People sometimes ask me, “How do you do so many things?”
My honest answer: I don’t know how NOT to.
I’ve never been someone who fits neatly into one box. I’m a speech pathologist, a writer, a life coach, an actor, a yoga teacher, an ESL educator, a business owner, and yes, someone who hangs upside down on a pole for fun.
And somehow… it all makes perfect sense to me.
Being a polymath feels like living in colour. Every skill I learn feeds another part of my life. Every curiosity becomes a doorway. Every new passion adds a layer to who I am and how I show up in the world.
Speech Pathology taught me to communicate with purpose
Working with kids and families has given me the deepest understanding of communication, not just the mechanics, but the heart behind it. Helping someone speak, read, learn, or connect unlocks something inside me too.
Life coaching taught me to listen, REALLY listen
Coaching helped me tune in to people’s dreams, fears, habits, and patterns. It made me a better therapist, a better friend, and honestly, a better human. It’s one of the skills that anchors everything else I do.
Acting taught me to feel everything fully
Acting is where I get to be bold, expressive, vulnerable, and creative in ways everyday life doesn’t always allow. It’s helped me understand characters, emotions, humanity – which loops right back into my coaching and therapy work.
Writing taught me to make sense of the world
Words are how I process life. From “The Speakable Child” to the new projects I’m creating, writing lets me turn ideas into stories, and stories into something useful for someone else.
Yoga taught me to breathe and soften
Yoga balances the fire. It reminds me to slow down, feel my body, and come back to myself, something all polymaths need because our brains can be like hummingbirds.
Pole art taught me strength, discipline, and play
Pole is where I surprise myself the most. The strength, the flow, the artistry; it’s a celebration of being human. It’s creative and athletic at the same time, and it’s one of the places where I feel the most free.
Business taught me courage
Speakable didn’t build itself. It took years of ideas, risks, failures, and growth. Being an entrepreneur showed me that creativity isn’t just an art; it’s a strategy.
What I love most about being a polymath
It’s not the titles or the skills.
It’s the way everything overlaps.
My acting improves my communication coaching.
My coaching improves my therapy.
My therapy work gives depth to my writing.
My writing clears my mind for yoga.
Yoga strengthens my discipline for pole.
Pole energises me for everything else.
It’s all connected like a tapestry of passions that weave together into one life.
I love being a polymath because it lets me be all of me.
Not half. Not one slice.
All.
And if there’s one message I hope people take from my journey, it’s this:
You don’t need to choose one dream.
You’re allowed to choose many and let them shape you into something extraordinary.
Binh
Binh Doan 