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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Jack of all trades, master of none -- that's ok. [/b] Not giving up and a strong work ethic will get him further in life.

That said.  I get it.  My DS is unathletic, too.  Last to be picked in pickup basketball, kids don't want to pass the ball to him.  I told DS  he needs to practice more if he wants to get better.  He's gotten a bit better, but still not at the other kids' league.  But the fact that he practiced almost everyday outside is going to help him out more in the long run and is what makes me more proud.[/quote]

I'll take this a step further. This phrase actually bothered me at a pretty young age. I realized that at maybe 12 that "jack of all trades" was actually pretty damn good- which has served me well to know my whole life! Jacks of all trades tend to be able to go from thing to thing as an adult and do pretty well in them, even if not the best. I've actually always thought my biggest strength is that I am pretty good at a bunch of things, even though I'm not the best at any one thing. Its nice to just be able to jump in and try something because you have done XYZ that is somewhat similar at sometime. The "master" and "passion" memes kind of always sounded stifling to me. Now I also think that there are those who have inate ability (my nephew is just a sick athlete so he gets to be both the jack of all trades AND have a passion for one sport that he eventually picked over others) but those people still are served better by being moderately good at a bunch of things and not just a single tracked master.

That said, at his age its tough. Hang in there OP[/quote]

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