I blend nerdery (🎮) & journaling (🖋️) to help career professionals LEVEL UP! | Check out my About Section to learn more!

THE BASICS:
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(❓) WHO AM I? 

      🍎  AndrewPaul McIntosh. I go by "AP", so keep that in mind. 
      🍎  2x Bachelor Degree holder (Communication {BS} + Psychology {BA}).
      🍎  Journaler!
      🍎   Gamer!
      🍎   Entrepreneur / business owner!

(❓) WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR?

      🍎 To connect with fellow nerds on LI!
      🍎 To connect with:
-----------> Entrepreneurs.
-----------> Professionals in Sales/Marketing/RevOps/Customer Success, as well as in more STEM-focused areas (e.g. Data Analytics, Data Science, etc.).
-----------> Journalers & Writers. 
       

(❓) WHAT DO I ENJOY DOING HERE ON LINKEDIN?

        🍎 Writing about nerdery & journaling.
        🍎 Connecting jobseekers with opportunities.
        🍎 Coffee-chatting with LI connections.
        🍎 Discussing social issues. (as well as how to solve 'em!)
        🍎 Attending LI Events & being part of Communities.
        🍎 Helping humans in need. 


FOR MORE: 

🍏 Check my Linktree (@ top) to learn more about me!
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🍏 Feel free to book a meeting @ my Calendly. Let's get to know each other & see how we can help each other. 
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🍏 Check out my website (coming soon!)
    
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Let's take it from the top (from the Headline)! 🎬

🎮 I combine Nerdery & Journaling to help career professionals level-up! 🎮

What does that mean? 

A: As a Journaler for over seven (7) years, I know of the power journaling can have on improving your life.
That's why here, you can learn about:
  
🖋️ How to start journaling (if you've not yet began).
🖋️ Different means of journaling.
🖋️ How to use journaling to get you from Where You Are (x) to Where You Dream of Being (Y).
🖋️ And more!

AND IT ALSO MEANS:

B: I add a nerdery flare to it. 

I add a splash of Nerdery, inspired from videogames/anime/TV & movies.
Some you might recognize. Some you might not. 
That's alright: you'll learn!

AND IT ALSO MEANS: 

C: I'm sharing with you the tips, tools, and frameworks I'm learning (as well as the books, podcasts, etc.) that I'm using to LEVEL-UP both personally & professionally.

And whatever learning adventures I'm going on.

So, to my fellow nerds out there: 
Come join me!

2026/1/28 (Wednesday; January) at 5:58 AM EST

Dear denizens of the Web,

As I told you on 2026/1/27 - Tuesday, aka, yesterday, I chat about social issues. That's an important part of who I am.

We DO live in a society after all. 

So, we're chatting about the US snowstorm that's slamming multiple states right now. In Pokémon speak (since I'm a fan!) as I told some peeps, (Mega) Abomasnow be out and active right now. 

(?) What's happening?

There's a historic winter storm that's sweeping across the US as we speak.
According to the Associate Press, 30 people have died, thus far. 
There are people without power. 

(?) Why does this matter?

Our loved ones - family members, friends, colleagues - live in these areas, and are dealing with these ordeals as we go about our lives. Let's see how we can help 'em as best we can.

(?) What's the bigger picture here?
(Remember that I said that politics won't ignore you?) This connects back to one of, if not the biggest issue that we're facing as a species - anthropocentric climate change, and especially how nations (like the US) are responding to such a global issue. 

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Did you notice I attached a document to this post? 

It's a danalog - what I call it, anyway. Probably have never seen it before, but you'll be seeing plenty of these going forward. It's a portmanteau of "digital" with "analog", and I combine handwriting with image (et al) to tell a story, if you will. 

They'll always be free and available as a PDF download to save to share with peeps. 

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To wrap up,

Y'all, please be safe out there. This storm isn't a joke. 
Find ways to help out peeps if you can, if you're unaffected (I'll see if I can cite / round up some resources in the comments). 

And don't forget about this - this disaster is not an isolated incident, but a star in a constellation...

Stay safe and stay warm, 
AP

🍎 AndrewPaul (AP) McIntosh 

I'm AndrewPaul McIntosh - commonly referred to as "AP" for short. 

Who the heck am I? (sans the philosophical rabbit hole)
I'm a human progressing through Life, just like you. 

---- WHAT'S MY FUTURE SELF, AT THIS STAGE IN MY LIFE? ----
👉 A lifelong learner, and a polymath/expert-generalist(#reading1bookaweek).

👉  A polyglot: Je peux le faire, yo pienso. French, Spanish, Japanese, and more, await!

👉  Financially free: Not for the trendy trimmings of wealth, but for never having to worry about money. 
"How shall I use my wealth to [+] impact the lives of others?" - that's a question on my mind. 
My wealth philosophy is about freedom, growth, and contribution, not avariciousness, corrupted materialism, and egoism gone amok.


---- WHAT AM I CURRENTLY UP TO? ----
👉 I journal. 
I've been doing so since May 2016 - be it analog, digital, audio, and/or videoing. 
It's a practice I'd recommend for everyone to pick up.

👉 I entrepreneur at King of the Curve, helping student prep for standardized tests in a HQ fun, engaging, and accessible way without breaking the bank.

👉 I Toastmaster. 
I've been a member for (almost) 5 years at this point.
I've served in all club officer roles save for VPE, VPM, and Secretary. 
I've also served as an Area Director, and I plan to serve again in 2022-2023.

One day... I aim to compete on the international stage. 

👉 I LinkedIn. 
Catch me here posting my own content, and engaging with other people's content.
Catch me attending an event, too. 
I enjoy coffee chats, too! Let's meet up!


---- WHAT ROLES / POSITIONS / GIGS AM I LOOKING FOR? ----
👉 Copywriting! Let me put my passion for writing to help you sell products and services that help others. 

👉 Ghostwriting! (this LI profile didn't grow itself, ya know :)

👉 Being an SDR (thank you, RevGenius!) and other related roles. 

👉 I'm thinking of moving into STE(A)M (my background is in social sciences - Communication and Psychology) by picking up crystallized intelligence there - software engineering, data analytics, data visualization, programming, coding, etc. and add that to my skill-set stack. 

To be frank, at 23, I'm only starting out. I'm wiling to learn what I need to - just need a shot and guidance :)

💥ONLY INTERESTED IN REMOTE POSITIONS!💥

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Here's a important note about me: 

"'Self-made' is an illusion. What we are able to accomplish is because of the work others have done, because of the connections we've made." 

Thank you to ALL of those who have helped me, big or small. 

You know who you are. :)

AP's 1st Danalog Note - chatting about the US snowstorm.

I showcase and teach how to use writing to get clarity and act on it! Danalog creator, nerd, and writer/journalist/diarist. 👋🏿 + 🏳️‍🌈

2026/1/24 (Saturday; January) at 12:42 PM EST.

Another terrible incident has occurred within Minneapolis. Another human being lost their life.

SOURCE: https://lnkd.in/eqac2B9t

Add this story to the Rolodex of stories to talk about when it comes to the terror down in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  

And yes - we're talking about this.
Our refusal to engage in political happenings is precisely what landed us here in this cultural moment.

To quote one of the ideological brainparents of Western civilization, Plato: Those who are ignorant to political affairs will find themselves being ruled by evil men.

2026/1/27 (Tuesday; January) at 16:44 EST.

A Scribal Re-Introduction: Who's AP? 


Dear denizens of the Web,

It's been a while since I've introduced myself. 

Why now, you ask? I've a project underway, in which the mission is to help people write their way to clarity and operationalize on it. 

So, let's get clear on who I am, so y'all don't forget:

[🖋️ ] I'm a Black (👋🏿) and Rainbow (🏳️‍🌈) human being. Neurospicy (neurodivergent) as they call it, 26M-->27M (so yes, one of those Gen-Zers you hear about).

[🖋️ ] I enjoy writing. No - that's weak. 
Writing.... that's my life force. 
I call myself a diarist/journalist - catching days in scribe and reflecting on things is what I enjoy doing. In fact, it's writing that's been keeping me alive all these years (even when the ominous butterfly known as "suicidal ideation" flew on my hand, more than once). 
And yes, I also do write letters - drop me in the 19th century and I think i'd fit in, at least on that front.

[🖋️ ] I'm a gamer. My first love is Pokémon (started with LeafGreen, and the latest I've played is Pokémon Legends Z-A). My (close) second? Persona - mainly Persona 3 FES, Persona 4 Golden, and the Persona 5 universe (P5R, P5S, P5T, etc.) It's gaming - what one can call "roleplaying fiction" that's informed my perspectives on things. 

[🖋️ ] I chat about social issues. Yes, everything is political. And yes, you're free to ignore politics, but politics won't ignore you. 

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I'm here to chat about what's on my mind. 
I'm here to connect with likeminded people.
And I'm here to show you, well, how writing is power, even if you think it's overhyped poppycock (for now).  Hopefully my digital pen's able to persuade your position to shift. 

That's it for now. 

Be Well. 

Best, 
AP

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#McIntoshMusings - I'm AP! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you're having a good day.
#Networking - A re-introduction post. 
#Gaming - I'm a gamer.
#Business - I'm an entrepreneur.

Check out these resources if you live in Maryland!

Maryland’s Governor. On a mission to #LeaveNoOneBehind.

In case you lose heat or need a safe place to go, bookmark this resource to find your nearest warming center and share it with others as well: https://lnkd.in/eMmWtnsk

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