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September 13, 2025

September 13, 2025

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Attention. Energy. Outrage.

What’s Happening to Your Brain, Why, and What You Can Do About It If attention is the substance of life, then the question of what we pay attention to is the question of what our lives will be. Attention was a big deal one week after Trump’s 2025 inauguration when I waved […]

September 2, 2025

September 2, 2025

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Back in the Saddle Again

Out where a friend is a friend Hello friends, If you are new, the About page on Substack will tell you more about Gifted Professionals and Communicators and how to connect with not just anyone but the people actively looking for your story and your current projects. If you’ve been around for […]

July 18, 2025

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Michele Molitor. Her Life’s Work Started When Her Career Ended

Join Us On This Journey from Job, to Career, to Calling Nobody tells you this when you are 18, so dive into this story about Michele Molitor and see if it speaks to what you know already or may be experiencing now. Nobody tells you that you start with a job. It […]

July 11, 2025

July 11, 2025

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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

July 2, 2025

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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 […]

June 26, 2025

June 26, 2025

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Decision Fatigue

How to Deal with 35,000 Decisions Every Day, Plus AI How did you get this far and achieve so much without knowing about brain science? What more and what better might happen if we looked for neuroscientists and invited them into our community of Gifted Professionals and Communicators? These questions enter my […]

May 29, 2025

May 29, 2025

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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

April 19, 2025

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Professionalism

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

April 11, 2025

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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 […]