The Everything Podcast

Sometimes, none of the existing labels in the world quite fit. Multipassionate, generalist, jack of all trades,…

So what do you do then? You make up your own.

In this episode, Maria and I sit down with Dave Kang to talk about what he calls the octopus life, a way of living and working where you don’t need to choose one thing or niche, but allow different interests, projects, and income streams to coexist, aka your tentacles.

Here are some of the things we talked about in this episode (featuring some insights from Dave):

• How do you define an Octopus Person? He shares, “The octopus is a symbolic metaphor for people like us, multipassionate people who like to do many things.”

  “I like that it’s organic, like all the other labels are kind of scientific or psychological, but octopus is more akin to how people operate.”

• The role of tentacles: Dave says, “I first envisioned that tentacles may be equal, but in practice, I found this very difficult. In life, there are very few things equalised.”

• Transitioning from a traditional career to an octopus one.

• Marketing yourself as an octopus: “I thought it might be eye-catching, an octopus is a visually interesting creature, you don’t see these on LinkedIn very often.”

• How does money come into play?“ I used to think I needed one job that has a high salary to make a living, but now I like to take control into my own hands.”

• Investing in yourself — should we be our own personal VC?

• How does AI impact our jobs and are multipassionates the future?

• Becoming your true self: “find something that aligns with who you are and accept that you’re wired a certain way and see if you canmake a life out of being yourself.”

This episode is packed with great metaphors and useful tips to help you embrace your unique self, tentacles included.

What do you do when everything feels important, and you want to do all of the things at once?

In this episode, we’re talking about how to choose what actually matters in 2026 when you’re a multipassionate person with too many ideas and too little time.

Together with Leticia, we talk about what freedom really means as our lives and businesses evolve, how to decide which goals deserve our energy right now (and which ones can wait), and why stillness is often the first, most underrated step before making any big decisions.

If you could use some clarity for the new year, and a way forward that actually feels like yours, this episode is for you!

Here are some of the things we talked about in this episode (featuring some insight from Leticia):

• How to define freedom, how this changes when our life changes and the sacrifices we must sometimes make: “Feeling free and having the power of choice and being able to choose how I spend my time is how I define freedom right now.”

• How to decide which goals we want to work on, what’s important and what can wait: “The first thing I do is be still, meditate and pray. Take time for stillness and prioritise that moment for myself before I decide.”

• Creating systems that honour your needs and energy during the year: “I follow the 12-week system, which I have been using for 3 years, and it really works for me.”

• How to filter out the noise online and not get overwhelmed as a multipassionate creative: “So what I’ve been doing in terms of practical things is to just unfollow people. Or mute them.”

• How to evolve after hitting milestones and how to grow with your business instead of stagnating: “I don’t think it ever gets to a point that I feel like I made it because the goal post keeps moving.”

For our last episode of 2025, we didn't invite a guest, so it's just us, Maria and Kelly, having a spontaneous, fun, and hopefully very relatable chat!

Things we talk about:

• The cost of being multipassionate and having multiple interests and hobbies (all those subscriptions!)

• Showing our perfect lives online VS choosing to share the struggles and be open and honest about the messy middle.

• The overwhelm and chaos of modern life is because, let's face it, everyone is always busy, busy, busy!

• Balancing our offline and online lives.

• Things we've discovered about ourselves and how this surprised us.

• The impact of AI on the next generation and how this shapes our identity

What happens when you treat your whole life like a piece of music?

In this episode, we sit down with musician and creativity coach Katharine Rawdon to explore how she has created a life that blends classical music, multimedia art, writing, and Zen philosophy.

Things we talk about:

• Katharine's musical journey and how she found her multipassionate spirit.

• Living in Portugal for over a decade, and how it has influenced her musical path.

• Having one interest that sticks out, and how to still find time to pursue other things.

  
  

Tune in for a conversation that includes lots of musical puns, laughs and how to find harmony between all your different passions.

Check out Katharine's work at

* http://www.katharinerawdon.com/

* https://musespark111.substack.com/

* https://www.youtube.com/@katharinerawdon7398

* https://soundcloud.com/katharine-rawdon

* https://open.spotify.com/track/4PW4pbHWksbp3cEY69T4A7

Mentioned in the episode:

Stravinsky - "Petrouchka" - https://youtu.be/esD90diWZds

In this episode, we talk with multifaceted creative Jess Barker about the guilt that often comes with changing direction.

We explore the cultural pressure to stick to 'one thing', why changing your mind isn’t failing, and why saying “sorry” for pivoting is unnecessary.

Things we talk about:

• Jess's creative journey

• The pressure that comes with changing direction

• Feeling the need to justify our creative pivots

• How to embrace being a beginner in creativity

• Social media and being multipassionate

  
  

It’s a sort of permission slip for anyone changing direction and feeling the need to say sorry all the time.

Check out Jess's writing at ⁠https://jessbarker.substack.com/

In this episode, we talk with storyteller and columnist Carlos Garbiras about the messy, unexpected path that often leads to the most meaningful work.

From weird jobs to creative pivots, Carlos shares how detours can help you figure out what actually makes sense for you.

We talk about:

• How culture can shape the way we see our careers

• The odd jobs that ended up teaching him the most

• Finding joy in the process (even when things don’t go to plan)

• Building a creative identity

• Redefining what success really means

It’s a fun, honest conversation for anyone figuring it out as they go.

Check out Carlos’s work at thestoryframe.com.

Ever feel like your brain is full of ideas and you don’t know where to start—or which one to pick? Same.

In this episode, we’re talking about what it’s like to live with a mind that never stops coming up with new ideas.

From the excitement of new projects to the overwhelm of wanting to do them all, we're getting into the chaos of having too many passions and not wanting to choose.

New episodes drop every first Wednesday of the month.

Introducing The Everything Podcast by Kelly & Maria.

A podcast for creatives who do everything except pick one thing.

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