When jamming, jazz musicians adapt their musical expertise to the developing flow. This leads to unique combinations as performers learn to keep the conversation going. For gifted individuals, this sense of reading your surroundings and adapting to the flow is a survival skill, yet, many gifted individuals lack this sense of self-awareness. In this session, discuss and explore the developing gifted self via motivation, social interaction, philosophical thinking, and awareness preparation. A theory of self-development is presented and honed with audience input to establish guidelines gifted individuals can use to develop a sense of self and all that jazz!