Should You Be a Jack of All Trades?

Summary

• I believe it's important to decide whether to specialize deeply or to broaden your skillset.
• My approach is to go wide and acquire a range of skills rather than specializing.
• Alex prefers to go deep, becoming highly skilled in one particular area, surpassing my proficiency in any single skill.
• My exposure to Alex's deep expertise has improved my abilities in that area, and vice versa.
• For example, I could teach a marketing master class, but there's no need when Alex can do it since that's his area of deep knowledge.
• Similarly, Alex could lead a master class in leadership, but he entrusts me to handle that with the team because I excel in it.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest figuring out if you want to be a jack-of-all-trades or a master of one. If you like to know a little about a lot, try learning different skills related to your business or personal growth incrementally. This doesn’t mean spending a lot of time or money on each one; just get a good enough understanding to be competent.

Now, if you're like Alex and want to go deep, pick one area you love and dive in. Invest your time to learn everything about it. You might not know much about other things, but you'll be super good at this one.

Here's a tip: if you have a friend or partner who's an expert at something you’re not, learn from them. It's like having a free class. Your skills will get better just by being around their expertise. It's a win-win!

So, about teaching others, only do it if you're the best person for the job. Like, I would totally run a leadership class because that’s my thing. But for marketing? I’ll pass it over to Alex. It saves time and makes sure the team learns from the best.

Remember, it's not about how much you do, but doing what makes the most impact. Focus on your strengths or build upon them, and share the responsibilities with others who have different skills. This way, you grow, save time, and everyone gets the best learning experience.

Quotes by Leila Hormozi

"Do you want to go very deep and be an expert at a certain thing or do you want to go wide and I go wide"

– Leila Hormozi

"Alex goes deep"

– Leila Hormozi

"I'm literally going to get really good at this one thing"

– Leila Hormozi

"We've both become better at the thing the other person is good at because we're around each other"

– Leila Hormozi

"I could probably teach a marketing master class right but why bother Alex is here"

– Leila Hormozi

Full Transcript

do you want to go very deep and be an expert at a certain thing or do you want to go wide and I go wide Alex goes deep I'm literally going to get really good at this one thing which actually allows him to be better at that one skill than I am at all the skills because I spend less time on each one individually we've both become better at the thing the other person is good at because we're around each other like I could probably teach a marketing master class right but why bother Alex is here you know what I mean he can teach a leadership master class but when it comes to doing that with the team he's like no you're good you go do it