Challenge: Your Activation vs Their Unexpressed Expectations

Cindy JobsHealth and Well-Being

I had a tough session with a client last week.  This client came to me a few months ago with typical ADHD concerns: Missing appointments because of inconsistent utilization of calendars/planners. Lack of activation on tasks. Not making transitions from one task to another. Lateness due to hyperfocus …

Body Doubling as a productivity hack

Cindy JobsHealth and Well-Being

Body doubling is a powerful productivity tool that is available to nearly everyone but has proven to be an incredibly powerful tool for my clients challenged with ADHD. I’ve used body-doubling with my physical organizing clients, coaching clients, and colleagues as an accountability tool, and it works amazingly …

Wishing doesn’t make it so.

Cindy JobsHealth and Well-Being

“I wish I could be on time more.” “I wish I didn’t forget things.” “I wish I could stop disappointing people.” “I wish I knew where to start.” “I wish people understood how hard things are for me.” I know I’ve uttered the words “I wish” followed by …

What’s that all-important first step?

Cindy JobsHealth and Well-Being

I hear this a lot from my clients, especially those challenged with ADHD: “I didn’t get it done because it was just too overwhelming.  I don’t even know what the first step is!” I get it.  Whether challenged with ADHD or not, sometimes when we look at an …

How to have awesome self-care routines with disrupted schedules

Cindy JobsHealth and Well-Being

I hear this a lot: “My self-care routine was going well, then we went on vacation, and everything fell apart.” I’m guessing you’ve said that yourself; I know I have.  But what are we supposed to do when our schedules get disrupted?  Let’s take a look. In my …

I want the results, but I don’t want to do the scary work!

Cindy JobsHealth and Well-Being

My “why”: Assist individuals in developing an understanding of themselves, embracing self-empathy, and creating structure and processes that will help them become the versions of themselves they’ve been dreaming of. Create an environment where individuals challenged with ADHD can thrive in an environment of education, support, and camaraderie. …

How do you make decisions? Leaf? Branch? Trunk? Root?

Cindy JobsHealth and Well-Being

Decisions are hard.  Sometimes people are completely debilitated by the thought of making the wrong decision, but the outcome of not deciding can also be catastrophic. What’s a person to do? Here are a couple of great resources I’ve used over the years. First, the tree analogy presented …

Are you in the habit of ghosting?

Cindy JobsHealth and Well-Being

“Ghosting:” The practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication. (Oxford Dictionaries) My guess is a lot of us have done it and had it done to us.  As a general rule, we associate ghosting with friend and dating …

Are you tired of reacting versus responding?

Cindy JobsHealth and Well-Being

We’ve all been there. Someone cuts us off in traffic. Someone is talking way too loudly on their cell phone. Someone questions our restaurant decision. Someone says something hurtful. Someone makes a negative comment about our cool, new shoes. And we explode.  Yup, we explode.  We aren’t sure …

What’s the connection between ADHD & Exercise?

Cindy JobsHealth and Well-Being, Organization, Uncategorized

Most of us are aware that exercise is critical to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but is more important for some than others? “When you exercise, your brain releases chemicals called neurotransmitters, including dopamine, which help with attention and clear thinking. People with ADHD often have less dopamine than usual …