I hope 2019 is going well and you’re still keeping up with those new year’s resolutions! I’m not big into beginning of the year resolutions but I am into goals. One of my goals for 2018 was to “continue to update my website to best reflect my chosen direction.” I was doing well with that goal until the day came when my website theme was no longer updatable. You see, it seems that website themes (the platforms … Read More
I need to buy a new computer this year. I have a six-year-old Mac with a 512K hard drive and it’s not long for this world. I was planning to upgrade to a terabyte of memory, but was shocked to learn that doubling the memory would cost me $400! This quickly made me wonder how much storage space I really needed. If you’ve been reading for a while you know that I’m minimizing the rest of my … Read More
We all experience unfortunate situations that throw a big old wrench in our plans. For me recently, the wrench was a power outage on a Friday morning in December. Whatever its nature, the wrench is almost guaranteed to create internal dialogue like mine when the power went out at 8AM: “Ugh! How am I going to shower and get dressed in the dark before the painters arrive?“ “Oh no, the painters! They can’t possibly finish … Read More
I wasn’t planning to write a post this morning on New Year’s resolutions. In fact, when a client emailed asking my opinion on New Year’s resolutions a few weeks ago I replied, “My feeling is that if you want to create change in your life there is no reason to wait for a traditional day, such as New Year’s Day, to do it.” However, I do understand there is a strong tradition of creating a New Year’s resolution. … Read More
I make a point of attending several professional conferences each year. This year I chose the International Coach Federation Conference in Cleveland in June, the Institute for Challenging Disorganization‘s Conference in Nashville in September and the International CHADD Conference in Chicago in November, where I also presented with colleague Sue West on the topic of team building and collaboration for ADHD adults. Conferences present the opportunity to connect with colleagues and industry experts I might not otherwise have … Read More
When was the last time you actively gave thought to your values? Not the values of stocks in your portfolio or the values of baseball cards in your collection, YOUR values, your personal values to be specific. These values are something few individuals take the time to consider, let alone build an awareness of. I don’t think this is because most would deem their personal values unimportant. Instead, I believe it’s more likely most people have never been … Read More
Yesterday was another snow day here along the North Coast. I say “another” because we’ve had so many in the past two months, I’ve lost count. I love snow, I really do, but when we’ve had as much snow & cold as we have this year, even I find myself saying, “Enough Already!” As frustrated as I get with snow though, I am grateful for snow days, because they often bestow upon me one of my most … Read More
On two occasions in this blog I’ve recommended a book by ADHD expert, Ari Tuckman, Ph.D. called More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD. Last month I was lucky enough to hear Dr. Tuckman speak on “A Stronger Mindset to Overcome Life’s Challenges” at the 2013 CHADD Conference in Washington D.C. I’ve heard Dr. Tuckman speak on a number of occasions on a number of difference topics and highly recommend his presentations, as … Read More
Self talk. We all do it, though some of us don’t really like to admit to it. Self talk doesn’t necessarily mean talking out loud to oneself, but it can show up that way. Instead, by self talk, I’m referring to what we find ourselves saying which results in self-limiting behavior. Phrases like “I can’t”, or “I don’t” or “I’m not the kind of person who does ___________” don’t exactly do much to encourage forward movement, expand … Read More
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. ~ attributed to Thomas Edison with regard to creating the lightbulb This quote makes me think about a situation I experienced while serving as a board member for a non-profit organization. I had worked for weeks to prepare what I thought was an amazing agenda for an important two-day meeting. Unfortunately when meeting time rolled around, a lot of things happened that resulted in … Read More