When the Going Gets Rough, ADHD Peeps Get Focused!
As an ADHD coach and consultant, I help professionals, entrepreneurs and small business owners move forward and achieve success in their professional and personal lives. Therefore, I have many ways of helping people get things done, take action even when they either...
Credibility Banks
[youtube id="KoQzg74wzCk"] Credibility Banks I ask my clients to envision two banks: one is their professional credibility bank and the other is their personal credibility bank. Both banks’ balances are extremely important for people affected by ADHD. Without any...
Pick a Strength-Based Career: challenging in a situation of success
The first time I read Studs Terkel’s book Working, I was in college studying how oral histories were written about American labor history. Working, perhaps Terkel’s best-known book, is based on the three years he spent talking with people in all sorts of occupations....
Skip the Preamble: Abigail’s Tips video
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Skip the Preamble
When communicating with others, especially when explaining or answering questions about a task or project result, we like to start by setting the scene. I call this the preamble. As in the preamble of the Constitution, we create contexts for our audiences before...
Intrinsic Interest video
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Intrinsic Interest
I have found that many people with ADHD hold jobs or work in fields they are not passionate about. I think this is a major mistake. It is hard enough for us to complete tasks when we are interested, so putting ourselves in a position of having to get things done when...
Your Home Dictates How Much Stuff You Can Accumulate
Space dictates how much stuff you can have. How much you have must be less than what your space can reasonably and comfortably hold. Everything you own must have a home where it lives when you're not using it, and the more visible its home is, the better. "Out of...
ADHD: No! There is no secret handbook that everyone else has but us!
As an ADHD coach, I work with many professionals and small business owners who struggle both in their work lives and personal lives. What has become clear to me is many of us affected by ADHD believe deep down in our most private thoughts that we are missing the...
Overcoming Turbulence, Overcoming Fear
As I write this, I am on a plane that is experiencing terrible turbulence. This is the second plane I have been on today, and the second flight with turbulence. What I don't like about turbulence is that lightness you feel in your stomach, similar to being on a roller...
ADHD and Careers: What Are Your Work Values
ADHD and Careers: What Are Your Work Values When looking for a job or more importantly a career, it is important to think about what are your work values. In a book written by Wilma R. Feldman, M.Ed., LPC, called Finding a Career That Works for You: A Step-by-Step...
After the Honeymoon: ADHD and Marriage
After the Honeymoon: ADHD and Marriage From Charm Offensive to Distracted Defensive A startling thing happens after getting married to those affected by ADHD. They change. Let’s say it is the man who has the ADHD, which is statistically more likely. He will be Prince...