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Learn + Practice + Support = Success
ByMarla Cummins June 3, 2011May 14, 2025 ADHD Symptoms & Diagnosis, Blog

Over the last couple of weeks I have been sharing with you some of my thoughts while I am reading the book, Influencer: The Power To Change Anything by Kerry Patterson et al. It has helped me by reinforcing what I know from my work coaching adults with ADHD. Let’s look at Joe. (As I would never break my confidentiality with clients, Joe is not a real person, but a composite of my work over the years.) When Joe called me to find out more about ADD Coaching, I could tell that he was motivated to succeed in his business. I could hear it in his words and his tone. I could also “hear” the conversation he was having in his head. Maybe you recognize…

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ADHD Tools & Strategies | Blog

ADHD and Decision Making: Stopping The Fire Drills
ByMarla Cummins June 9, 2011May 14, 2025 ADHD Tools & Strategies, Blog

Some rights reserved by Freakazoid! As adults with ADHD many of us think fast and have too many thoughts at once. So, it is no wonder that making decisions can feel overwhelming. Consequently, when we feel overwhelmed, we may delay making decisions. Some decisions may even remain on the back burner indefinitely because we do not have a strategy. Other times we are forced to make a decision at the last minute, compromising our ability to arrive at an optimal solution. True, the stimuli we get from having to complete tasks at the last minute may help us to get things done. This leads some of us to believe that we operate best this way. After all, we completed the paper, report, yard work, etc….

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ADHD Treatment Options | Blog

ADD Coaching and Medication: Making The Path Easier
ByMarla Cummins June 17, 2011May 14, 2025 ADHD Treatment Options, Blog

The decision to take medication to treat ADHD is certainly not black and white. You may have questions, which require that you spend a fair amount of time seeking out satisfactory answers before you can make the right decision for yourself. I addressed some of these questions in my article, Putting the Pieces Together: Treating Your ADHD.

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The Power of Putting On The Brakes
ByMarla Cummins June 22, 2011May 14, 2025 ADHD Tools & Strategies, Blog

I know it when I feel it. It usually begins with this odd ringing noise in my head. If it continues, it might build into this energy in my body that makes me feel like I might combust at any moment! When I get this feeling now, I recognize that I am entering the territory of overwhelm; a territory that many with ADHD visit with some regularity. In the past, I might have spent a fair amount of time trying to get something done or, alternatively, trying to decide what that something should be. Usually, I just ended up wasting time. And the pressure just kept building – I could not think coherently. It took me a long time. But I have figured out that…

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Do You Know When To Put Away Your Toolbox?
ByMarla Cummins June 29, 2011May 14, 2025 ADHD Symptoms & Diagnosis, Blog

As I wrote about last week in The Power of Putting On The Brakes, sometimes I find myself so focused on what is in front of me, I forget to slow down. One of the downsides of going too fast is not being efficient and effective. But another downside is that I forget to live intentionally, in the moment. Yes, adults with ADHD have a tendency to live in the moment. There is now and not now. Often when this happens, though, it is unintentional. There is no planning or awareness of the consequences of living in the moment. True, if this is our primary way of being, we may not do the necessary planning to reach our goals. But if we are always…

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ADHD Adults Who Use These Tips Improve Their Memory
ByMarla Cummins January 6, 2021June 3, 2025 ADHD Symptoms & Diagnosis, Blog

(originally published July 4, 2011, updated January 6, 2021) Many ADHD adults want a better memory. You, too? It’s definitely one of the challenges adults with ADHD find most infuriating. If you’re struggling with memory challenges you may find yourself at times saying some variation of the following: So, I don’t leave you in suspense I’ll share the punchline with you now. And that is, your ADHD brain is great for thinking and creating. But your brain wiring isn’t reliable for remembering something at the exact time and place you need the information. Sure, it may come to you, but maybe not when you need it. That’s because your memory really is much more like Swiss Cheese than a trapdoor. ? I know it’s annoying,…

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ADHD Emotional Regulation | Blog

ADHD and Failing: It Is All Part of Succeeding
ByMarla Cummins July 29, 2011May 14, 2025 ADHD Emotional Regulation, Blog

We have all failed at some point in our lives. For Adults with ADHD, failure may be all too familiar. Especially if your ADHD was undiagnosed or misdiagnosed until adulthood. If this is the case for you, you may fear failure to the point that it is holding you back from setting or reaching your goals or making the changes that will help you manage your ADHD better. I get it. At some point, after trying and trying, you get tired of falling short of the mark.While it took me a longggg time to really step into this perspective, I have come to think of failing as part of the process of succeeding. That wasn’t always the case. I used to be terrified of failure….

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