A client recently asked about how she could get her name off of mailing lists in order to reduce the volume of junk mail in her mailbox. Her excellent question made me realize that I hadn’t posted on this topic since getting my new blog up and running last year. When I last wrote about this topic years ago I had to point people to a number of different websites and provide a couple of different phone … Read More
I have always loved this picture, extracted from a Woman’s Day magazine long ago, and taped to a page in my recipe notebook for as long as I can recall. I made the bunny shaped cake for my kids once when they were small and it made us all smile. I thought of this photo today when I started this post and it made me smile, again. Smile about a simpler time when folks got creative about … Read More
I’ve written previously about what a positive effect the introduction of mindfulness into my life has been. I recently finished the iBooks version of The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD: An 8-Step Program for Strengthening Attention, Managing Emotions, and Achieving Your Goals, by Dr.Lidia Zylowska a board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in adult psychiatry, mindfulness-based therapy and adult ADHD. This engaging book is divided into two parts, the first is a primer of sorts on mindfulness, especially as … Read More
My new favorite tool for bringing mindfulness, fun and creativity to change is my Buddha Board. Per the Buddha Board website, this board is “based on the Zen concept of living in the moment. You simply paint on the surface with water and your creation will come to life in bold design. Then, as the water slowly evaporates, your art will magically disappear leaving you with a clean slate and a clear mind – ready to create a whole … Read More
I presented at a local CHADD meeting a number of months ago on the topic: “Stump the Organizer”, which translates as, “Participants, bring your best organizing questions and we’ll try to solve them together.” I’ve learned over the years that those of us with ADHD often share many of the same organizing challenges and we can help ourselves by learning about each other’s challenges and related successes. As a coach, I believe my clients are the experts of … Read More
I’ve been reminded a couple of times recently about the importance of bringing fun and creativity into addressing one’s challenges. The first was by a coaching student in a class I serve as an assistant trainer for, the second was with one of my artistic clients, and the third occurred as part of a coaching clinic scenario I was participating in recently. In each situation, the client was in a stuck place, bogged down by the weightiness … Read More
“Describe what it’s like to be coached by you.” There is a piece of paper pinned to my vision board with these words written on it. It is something that my eyes fall upon every time I sit at my desk. In coaching, asking clients to consider what something is “like” invites them to think in terms of simile, or more broadly construed, metaphor. Metaphor can be a powerful tool in coaching because it provides an additional … Read More
My reading list had taken on a life, or should I say lives of its own. The list that at one time was neatly maintained in Notes on my iPhone had spilled over into Toodledo, a couple of visual reminder piles beside my bed and reading chair, and a number of newly downloaded books sitting in my iBooks and Kindle apps. There were plenty of reminders to read, but no great way of selecting what to read. … Read More
This is my vision board for 2012. A vision board is a collection of visual images pasted or pinned to a board that represents things that you want to bring into your life. My board, created on a framed cork board that hangs above my desk, represents the reminders of goals aspired to and goals achieved in a particular year. Creating and regularly focusing on a board like this can be instrumental in reaching one’s goals. A vision … Read More
I noticed recently at my book club that I was the only one in the group who chooses to read the monthly selections on a screen (iPad). When I brought this up, most of my friends commented they feel reading just isn’t the same without real pages to turn. Other reasons for choosing paper and binding included a need to physically experience progress through the book, as documented by the movement of the bookmark, and feeling the … Read More