These Are Just Three Problems Faced As a Multi-Passionate.

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Same s***, different day.

I’m a well-behaved man now so no profanity here.

Given my journey as a multi-passionate balancing a full-time job, gym, football, language learning and writing, there are lots of problem-solving elements that come with it.

At first I never embraced the problem.

I either avoided it or prolonged it to the point where I was too afraid to tackle it.

If you don’t understand the problem and have a plan to tackle it, how can you expect a solution?

I never understood that I was solving problems that others faced.

I just got tired of making the same mistakes.

Now I’m in a position where I’ve started to think about the pain points that others face.

I’m no professional, but being 1-2 steps ahead of my past self means I can help someone climb out of the trenches and avoid the mistakes old me made.

As a Muslim, I understand that there are blessings and rewards in helping others with no obligation.

The things that I do desire? It took me a while to understand that they’ll come when the time is right.

I spent two years on things that didn’t help me from a progress standpoint.

People spend years.

But you come out benefitting in some way.

Whether it’s a developed mindset, different skills or a better outlook, you come to understand what not to do after a while.

Now there are a lot of things I’ve been tackling which I’ve highlighted in my digital product write-up (coming soon so keep your eyes peeled).

As of now, I’ll keep it to the three relatable problems I've solved throughout my journey so far.

1. Feeling Overwhelmed or Not Knowing Where to Start.

Multi-passionate people often feel scattered.

With so many things they could do, they end up doing nothing consistently or jumping from one thing to the next.

I tackled this by creating structure: scheduling, prioritizing long-term over short-term hobbies, and focusing on consistency over perfection.

It took me a while to understand the simple phrase of ‘just start.’

You research, you plan and you compare to others.

After you move past that phase, you get into your own rhythm of working towards your goals.

At the start, all it takes is establishing your ‘why’ and creating small goals that are achievable periodically.

For me this was learning a few new words a day in French, a sentence that hit in Arabic and a personal best lift for bench press.

Maybe I'm only 1-2 steps ahead, but I do things with purpose now, and that means showing you and others that you don’t need the perfect conditions to start.

Skip past that fear of failing, the fear of using the wrong systems and even the fear of actually succeeding (it’s real).

I just started.

2. Struggling to Stay Consistent Without Losing Motivation.

Excitement fades.

Passion dips.

And when life gets busy, side interests get pushed aside, again and again.

Motivation sparks the initial effort, but most forget that it’s not the main aspect that fuels the fire.

The fire in you should burn bright enough that you return to your interest daily with the intention of growth and development.

I've shown that consistency is a system, not a mood.

Even when you don’t feel like it, it should be an aid to get you going.

Consistency for me isn’t hours and hours.

And it wasn’t hours and hours of work for the top 1% in their fields.

They understand that it was small habits at the start to stay consistent.

Regardless of energy.

Regardless of negativity.

Regardless of setbacks.

I've gained small amounts of traction.

And that isn’t from the effects of motivation.

It’s been through time blocking, stacking habits, and discipline with flexibility.

3. Balancing Personal Growth with a Demanding Full-Time Job

Most people believe you can’t chase multiple goals while working a 9–5.

Time feels limited.

Energy runs low.

It becomes either/or.

I'm living proof that it’s possible.

I've managed a full-time role and made space for growth.

Learning languages, training, and exploring other countries.

But don’t get it twisted; it’s something that took work and still takes work at all times.

Meetings at work, extracurricular sessions (not sure if that’s the right word for it but stuff that gets me “seen”), and project workload can be endless even past a 9-5.

When they become obligations, it’s nothing to do with balance.

It’s simply understanding the important tasks and getting them done with maximum efficiency.

This then gives me time to allocate 20 minutes to French or do some quick research for my next trip.

Some don’t have that luxury but I aim to show others how to optimize their day, eliminate distractions, and pursue a meaningful multi-passion life without quitting their job.

Only you have the power to take control.

Whether it’s between 6am and 9am, on your hour lunch break or 5pm to 9pm, I lock myself away for a few hours.

Millions of others have done it; it’s just about how much of a better life you want to live.

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The bottom line

Nothing is taught here.

I’m working hard, but I always strive to work harder.

They advocate the 70:20:10 model a lot in my company.

A massive 70% of what we know is learned through hands-on experience.

The 20% is learning through social aspects.

And the 10% is through formal learning.

At times I would spend too much time researching, but truthfully that isnt what moves the needle.

Now my journey is a lot of doing, the high 70% so that I can show others whatever they think is impossible is possible.

I’m still a student of the game and I always aim to become better.

Your challenge for this week: Ask yourself these questions:

• Write down what makes you feel overwhelmed, e.g is it the starting, the fear of failure or the fear of success?

• Is your ‘why’ for doing things strong enough? When motivation fades is it something you will still carry on with?

• You don’t have time? See what takes time out of your day so that you can replace with better habits.

A few vague but simple questions.

The more detailed breakdown is yet to come in my upcoming digital products, where I’ll look to break down different elements of my journey and the issues faced daily.

A brief teaser of some of the topics:

• Cognitive benefits of pursuing multiple interests

• The cross-pollination effect from multiple passions

• Micro-Habits

• Progressive stacking systems 

• Energy mapping systems

• Nutrition for energy

• Deep work blocks for multi-passionate people 

• Interest cycling vs. interest abandonment

• Flow state triggers for different passion types 

• Decision fatigue reduction system

  If you need some help with this or want to discuss it further, feel free to reach out on Instagram @liftlangleon.

If there’s anything else you want me to cover, don’t be shy in asking.

Till next time, peace.

LiftLangLeon