Manager to a team member: “Please graph 2nd quarter sales, this year to last year.” Sibling to sibling: “When you go see Mom, please water the flower boxes.” Spouse to spouse: “Can you stop and get milk on the way home, please?” Parent to child: “Before you go …
I’m at my mom’s celebrating her 89th birthday. As usual, when I visit, there’s a list of things she (I) would like to accomplish. Here’s this trip’s list: Organize photos. Install screen to hide the garage work area. Install pull-out organizers in bathroom cabinets. Get bedspread dry-cleaned. Do …
Wow! Where has this summer gone? It’s hard to believe, but some schools have already started and several start in the next couple of weeks. Although I don’t have any children in the back-to-school range, a few of my clients do. I’ve experienced, through them, how getting everyone …
Routine: “Habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure.” Routines can support us when indecision steps in. Daily routines can help manage our schedules. Positive self-care routines can assist in supporting mental health. Sometimes we use routines without even thinking about it. I know my day goes better …
I enjoy the game of golf. More appropriately, I enjoy the four hours of social connection and if there happens to be some golf thrown in, all the better. Every once in a while I feel a need to participate in some golf competition. Don’t get me wrong, …
Most of us do at least a little of it every day. Procrastinate. We tell ourselves “I’ll get to that later” and most of the time we do. But what happens if we don’t? What if we procrastinate too long? What are the costs? We try to convince …
Today. Tomorrow. Next week. Next month. Now. Never. Time Blindness: The lack of awareness of the passing of time. Although I work primarily with clients that struggle with ADHD, almost everyone has struggled with time blindness at some point. In this 7:38 video about ADHD and time blindness, …
Our family just held our annual family reunion. It was an amazing 3-day event with up to 60 people participating in the main event on Saturday. Participants ranged from 7-months to 86-years old. Pulling off an event of this magnitude with such a varying age range can be …
I come from a family of swimmers. At a point in time, all five of the siblings in my family were on swim teams. I was the youngest at the age of six with my oldest brother being 14. I can’t imagine the scheduling chaos in our family …
I come from a family of swimmers. At a point in time, all five of the siblings in my family were on swim teams. I was the youngest at the age of six with my oldest brother being 14. I can’t imagine the scheduling chaos in our family …