Why dabbling isn't a bad thing
Could being a jack of all trades and master of none a good thing?
There are two ways to view this question.
The first is to view it from an overall life perspective. For example, someone who has shiny object syndrome and goes after the next opportunity after the next opportunity.
Don't be this guy.
The second is to view it from an industry perspective. Let's say you are in marketing. And you know a bit of everything but you are not a pro in any particular form of marketing. Is this a bad thing?
Recently, I met a Head of Marketing at a Internet marketing conference. She is quite well known in the digital marketing space.
I asked her what her specialization in marketing was, after so many years of practice.
She said: "I'm not that good at anything in particular."
She continued: "I think my biggest asset as a marketer is my experience of being a CEO of a startup. After founding and selling my startup, I have a much greater sense of how marketing ties into driving business growth (something many marketers don't)."
This viewpoint was enlightening. And eye opening.
Think about it, the people who are able to get hired as VP of Markeitng or even CMO has to have a grasp of most of the forms of marketing in their industry. Their job is to hire the specialist and conduct the orchestra.
But in order to that well, they must be a jack of all trades to begin with.
So the next time you find yourself left behind because you are dabbling too much within your industry, don't be.
You are actually setting yourself up nicely.
If you want to get ahead more, be a jack of all traces and master of one. Pick one thing to specialize in and test out the other forms guilt-free. You will be in good hands :)
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