November 5, 2025

Everything Is A Story. Her Manifesto is Our Theme Song.

Linda Caroll. She Had Us at “Hello” Where do the pros go to improve writing and storytelling mastery? Linda Caroll does not write about herself, so I will. Every Tuesday and Friday I watch for her Hello, Writer! Substack. It’s a big deal priority because I feel one percent clearer and stronger […]
November 4, 2025

If You Are Human, You Are Authentic

The confusion with AI ends here Authentic is what you are all of the time. It’s not a noun or a choice. It is what you are, even when questioning or searching for your authenticity. Every living human is authentic, and this story explores why it matters more to adults who become […]
October 11, 2025

What if the Wonder of You Shows in Storytelling Skills? Not Branding.

Do you know this problem? You want to be seen and understood. You want customers –the good ones, worthy of your time and talents. More income would lower your stress, but you’ll be happy with some steady cash flow every month. Marketing feels like selling and you don’t like it. Someone told […]
July 11, 2025

When the Gifted Log Off: Why the Digital Economy Rests on the Shoulders of the Few

From insight to consequences to reckoning The digital economy appears as frictionless, infinite, powered by code and data. Beneath the sleek architecture of platforms and algorithms lies a truth that rarely makes it into earnings calls or tech manifestos: The digital world runs on the backs of gifted humans. The journalists, authors, […]
July 2, 2025

When All Goes Dark, Turn on the Light

Do you like mystery movies and detective shows? Me too. Have you ever shouted at the TV as though the characters could hear you or might even answer back? Normally, I watch quietly to get the story. In most detective shows, there’s a scene near the end of the chase where the […]
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 […]
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 […]