Archive for Productivity with ADHD

Adult ADHD : From Curse to Gift

Jan 19, 2009 1 Comment

Those who thrive with adult ADHD stay open to change and invest in improving their lives. They use their assets, such as their strengths, talents, energy, out-of-the-box thinking and risk-taking abilities and adopt ADHD-friendly ways to live.

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Make Reaching Goals Inevitable!

Jan 06, 2009 No Comments

Never struggle with reaching goals again! Clarify three things and reaching goals won’t be a struggle, it will be inevitable.

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Survey Says… Adult ADHD Affects Work and Home

Oct 16, 2008 2 Comments

A national survey of 1000 adults with ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) was conducted recently in the US. What they found did not surprise me since they are the very issues my clients and I often coach around. What they found was staggering.

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Finding Peace, Even with ADHD

Oct 01, 2008 No Comments

In an age where technology has made multi-tasking the norm, and where many people are overwhelmed by a life that comes at them from every direction, how does an adult with ADHD find the peace and comfort that only comes with the ability to focus?
Unlike neurotypicals, adults with ADHD struggle to keep their minds calm [...]

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Work With Your ADHD, Not Against It

Sep 22, 2008 No Comments

While you may think that ADHD creates a disadvantage for you in the business world, there are strategies you can employ to take advantage of the symptoms of ADHD. In doing so, you may find you’ll become just as productive (and maybe even slightly more productive) than your non-ADHD counterparts.
You, like non-ADHDers, have cycles of [...]

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Improving ADHD Performance Starts With YOU Management

Sep 11, 2008 No Comments

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The biggest complaints I get from new clients is about their performance at work, problems with relationships as they fail to live up to their commitments with others, their tendency to procrastinate and wait until the last minute to get stuff done, and feeling that they don’t live up to their full potential because [...]

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How to tell my employer I have ADHD – Part 2

Aug 05, 2008 No Comments

In Part One of this topic I discussed what you need to consider before you even consider mentioning your ADHD status to your employer. In this part, I’ll provide some ideas on how to go about it once you have made the decision to tell your employer.   
Before saying anything, you need to answer a few [...]

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Your 6 Building Blocks to Managing Adult ADHD

Jun 12, 2008 3 Comments

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When they first contact me, many of my clients ask me where they can go to get the cure for ADHD. While medication can definitely help many adults with ADHD, they don’t eradicate it. They simply allow you to pay better attention so that you can learn to manage your ADHD. Managing it can [...]

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How to Tell Someone They May Have ADHD

Jun 09, 2008 1 Comment

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Recently I received an email from a woman who heard me speak at a business conference and who felt that her sister had all the symptoms of ADHD. Given the struggle her sister was dealing with at work, she felt that investigating the possibility of her sister’s ADHD might explain her sister’s difficulty and help her [...]

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Lost Productivity with ADHD? It Doesn’t Have to be That Way

May 28, 2008 2 Comments

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A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) lose approximately 22 work days a year! Imagine! That’s more than a month of productive time less than other people get to do their work, build their businesses, achieve their goals.
Of course, the study only focused [...]

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