Gifted Professionals and Communicators Journal

June 18, 2025

Don’t wait. If it calls to you, do it now. Seize the day!

Somewhere around the third chapter of your life, the story of you needs a rewrite. I didn’t see this until I turned 50. This seemed overwhelming and scary, so I called for backup. Who would understand this, and who has experience with life journey rewrites? I surrounded myself with a trusted inner […]
May 29, 2025

Critical Thinking and Systems: Why Your Way May Not Work for Me

What do we gain by naming and practicing something we’ve always done unconsciously? “Do you know what you want?”  It’s a tough question that never goes away. From others and from yourself, this question seeks a truth or satisfaction you may struggle to achieve. It comes at the start of every decision, […]
April 19, 2025

Professions Facing Extinction

Legal Profession Goes First, Then Yours is Next Did you ever think the legal profession would go on the endangered species list? The extinction of a profession has been rare and not at the top of our mind. Forget the lawyer jokes. Whether or not you are a lawyer or hire lawyers, […]
April 11, 2025

Habits Matter More Than Genius

Ordinary people achieve genius outcomes through commitment to doing the work. Most of the work I do is one-on-one. It’s fun and fills me with energy. In my previous career, I worked with boards of directors of professional associations to design, fund, and build certification programs. Three big lessons came from more […]
April 1, 2025

Transformation Myths and Magic

A life so unique it could only belong to you The hype of “this will change your life” seems bogus. Perhaps you can open a door in my mind, but I do not believe anyone or anything “changes a life.” In a world obsessed with transformation, we’re bombarded with promises of life-changing […]
March 8, 2025

Kerrie Hawkins: The Architect of Connection in a Fractured World 

By Sia Papageorgiou, Co-Founder, Gifted Professionals & Communicators Some people follow career paths. Others forge them—taking the scenic route, collecting knowledge, questioning systems, and building bridges where none exist. Kerrie Hawkins is the latter—an architect of connection. Gifted professionals don’t fit neatly into career boxes. They see patterns before others do, chase […]
March 4, 2025

Communicate Instead of Consume

Writing Time Must Excel Reading Time to See Progress. Or Money, even. Why are you here? What can I possibly do to knock your socks off? As for me, here’s why I’m coming to the GPC Community every day and actively seeking direct emails and conversations with professionals, communicators, and gifted adults. […]
February 5, 2025

Is Communication in a Coma?

What Does This New World of Communication Mean to Our Community? Let’s say most of the members of our GPC Community are 45 or older and learned communication principles and practices when freedom of the press was the law of the land and your job or main relationship to the press was […]
January 13, 2025

Everything Is Always on the Line

How to shift from doing everything to doing what matters most Three things are messing with our minds and it’s time to bring this to you—our community of professionals + communicators + exceptionally bright adults and see if you are thinking, feeling, or experiencing this too. There is anxiety and restlessness brought […]