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This past week I was faced with a complex situation involving my daughter where I needed to think clearly, dispassionately and swiftly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wanted to share a bit of this with you because I know how challenging it can be for someone with ADD to process this way in the best of circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lessons Learned<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In my efforts to respond to this, I learned or confirmed some important lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 1. It was important to talk to people who I respected, as they offered multiple perspectives<\/strong> that I was not able to see in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. In talking to many people, professionals , family and friends, I clarified all of the various important issue<\/strong> that needed to be addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Over the course of many conversations, at each juncture, I focused on the most important issue<\/strong> for that moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. As I focused on each issue, I clarified my objectives<\/strong> with respect to that particular concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. As much as I could, I took the actions that supported my objectives<\/strong>. When I lost my way, which I did, I asked for help in determining how to best get back on course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And continued to table the rest of the issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To be sure, it was hard to maintain this kind of laser focus, as it was a very important emotional time. I just kept asking myself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n What is important? What do I need to do now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n So did all of that clear thinking work? Up to a certain point it did Then it became too overwhelming. At that point, I asked someone who I respected and who knew me well to step in and become my voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Journey Continues<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The journey is not over, but after this experience I feel more capable of dealing with chaotic situations. I think I am having growing pains from all of the learning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Can you think of a time when a strategy, like this, would have helped you navigate a tricky time in your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feel free to share!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This past week I was faced with a complex situation involving my daughter where I needed to think clearly, dispassionately and swiftly. I wanted to share a bit of this with you because I know how challenging it can be for someone with ADD to process this way in the best of circumstances. Lessons Learned In my efforts to respond to this, I learned or confirmed some important lessons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[731,733,727],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adhd-communication","category-adhd-organization","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n