To Tell or Not to Tell You Have ADHD

To Tell of Not to Tell, That is the Question!I often get the question of whether or not you should share if you have attention difficulties. I will cut the chase, the answer is preferably not to the general public. Different people have different belief systems when...

Really Listening

I recently heard a TED Talk about listening. As opposed to hearing, real listening involves paying attention to whom your talking to. Appreciating what they are saying. And then follow up summarizing what they have said or asking a question regarding what was said....

Get Specific with Your Goals

As I have been “onboarding” new clients recently, I have been having “What are your goals?” discussion with each of them. One thing that struck me was although, sometimes with prompting, people know what their goals are generally. They haven’t thought past the surface...

Talking Back to Your Inner Critic

A colleague of mine suggested a book called Playing Big. It is about women stepping forward and playing in a bigger arena. I haven’t finished the book yet but was struck by the beginning of the book talking about our “inner critic.” The author put this in the...

How to Be Aware of Your Blindspots!

I was backing out of a parking space in a parking lot and I was about a foot out when loud honking started. I looked and discovered a car also backing out at the same time. Now I had checked my mirrors and luckily I always back out slowly so I was able to stop easily...

Everybody Has Something, You are Not Alone

Often when I am giving a talk, I start with the fact that everybody has something. Some problem, issue, disability or other thing that gets in their way of being as successful as they wish to be. I start with this fact because we can sometimes get “precious” about our...