Jack of all trades

I used to call myself a "Jack of all trades," I quit because of the standard error that most people hold about that quote. They continue the quote by saying, "Master of none." Well, that is not the original quote. The original citation is. Jack of all trades, master of BUT NOT ONE." People like Renaissance men, nowadays known as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael. American forefathers Jefferson, Franklin, and the like, were all skilled in a variety of subjects. It wasn't until the age of specialization tool hold in the 1950s that knowledge and technology were exploding so fast that is became impossible to keep up. The age of specialization forced one into a niche. No longer were we able to be an inch deep and a mile wide in or specialties fields, we had to be a mile deep and an inch wide. 

Specialization created many problems. No longer was one generalist able to keep up with multiple disciplines without falling behind the specialists that they were soon so far apart, the gap was impossible to bridge. 

Enter the internet. Now one can keep up with a multiple number of subjects if your brain hasn't been trapped inside the box of specialization.

Expanded knowledge is the future. Those able to grasp and process the vast and widening range of skills will survive (until the machines take over). Scott Adams, in his book, "How to Fail at Almost Anything and Still Win Big," describes the modern "Jack of all trades" as talent stacking. Read that book for a fuller explanation

. https://www.amazon.com/How-Fail-Almost-Everything-Still

I am glad that I was allowed to pursue many different careers that allowed me to exercise many different skills and skillsets and not get trapped in a narrow silo. I was too curious about too many different things.

Now the downside to all this across discipline learning is that at any given moment, you can be overwellmed. If one particular filed gets too far away from you, that catch up can be daunting. I am not saying here that I have a Ph.D. or even a bachelor's degree in multiple fields of study or skill sets. However, I am a life long learner and an avid reader.  
I am proud of having achieved a satisfactory level in the fields of business development, management, sales, marketing, I.T., social media, and mentoring/training.  

I feel I am very proficient in Theology. Although this falls into a whole other area of the modern world, it never did to the Renaissance Men or Founding Fathers. I am proud to have read throught the Bible in 40 different English translations. I understand and keep up with this area of study as if my life depends on it! My eternal destiny sure does! I am working hard to develop my Christian walk, my gentlemanly behavior, and my contribution to society as a whole. I hope to continue to grow as long as I am here on this earth. I am currently, among other things learning New Testament Greek and app programming. 

Next is to get my podcast off the ground. Now every day is exciting because every day there is something new to learn.

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