# Why some of us don't have one true calling

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxBend
- Speaker: Emilie Wapnick
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/emilie_wapnick_why_some_of_us_don_t_have_one_true_calling)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What do you want to be when you grow up? Well, if you're not sure you want to do just one thing for the rest of your life, you're not alone. In this illuminating talk, writer and artist Emilie Wapnick describes the kind of people they call "multipotentialites" -- who have a range of interests and jobs over one lifetime. Are you one?

## Lectures

1. [Why some of us don't have one true calling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/emilie_wapnick_why_some_of_us_don_t_have_one_true_calling/c2b01113f1ae), 13 min (TED's player)