What is a Multi-Hyphenate?
- Rebecca Rapoport-Cole

- Jan 6
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 8
What is a Multi-Hyphenate? |
![]() If you've ever been told to "pick one career lane" and it felt like being asked to cut off a limb... this is for you.
You're what's called a multi-hyphenate.
A multi-hyphenate is someone managing, or wanting to manage, multiple passions and income streams.
Think: a performer who is also a graphic designer. A writer who has a day job. A wellness practitioner wanting to start a pottery business.
If that's you, keep reading. What makes it hard:
Most time-management and mindset advice is built for people who live in one career lane. But when you try to force a multi-hyphenate life into a one-lane structure, the imposter voice gets louder: "Maybe I can't do this." Try This: Tell one person this week: "I'm a multi-hyphenate—I do [X] AND [Y]." No apology. No explanation. Claim it. Notice how it feels to say it out loud.
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