Gifted Professionals and Communicators Journal

April 20, 2024

The Divine Grace of Laughter

Who do you choose to include in your life? Who are the people you choose to include in your life? Of all the people you know, can you think of the one trait that makes you want to stay in touch with someone through all the years, all the moves, and all […]
March 6, 2024

14 Life Lessons in 14 Years

What’s on the other side of 65? Wisdom, life lessons, and the best time of your life. March 1, 2010—It was moving day, and one of the worst snowstorms in Maryland and Washington, DC Metro halted all movement, even by foot. How would a moving van reach me when the “snowmageddon” brought […]
February 22, 2024

It Started With Wolves

Curiosity, exploration, and relentless pursuit of excellence In the bustling world of communication, where noise often reigns supreme, there exists a quiet force, a subtle gifted professional and communicator who weaves intricate webs of understanding amid the chaos. Meet Terri Ellman, whose journey through the realms of curiosity, exploration, and relentless pursuit […]
January 13, 2024

Yearning for Friendships and Deep Connections?

It’s Child’s Play Lost on Grown-Ups Becoming a grown-up, then a professional with a thriving practice, plus engaging in the grueling work of caregiving for another human has brought me to the visceral realization that what this world is lacking — what we need most — is each other. This realization applies […]
January 12, 2024

Navigating the Complexities of Giftedness

Gifted professionals are everywhere in the world. They are the ones who can look beyond what is obvious to design a better cart, attach the wheels in new places, and pull hard to get things moving. Many times, they do so against all odds, and often alone. As Mary-Elaine Jacobsen writes in […]
December 16, 2023

A Different Kind of Bird Spotting

Birds of a Rare Feather, Inventors, and Gifted Share These Characteristics If you call yourself professional or think your work is worthwhile you are the core of our community. If you love to write or communicate in other ways and seem to show traits of giftedness, you are the trifecta winner in […]
December 7, 2023

We Barely Talk About Giftedness, Until It’s Our Professional Choice

When we share the stories of our lives and professional practices, our stories never start with the giftedness part. People save that for last or don’t emphasize it at all. Our stories in the community of Gifted Professionals and Communicators start with why and how we became passionate about the profession we […]
December 4, 2023

What You Seek Seeks You: The Most Authentic and Powerful You

Tracy King is a Force of Nature, as are each of the gifted professionals and communicators you meet in the GPC Community. She is extremely dynamic, intense, smart, sensitive, and famous for her consulting and book, The Competitive Advantage: Create Continuing Education That Is Profitable, Sustainable, and Impactful. Tracy is the founder […]