What To Do if You’re Really Struggling to Niche Down as a Creator

Exploring all your interests will give you unexpected answers

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I suffer from having too many interests.

When I graduated from my nursing, I couldn’t pick a “specialty.” So I became a float nurse in a hospital that I worked in. I got deployed in different hospital areas, and I got exposed to all kinds of nursing.

I did that for almost a year, but I still couldn’t pick a home. I liked being a float nurse. I got to see everything and felt that I was picking many important skills in nursing. I floated everywhere except in the Emergency department.

One day, I decided to float there to see what it was like. It was chaotic, noisy and everything was happening all the time.

And I knew I found my home.

The Emergency Department is a specialty on its own. I get to see all kinds of patients — from children, mental health patients, critically ill, pregnant women and the elderly. You had to have diverse skillsets. You had to be good at everything but not the best at anything.

And I’m absolutely okay with that.

When I dove into the online world, I kept being told that you had to “niche down” or pick a “specialty.” I knew that wasn’t…