August 19, 2026
August 19, 2026
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The Hero’s Journey, Part Three: The Road Back Isn’t Backward

On career ladders, starting over, coming home, and learning to count happiness as data We heard you. You want stories, not articles. Your brain is a story machine, seeking patterns and structure. This is a story from inside the world and mind of an origin founder of the GPC Community. Follow along […]
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June 1, 2026
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June 1, 2026
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Networks We Nurture, Mailing Lists We Delete

A story about people who matter. Somewhere after 45, we want quality relationships instead of acquaintances. We get smarter about our gifts and limitations. There’s an urgency that comes as we move closer to death and notice that time, money, trusted friends, and our usefulness to others shifted.   What If That […]
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November 5, 2025
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November 5, 2025
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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 […]
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September 2, 2025
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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 […]
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July 11, 2025
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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, […]
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July 2, 2025
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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 […]
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March 4, 2025
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March 4, 2025
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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. […]
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January 13, 2025
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January 13, 2025
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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 […]
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November 28, 2024
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November 28, 2024
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Bluesky Basics for Never Twitter Boomers

We Came to the Social Media Party Late. But We Have The Beer. Until this month, I had no use for social media. Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, Discord, oh my. Whenever someone encouraged me to open an account, I found the same disappointment. Everyone was broadcasting and not listening. I would close […]
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