For those with ADD/ADHD this is an ongoing challenge that can make or break the day – especially when it comes to timeliness. We try to avoid those disapproving stares, but it’s hard to avoid the comments and open hostility. We know that other people think we don’t appreciate the value of their time. Apart…
“Some days are diamonds, some days are stone.” ~ John Denver You seem to have been going along ok, life and work have been following their normal pattern, when suddenly something hits you out of left field that shakes your cool. It seems like a good time for a total meltdown, but you’re an…
Oh no, you’ve missed another deadline and you’re making more excuses. You’re feeling really bad about it. Guilty as hell and you’ve upset people who were relying on you… again! You thought you had this one in the bag. You checked up on what you needed to do, spoke to the other stakeholders. Then at…
When you are at work are you often worried about all your human frailties, beating yourself up about everything that goes wrong, or are you rejoicing in your many and varied strengths? It seems to be part of the human condition that we become velcroed to concerns about not measuring up. However it’s much more productive…
Living your best life boils down to harnessing your unique strengths, recognising your values, the things that matter to you, and using your special abilities to your best advantage in a way that makes your life meaningful. Just as many positive personal characteristics can have a negative or shadow side, so can some of the…
Many people with ADHD have a lot of trouble managing all those distractions at work that get in the way of getting that project done. The telephone rings, not only your own extension, but phones throughout the office, or other people’s busyness on your work site, general conversations, photocopiers. Just the general buzz of a…