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 […]
June 26, 2025

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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
January 3, 2025

Transformation Questions Build Curiosity Muscles

Better Questions For Someone at Your Advanced Level What a year! Did anyone get the license number of that truck that just ran over us? Do you have more questions than answers these days? Can I count on you to step into the GCP Community to help us sort this out and […]
December 20, 2024

Productivity for the Gifted Professional

An Entirely Fresh Approach for a Neurodiverse Brain When I first wrote about productivity, I did not know I was gifted. That was five years ago and many transformative, mind-blowing changes drive me back to this topic for a 2025 version and an entirely fresh approach to productivity My 2019 article still […]
November 28, 2024

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 […]
November 20, 2024

Your Professional Paradox

What If Jack of All Trades Triumphs Over Deep Expertise? The worst question to ask a child is “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Sending someone down that road blows up in frustration, failed relationships, and mental anguish somewhere around 40 or 50. That question puts our assumptions […]