‘ADD’ Archives
Three Easy Steps to Develop a New Habit
One of the biggest challenges we all share especially people living with ADD ADHD is consistency. Many times it’s hard to stay structured – stay on a diet, being on time, exercising and such. Can you relate? One way to keep structured is to develop a new habit – one to replace the old one. We read that it takes 21 days to change a habit or develop a new one. I wanted to share the steps to create a new habit and vice versa. Whatever the habit – good or bad, understanding the steps can only help you to reach your goals. Habits are consistent behavior [...]
THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION
How come I keep forgetting? What do I do about this? I’ve been researching this because I can be a master at forgetting. I’ve learned if you are struggling it’s because you don’t understand something. I used to get very upset but I had to accept that forgetting happens to me. I have a saying to keep me humble and peaceful: I love my ADD. It keeps reminding me how much I forget Human beings forget because they do not concentrate their mind on their purpose, especially at the moment they conceive it. We remember only that which makes a [...]
Kick Procrastination in the Butt – Focus on Your Strengths
Last week, we spoke of procrastination and ways to get into action rather than delay, delay, delay. Procrastination can be deadly to your self-esteem, bank account, personal relationships and health. So why must you put up with this? What keeps getting in the way? Why must you lack clarity when you know what needs to be done? Well maybe what you’re attempting to do is not in your “sweet spot.” One way to kick procrastination in the butt is to focus on your strengths. For people living with ADD ADHD, our brains have a difficulty [...]
Five Ways to Beat Procrastination
Procrastination is a huge problem for many people today – especially in America. And perhaps one of the biggest contributors to the issue is that we as a society don’t take it very seriously. We either think people or lazy or we’re just all too busy to get everything done. The truth is, nearly a quarter of Americans are wasting many hours in their days due to the terrible cycle of procrastination. In this article, you will find five ways to attempt to overcome the cycle and start really being productive and successful by using your time to its fullest. In this [...]
MENTAL PUSHUP
I am so lucky. I love when clients bring new thinking and a willingness to share. Ken Kitchings came up with the concept of the MENTAL PUSHUP to help focus him, move him into action and get things done. I LOVE THIS CONCEPT. We decided to write about it. Here goes. What is a MENTAL PUSHUP? It’s a physical exercise; an exercise of the brain to get back to the moment; “focal center” of what we decided to do. How do you do a MENTAL PUSHUP? When you have a task that you want to complete such as make a phone call or pay some bills, you need not to be [...]