Adapted from an article by David Giwec, MCC, posted on August 15, 2015 on the CHAAD blog “Adults with ADHD are 300% more likely to start their own businesses.” Garret LoPorto in The DaVinci Method (Media for Your Mind, 2005). Common characteristics of ADHD – creativity, multi-tasking and risk-taking – can be strengths when you know how to leverage them. Just look…
Looking for a job? Wanting to stay top of mind in your industry? Growing your business? If you are one of the millions of people trying to use LinkedIn for any of the above reasons, check out the questions in this blog to find out what you need to know about how to be super relevant on LinkedIn. Does your…
Adapted from the ADHD Weekly published by CHAAD on November 2, 2017 As an ADHD coach, I am often asked if I think ADHD is over-diagnosed and if ADHD medications are over-prescribed. My answer is a firm “no”. Although I am sometimes contacted by parents that have self-diagnosed themselves and/or their children as having ADHD (when they may or may…
There is a famous cartoon that pictures a man sitting in a doctor’s office. The doctor says to the patient, “Well, you can exercise one hour a day or be dead for 24.” This is how the majority of people think about exercise – as a means of delaying death. Not such a positive message, right? Not only is it…
What does work-life balance feel like? Just like your own physical balance, work-life balance is unique for each person and will look and feel differently for each of us. The work-life balance that is optimal for you may not be what is optimal for your partner, friend, neighbor or colleague. As individuals, we each need to seek to be continually…
The executive coaching and ADHD coaching processes are particularly well suited to helping clients initiate change, then set and reach goals because the foundation of coaching is about achieving two main things: Creating greater awareness with the client about what she wants to accomplish Helping the client get into or stay in action towards specific goals/agendas In addition to the…