Jack

[artsangel]

Being the proverbial 'Jack of all Trades' actually sucks. It might seem nice to know that no matter what you try, you'll be good at it; but in reality in the end you just feel like 'second best

Comments

[merum]

I think people who are talented or best at something isn't necessarily gifted at that particular subject, it's just that their interest leans towards what they're considered "really good" at and they pursue it with that added interest and hone it until it's hits that level above.

[sequiro]

I looked really hard at all the things I really really loved, picked the one I was best at (and not just mediocre/good at) and concentrated on it.
Now I'm a full-time photographer and I own my own business and support myself on the income. It's really consumed my life, but I'm good at it. :P

[gala_silverstar]

I came across my one thing a bit by accident. I took a Linguistics class in school to cover a prerequisite, and found I had a knack for the stuff. Everything else I'm pretty much rubbish at. I seem to have even hit a ceiling in my Japanese Language study--which is bad considering that's what I was planning on majoring in. T_T

[khalaine]

what you become really good at, and make it your own, is what you are passionate about. Well thats what i have been told before anyway.

Find a craft and make it your own, then you are the best at it.

my two cents.
-Khalaine

[ryu_saria]

I haven't found the one thing I'm best at, and I doubt I ever will. I'm in art school, studying to be animator, which in itself has a variety of different forms. I could also go into fine art, if I felt like becoming a starving artist. On the other hand, what I want to do most is write and publish sci-fi/fantasy novels. Though I have brilliant stories, I'm don't think I'm that great at the writing itself.
I love to sing and took two years of choir class, but I'm only decent, not great. I enjoy modern dance, too, but again, it would take a lot more practice to become great at it.

I'm positive that it's quite common for people never to find their one true talent. In fact, I'm glad that if my art doesn't work out after all, I have other things to turn to.