Are You A Multipotentialite*?
I am not a multipotentialite. But I’ve known many. Many. I’ve lived with one. Most of my counseling clients fit the bill. Several friends. I suspect that I’m not one so that I can better…
The Most Unnecessary Blog
Why would anyone write a blog for smart people? Gifted adults, no less. Isn’t that the most unnecessary blog you can imagine? Gifted people are busy in their labs curing cancer. Or they’re writing Pulitzer prize-winning novels. Or they’re…
The Pros and Cons of Empathy–Guest Post by Jade Rivera
The following post was written by my colleague, Jade Rivera. I thank her for her insight, sensitivity and heart. ________________________________________ When my mother passed, I never thought How sad for me or How sad…
Gifted Shmifted–The Sequel
After thirty+ years hanging around with gifted kids and adults, first as a teacher, now as a counselor and consultant, I still stutter when I try to define g-g-giftedness.There’s so much confusion, complexity and controversy…
How Do I Make Decisions When There Are So Many Choices?
How do you get anywhere or do anything when you’re overwhelmed with emotions, ideas, career options, thoughts and worries? How do you choose when perfection is at stake? How do you choose when you have…
Paralyzed by a Plethora of Possibilities
https://www.flickr.com/x/t/0093009/photos/lori_greig/5331407245/%5B/caption%5D You would think that a smart person could make decisions easily, quickly, and definitively. But the people that I know? Don’t. How can that be? Let me explain. Which of…
If I’m So Smart, Why Do I Need Psychotherapy?
Smart people don’t have problems. Smart people will be fine on their own. Smart people don’t need help. Right? Wrong. But that’s what you hear. And that’s probably what you think. If I were really smart,…
If I’m So Smart, Why Am I So Anxious?
Feeling more, sensing more, thinking more, knowing more. https://www.flickr.com/x/t/0093009/photos/anitacanita/445275960/%5B/caption%5D Extremely sensitive to sounds, smells, tastes, colors, touch, emotions, weather, food, chemicals, energy, bad news, criticism, the invisible world and beauty. A…
Lonely? Find Your Pips–Part Two
It’s hard to find other rainforest minds. They’re not usually hanging out at the mall. (Well, OK, maybe you hang out at the mall.) They don’t wear identifying clothing. They don’t carry slide rules. (Well, OK,…