It is almost the New Year. For some, that means it is time to establish New Year's Resolutions, like losing weight getting out of debt getting fit spending more time with family reducing stress going to school getting a new job To be honest, New Years Resolutions do not work for me. I find it easier to allow my commitments to my personal growth to happen in a more organic fashion. That is, I… Continue reading…
Do You Need To Take A Breath Before Making Your Next Decision?
Making decisions in the moment can be challenging for many with ADD. For some types of decisions you may only need a few moments to assess a situation, and determine what would work best for you. How often do you make decisions too quickly? What if you took extra breath? 0
What Are You Going To Do If…?
A Question That Helps Answering your “what if” questions could help you envision what you will do in different contexts or it could serve to immobilize you. As I was deciding to leave the “comfort” of a full time job with benefits to start my own business, I asked an endless series of what ifs. What if I did not earn enough to support us? What if I did not save enough for retirement? What… Continue reading…
Do You Want This Gift?
What if… you gave yourself the gift of self-acceptance? What would you do with it? How do you use your energy? Would you be able to accept it graciously or would you scoff at the mere thought of it? “That is certainly not a gift for me!” If you have ADD, it may take a long time to even entertain the thought that the core of who you are is really worthy of acceptance. You… Continue reading…
The Internet Sucking Your Time? When Will Power Is Not Enough…
Have you ever had this conversation with yourself?! The wind up… I’ll just spend a few minutes relaxing and look at the news and Facebook. Then I’ll get back to what I planned to do. 10 minutes later… I really want to read this article and then it is time to get off the computer. 30 minutes later… I should really get off. Oh, just a few more minutes… 1 hour later… Oh, sh*t!! I… Continue reading…
When You Have ADD and “Too” Many Ideas…
Too Many Ideas? Too many ideas are counterproductive when you cannot decide which ones to execute, and you become overwhelmed and come to a dead stop. Too many ideas are counterproductive when you follow all of them, and do not execute any of them to your satisfaction. Too many ideas are counterproductive when you act on them, and forsake what you say is important to you. Too many ideas are counterproductive… Continue reading…
Three Ways To Deal With Life’s Curve Balls…
Does it ever seem like when you are trying to make progress it is two steps forward and one step back? When you have ADD there is a tendency to think in black and white… it is working or it is not working. Can you think about progress in another way? Experiment Progress is not linear! You have to experiment to see what works and what does not work. It could be that… Continue reading…
Do You Have The Highest Rated Personal Financial Tool?
This is the first time I can ever remember being so excited about a financial tool. Personal finances just is not a subject that gets me really fired up. But when I used mint.com, I was floored by its potential to help people, like my clients with ADD, who struggle to get a handle on their finances. 0
ADD – ADHD: What Is Your Purpose?
Have you ever forgotten to ask yourself, “Why?” That is, “what is the purpose of doing what I am doing?” For many of us with ADD, this is often times the case. Sometimes we exert significant effort toward a goal, before asking, “Why am I doing this?” What if you earned a degree in economics, attended law schools twice, went back to school to earn a Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certificate, taught middle and high… Continue reading…
ADD – ADHD: Failing and Celebrating?!
If you are playing a big game, and by necessity experimenting with different strategies and tools to meet your goals, rather than playing it safe, you know that you cannot get it right 100% of the time. When you push your limits you will inevitably hit some speed bumps along the way. When you have a setback, you can choose to see it as a cautionary sign to slow down or as an excuse to… Continue reading…