Why do we procrastinate? Procrastination, in its most basic form, is short-term mood relief. Here’s how it goes: There’s something you don’t want to do, let’s say writing the report your boss asked for by the end of the week. You’re a little nervous about it because you …
I have more than one client that has come to appointments feeling guilty because they took a nap in the middle of their workday, “completely trashing their productivity.” These clients are entrepreneurs, work from home, and are primarily in control of their destiny. So what’s the big deal? …
I talk to my clients about boundaries and how being boundaryless is a recipe for disaster. This book reinforces so much of what I believe; I hope everyone reads or listens to the book as soon as possible. Set Boundaries, Find Peace, beautifully written by Nedra Glover Tawwab, …
Before I start a coaching partnership, we have a conversation about where they are, what they want, and what strategies they are currently using. Through research and experience, here are the top five strategies that are professionally recognized as working, and I see the same results with my …
Social media options change at lightning speed. Frankly, I can’t keep up, but CoSchedule can. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly platforms get added, and others become obsolete. Once you think you understand one platform, the algorithms change, and posts are seen by fewer and fewer …
Have you ever felt that someone is watching your every move? Do you think that all eyes are on you and everyone is focusing on every minor misstep you make? I can assure you with almost 100% certainty that people are not paying nearly the attention to you …
When I tell people that I’m a Coach specializing in helping individuals challenged with ADHD create the life they want to live, they say, “Great, but what exactly does an ADHD coach do?” My answer: “It depends.” And it does. It depends entirely on what the client is …
Navigating the sea of ADHD information can be daunting. Here are some tried-and-true resources for you to check out. Websites: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD): The go-to place for support and resources for those affected by ADHD. ADHD Essentials: This website offers resources and support geared …
To-do lists can be the key to productivity, but only if they are believable and achievable. Trying to be productive working from a brain-dump of everything we want to get done is NOT believable; it’s generally NOT achievable. I hear this frequently when working with clients on productivity: …
Our brains are amazing devices. Plasticity allows our brains to adapt to changing situations and environments without conscious choice on our part. (Bare with me here, this little bit of geekiness will be necessary to the story.) According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): “Plasticity refers …