With the start of the new year, I find myself knee deep in retrospection and re-evaluating what works well for me and what does not. One thing that stands out like a neon sign is the incredible power of a good old fashion to-do list. Read the rest of this entry »Does it feel like it’s harder to focus at the end of the day for you? For many folks with ADHD, particularly if you are on medication, the end of the day signals a decline in your ability to stay tuned into the task at hand. There is nothing so frustrating as losing the momentum of the day to the downward spiral of disorganization and endless unfinished tasks. One of my favorite strategies that can unlock the potential of increased focus is exercise. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s that time of the year, again; holidays banging on the door, last minute work details clamoring to get done by the end of the year, social obligations out the wazo. Even the most stalwart professional can find it difficult to stay focused and with ADHD….well, you know the score. Read the rest of this entry »
When people read about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), most folks conjure up pictures of an overly active, impulsive boy who can’t sit down or stop talking. The reality is that the ADHD picture varies dramatically, runs across gender, extending into adulthood. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s been an interesting week. There has been a recurring theme in the folks I work with and it revolves around fear. Fear of failure, fear of success, fear of you name it; but the bottom line is that fear has lead to a lot of very smart people to stop dead in their tracks. Does your fear cause you to freeze? Read the rest of this entry »
Keeping your focus can definitely be a challenge, especially when you are confronted with a host of competing priorities. I was shocked when I noticed that over two weeks had gone by and I hadn’t posted a new blog. How did that happen? I love writing and I love my niche. How could so many days go by without me noticing? Do you find your focus flags after the start of a project that at one time was an all consuming passion? Read on to discover five strategies to sharpen your focus and help you make it to the end.
How many multiple projects do you have going at one time? Five, twelve, maybe twenty? It’s amazing how easy it is to get overtaken by the excitement of a new project, the adrenaline rush of something fresh and provacative. Yet, for folks with ADHD, with many projects, the excitement doesn’t last long enough to take you to the finish line. Surrounded by stacks of paper, taunted by those lovely color coded files that you step over every time you walk into your office, it may feel that your projects become like the ghost of Christmas past haunting you throughout the day. You may have found yourself asking “Do I really have to finish this?” to more than one of your little incompleted ghouls. Here’s the good new! NO, you don’t have to finish them all! Read the rest of this entry »
For many people, the morning can make or break the day. Starting from a place of organized calm can be a boon when the pace of the day becomes frenetic, particularly when you have ADHD. Yet, for many folks with ADHD, morning can be the biggest challenge. Missing keys, forgotten calendars, and lost cell phones set the tone for a day that can quickly get out of hand.
As an entrepreneur, the pace of your day is fast enough without losing time to ADHD’s disorganization. The key to winning the morning battle over chaos is structure and organization tailored to your specific challenges. Here are a few strategies that other ADHDers find helpful. Read the rest of this entry »
When you are dogged by distraction and confronting chaos, the lure of hyperfocus is totally understandable. Many people think of distractibility as the main attention disturbance of ADHD, but it is so much more. It is problems of attention on both sides of the spectrum which brings us to the topic of hyperfocus. Read the rest of this entry »
You can’t be a virtual entrepreneur without a website, right? Wrong! Websites have been the mainstay of online business for decades, but they no longer can give you a big enough bang for your buck. Blogging is no longer the sole domain of the terminally hip or stay at home folks. Blogs are an incredible business tool that done right can catapult your business.
Here are 4 of many incredibility good reasons to think about starting a blog. Read the rest of this entry »
