimes it’s not easily noticeable how huge only “creative” field is. Even if you choose to draw till the end of your life and nothing else, there are so many ways to fulfil this chose. The same thing happens with all the activities inside creative field. My fields of interest which include my “true calling” are design, languages, art, culture.
I think it’s okay to ask young people about it as long as you ensure them that it is fine to not know yet. It is a good way to get to know someone to hear about their plans for the future, but we must understand that not everyone is sure about it. Some young people might know the answer, some might know and change their mind later, and some might still looking for what they like.
I don’t know if I would consider myself a multipotential, but also I haven’t found my true calling. I think I’m still finding out what I like to do and what I don’t. I’m still learning about myself and I like it so I don’t rush things. I don’t feel like I need to know for sure what is my true calling yet.
I think that you can ask this question to young people to make them think, but only a small group will be able to answer. Very rarely do we know what we want to do for the rest of our lives in the young age.
I don't really know what my potential is, I think I'm discovering it all the time. It all depends on our experience and whether we have already found what we want. I hope that one day I will find my way.
Yes, I remember that when I was a child I dreamed of becoming a scientist. I grew up watching Discovery Channel, my favourite show was “MythBusters”. And also I was a totally realistic kid, when my friends of the same age told me that they want to become a princess or a superhero I answered that it is not a profession.
2. Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
Yes, I think it’s totally normal to ask. But you shouldn’t expect that small child will give you an exact answer. For me that question helps young people to understand that they won't be a child all the time and one day they had to decide about their future.
3. Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
When I was a child I had many interests. I was into playing piano, painting, math, science and hand made. But at an older age I understood that one thing I really like is drawing. So I started to think, how this interest can become my profession. When I was 12 years old, I started to play Sims 3. I created poses in Blender, and I used Photoshop and Vegas Pro to create beautiful shots and short videos from the game. Also in high school we learned how to create websites, I had a best project, so i decided to become a graphic designer. Now I have many interests, but there are no things I like more than graphic design.
I do remember that. I had so many vocations calling me! There was a time i wanted to be a firefighter. Rescuing poor little kittens from the trees and scared dogs from burning building. The other time i thought i could be librarian so i could read all the books i want and getting paid for that! Ewentually i even wanted to be a spider-man yet it's not a real job and was just a pure fantasy when i was a kid.
2. Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
It's okey to ask people these questions but not to pressure them to anserw them. A lot of people don't know what they want to do. I don't even know what i want to do. I went into programming and i'm enjoying it, yet i'm aiming to become kotlin/android developer, yet i work as web developer. Mostly coz of pandemic and i wanted to find something nearby where i live
3. Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
Oh, i partailly answered that in previus question but it's okey! I kinda am multipotentialite as you called it. But i also don't have time to be the best in everything or even be okey'ish at everything. We have to choose some things and focus on them in order to achieve something in defferent fields. Not too many of them of course!
When i was child mostly i wanted to be a proffessional football player. I think it is quite popular in young age or at least it was. When i was groving it was chaning few times and probably this will evolve few more times but every choice marks the path to next one. :)
2. Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
It is just a question but in my opinion no one should expect knowing the answer. Young people should explore their passions and find what they truly want to do in a future.
3. Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I didn't think too much about it before but i think i am multipotentialite. I like a lot of things to do and i can't imagine myself to work in one place for a 10 years or more.
When I was a child, adults asked me the following question:
"Who would you like to be when you grow up?"
I remember answering this question several times. The answer was different each time. I once said that I wanted to be a footballer because I really liked playing football with my friends. And once I said a firefighter, sometimes a policeman. I don't remember where these ideas came from, maybe I was multipotentialite. The different answers were not caused by boredom. I think it was because it was something new that I didn't know how cool it was.
2. Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
Yes, I don't think there's anything wrong with that question. This question develops children's imagination and perhaps causes more interest in different fields. And just like in the movie, this question is great if there is a costume party coming up then we know what we can wear our child with. However, if he has more interests or ideas about who he may be in the future, we shouldn't limit him.
3. Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I have many interests, but at the moment my future is related to programming. It is a very broad field and requires knowledge from various areas. Therefore, as a programmer, I do not limit myself to one profession.
When I was a child, I couldn’t decide who I wanted to be in the future. I had been changing my mind literally every week. It all started with the desire to be a policewoman, then a firefighter. Then I changed my mind and for a long period of time, I wanted to work in a bank and serve clients. To this day, my dream job is to become a prosecutor - unfortunately, I wasn’t good at humanities and I decided to study cryptology and cybersecurity.
2. Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
I think this question stimulates children's imaginations, so for me, it is okay to ask them. Of course, I wouldn't expect any answer that would match the future. However, I find it a bit early to choose extended subjects in the first year of high school. I didn't know what I would like to study and I chose the wrong subjects.
3. Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I totally do not consider myself a multipotentialite. I think I haven't found my true calling yet.
I think it shouldn't be spontaneous to ask children about their future career path. A lot depends on the character of the child. If he or she is shy and anxious about making any decisions, it won’t be good for them to ask such questions. On the other hand, if a child is curious about the world and full of ideas, it might be worthwhile to direct them somehow. Asking about a profession will certainly help parents choose additional activities that may one day help in fulfilling their child's dreams.
Without a doubt I’m a multipotentialite person. The material presented in the video didn’t help me discover this, I’ve known that for a long time. While watching, I knew perfectly well what the speaker meant. Having a lot of hobbies, boredom after some time, but still willingness to "get to the end".
As i child i couldn't decide about who i wanted to be in the future, it changed on week to week basis. My plans for the future were dependant on a movie I've seen recently, or a book that I've been reading. I wanted to be a doctor, an archeologist (as a kid I loved movies about Indiana Jones), a pilot, and the list just goes on and on.
2. Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
Actually, I don't think it's okay to expect anyone to know the answer, regardless of age. It's an incredibly hard question, and you just can expect people to know why some of us don't know what they want to do with their lifes.
3. Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I don't consider myself multipotentialite. In fact, I don't believe I've found my "true calling" yet, although I think I'm getting there.
I remember quite clearly, some of them were quite funny. As a child, it is easy to think about career paths in idealised way without knowing the exact hardships that follow and changed your mind few times too :)
2. Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
I believe it's okay to ask any question, but without expectation towards what the answer should be and no judgment following. Many young people need more confidence in what direction they are taking. Everyone's life follows different paths and sometimes it suddenly changes as well.
3. Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I would say I'm not a multipotentialite person, the term is very interesting though. When I'm interested in something, I get quite absorbed in it, but it's difficult for me to keep on focusing on other things as well with same intensity. I would say my focus gets relocated from one thing to another. I always need to have one main project or hobby or task :)
I can easily say that I was a very creative child. I would change my "future desires" each day! I do remember some of them, ones that somehow "sticked" with me. My one, and I would say, the biggest childhood dream was to become a professional singer. I wouldn't look low, like those poor celebrities on the poor magazines covers. I would look up to somebody, who is known by everyone, appreciated by most of people. Of course I was a little girl not knowing how much hard work it takes to become such a person. My another one was to become a fashion designer. But it was a little different, I wanted to make people happy and to understand their needs. Meanwhile I was drawing a lot, practising new methods and techniques, to finally realise that all I really wanted was to create something pleasant, no matter what it really was.
Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
I think that it is okay to ask, but not to expect the answer. People are developing all their lives, and I'm not talking about getting older, rather more experienced. Sometimes we can change our decision after years of commitment to it. Expecting answer on such important question from a young, and rather unexperienced person is giving them another burden, especially when we pressure them to make that decision quickly. We need to find our hobbies or interests quite fast, because when we are just a teenagers, we need to decide on our educational path. I think that a lot of people regrets the decisions they've made that time, and it is really hard to completely change your life, when it's based on your previous choices.
Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I wouldn't call myself a multipotetialite. Even though I can easily find new interests, I don't think I could be focused on a few things simultaneously. I like to put good effort in my work, so I am staying completely focused on tasks I'm performing. It's like watching few netflix series at once - I can't keep track with details, while I'm focused on few things at the same time. I don't think that I have found my true calling. For now I really like designing, I would say that it pleases me and I feel quite satisfied. But I'm not sure if this would be my "lifetime choice". I have a quite long lists of interests, so it is very likely that my current desires will change. :)
When I was a kid I always wanted to be a footballer like most of my friends. I have trained in various clubs. It was my dream when I was very little. Then I trained but I already knew that I had to do something more serious. If it succeeds, that’s fine, but you should always have an emergency exit because it’s only a sport. That's what my parents taught me. Then I wanted to become a surveyor. But the high school verified. I was sure it’s not for me. I finished geodesy, but I became interested in computer since. I wanted to be a programmer. Is this my vocation? Until today I'm not sure but for now I want to deal with it. I haven't found anything that interests me more and I can make a living out of it.
2. Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
I think the question „Who do you want to be in future?” isn’t bad as long as not to put pressure on the children. It's good if people think about who they want to become from an early age. You can pay attention to what you are good at and what you like to do. If we were good in a certain area, it isnt said we cant go the other way.
3. Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
I havent found it yet. But in my opinion if a human spends a lot of time on something what interests him, he can become a specialist in everything he does.
I remember that when I was a kid I wanted to become a vet doctor. Then I wanted to become an actress, and only after I wanted to become a book writer.
2. Do you think it’s okay to ask young people that question and expect them to know the answer?
I think it’s okay to ask, but i’m no sure if it’s okay to hide your own expectations under those questions. If you ask a child what do you want to do when you grow up, the most important thing is your reaction onto the answer. If there will be no judgement from your side, then it’s totally fine.
3. Do you consider yourself a multipotentialite? If not, then what is your “true calling”? Or maybe you haven't found it yet?
Well, the term is really interesting. I started to wonder, what is the difference between “multipotentialite” person and somebody, who just can’t concentrate on one thing, and who is afraid of mastering it. Because when you become a master in any field, people will have expectations about you. In some way, you will not have a permission to fail any more. But anyway, I think I am not sure if I am a multipotentialite person.