I once had a woman contact me who wrote she was “afflicted” by ADHD. Everyone uses words differently. To me you are “afflicted” by cancer or Ebola and you are “affected” by ADHD. ADHD affects your life. For the most part it gives you a steeper mountain to climb than...

Being affected by ADHD often means struggling to get things done especially if we perceive the tasks as tedious. Aside from coaching those affected by ADHD I put out a weekly podcast, blog and newsletter. Some aspects of getting them done each week are tedious at...

As we get closer to each new year or big change in life we tend to start clearing things away to welcome the new. Instead of just clearing objects, I would like to suggest you clear some negativity also. Negativity can be dangerous. When we are thinking, we are...

What seems a normal way to go about getting things done could actually be getting in your way of getting things done! We are brought up to think the best way to get stuff done is to start and keep going until we finish, however long that takes.As we get older, our...

Sometimes the first step in a process is not possible. Maybe you don’t understand the first step or don’t have the required tools or skills to accomplish the first step in a process. Maybe you are simply feeling resistant to starting which can be common for those of...

I recently heard a TED Talk about listening. As opposed to hearing, real listening involves paying attention to whom you’re talking to. Appreciating what they are saying. Then following up by summarizing what they have said or asking a question regarding what was...

As we get closer to each new year or big change in life we tend to start clearing things away to welcome the new. Instead of just clearing objects, I would like to suggest you clear some negativity also. Negativity can be dangerous. When we are thinking, we are...

Some time ago I came back from 2 days in Boston, home for the weekend, then a week in Phoenix that ended with me bringing a cold home that caused me to lose my voice and stay in bed for a week. As I got better and started back to work and I realized how low my energy...

I wrote this the week after I learned David Bowie died and I was shocked at how affected I was by his death. I didn’t realize how much he had influenced my life. Bowie helped the outsiders, the alienated feel recognized, accepted and cool. He also inspired many...

Often I will hear clients say “it is happening all over again, I am doing or not doing what I always do. I’m stuck in this constant loop and I don’t know how to break out of it.”They may be talking about not getting stuff done, procrastinating until the last minute,...

One of the most helpful things I have been doing for awhile in regards to travel is my Packing List. My Packing List is an incredibly detailed list of all I might need for a trip. You can handwrite one each time you need to travel or you can make a Master Packing...