Jumping between industries & skills, I need help.

[hatzil]

In the last 2 years, I tried to work on different ventures. I jumped between software,e-commerce,textile brand,digital marketing,data security,game development,etc.

*it feels to me like people who succeed in the certain industry had a strong passion for going all-in on learning a certain technical skill, and I'm struggling to find the one I passionate about.
*all these failed ventures, caused me to fear for "wasting time" going deep into some industry and possibly quit when I actually waste time thinking instead of doing.
*my best ventures were when I was able to convince talented people to join me.

I'm starting to accept the idea that I keep learning broad but not deep technical skills is my weakness and I need to master one technical skill(even though I may quit again), or is it actually my passion that can be leveraged?

 

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[Tomekmeister]

Not everybody has to follow the same path. If you can't find a skill that you can see yourself mastering - it's OK.
Robert Kiyosaki mentioned in RDPD that his Rich Dad always preferred to know a little about everything than a lot about one thing.
Doing what he suggests, maybe you'll eventually find "the one". You will never know until you try

 

[c_morris]

*it feels to me like people who succeed in the certain industry had a strong passion for going all-in on learning a certain technical skill, and I'm struggling to find the one I passionate about.

If you haven't read the book, then do yourself a favor and do it. One of the key points is to avoid "Do what you love." Don't build a business in the golf industry just because you love to golf. Go all in on a business that will allow you to golf as much as you want once that business is successful.

You need to find your why, not your what. Why do you want to be an entrepreneur? Let your why drive your passion.

 

[hatzil]

I have read a lot of business books including TMF , but after a few hardships, I tend to forget a lot of things I learned. thanks, man, it was a very good reminder.

 

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[Mikkel]

The way I look at it, you don't need to have a particular skill(Programmer, Engineer, etc.) you just need to know the industry very well. I suggest finding one market and sticking with it. If you know your market you can maneuver your way around much easier than if you were to just enter into the market.

 

[Get Right]

In the last 2 years, I tried to work on different ventures. I jumped between software,e-commerce,textile brand,digital marketing,data security,game development,etc.

Which market was the hungriest?

 

[hatzil]

Which market was the hungriest?

good point. which was possible, no matter if he had a passion, skill or motivation on how to do it. He just HAD to find a way and do it, and that was his passion.

 

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