Adult ADHD / ADD Coaching Strategies

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Yes, Wendy, I am a Real Person

I just got off the phone with Wendy who’d just purchased my Organized for Life! program. She called with a question about the download. Wendy acted surprised when I answered the phone. She said when she’d placed her order she wasn’t sure I was a real person. Good thing Organized for Life! spoke to her… (read more)

The Path To Getting Organized with ADHD

Whether you have ADD or ADHD, you likely struggle with disorganization. You might even feel it’s hopeless. That you’ll never get rid of the clutter. Please don’t give up. Though learning to live an organized life with ADHD isn’t easy, it can be done. It’s a long-term project you need to chunk down into little… (read more)

Musings About ADHD Medication

I don’t spend much time writing about ADHD medication. It’s a sure way to bring on a flaming argument. You see, I’m a lousy arguer; at least at the time of the argument. Two hours later, I’m there with a great comeback, but mostly I avoid arguments. Rule number one in living successfully with ADHD… (read more)

True Confessions of an ADD Mom

I’m primarily an ADD / ADHD Business Coach. That’s why I don’t often write about my challenges around being a mom with ADD. Yet, I had a flash of awareness last night I believe will help other moms in coping with ADD / ADHD. Since Attention Deficit is genetic, most of the ADD moms I… (read more)

Time Management and ADD / ADHD: Ten Time Management Rules

Join my friend and colleague, Tara McGillicuddy, at ADDClasses.com as she hosts ADD Coach Dan Pruitt for a free ADD / ADHD and Time Management teleseminar. During his years of ADD coaching, Dan has developed a set of ten rules to help children and adults with ADD / ADHD manage time. In the free ADD… (read more)

Self Treatment for ADHD: Remembering To Take Your Supplements

At the risk of sounding like your mother, “Take your vitamins!” Vitamins and supplements, especially Omega-3 Fish Oils, are important parts of self treatment of ADHD / ADD. You know you need to take vitamins, but do you? If not, why not? If you’re like my ADD coaching clients, you probably don’t take your vitamins… (read more)

Living with ADD / ADHD: The Comparison Trap

When you’re living with ADD / ADHD it’s easy to fall into the Comparison Trap. When do we ever feel content with the life we’re living? If you look to the lives of others, you’ll always find yourself lacking. Look instead at what you have, and be grateful. Reduce your needs, and be content. And… (read more)

ADHD and Exercise: Don’t Get a Dog

Lately I’ve stumbled across articles and blogs suggesting getting a dog will help people with ADD / ADHD get more exercise. Another good idea mugged by a gang of facts. A dog is not a treadmill. A dog is not an ADHD management tool. Get a dog and your list of daily tasks immediately explodes…. (read more)

ADHD and Exercise: Find Your Key to Motivation

Have you lost your key? The key to unlocking your motivation to exercise? Motivating yourself to exercise with Adult ADD / ADHD isn’t rocket science, but you do have to outsmart your resistance. Dana to the rescue! I’m here with my keyring of exercise motivators; real life ADD Success stories about what gets me and… (read more)

Why ADD / ADHD Adults Don’t Exercise

I’m curious. Why don’t you exercise? Especially if you know how essential exercise is to managing ADD / ADHD Symptoms? I don’t ask this question to make you feel guilty. I’m simply trying to make you aware of what’s blocking your path to ADD Success. Awareness is a necessary skill for managing ADD / ADHD…. (read more)