If you are an adult with ADHD looking for career advice, this is a great episode of Overcoming Distractions. Whether you need to change careers or jobs or just need some adjustments in your current workplace, Shell Mendelson will give…
Confidence 101 for Adults with ADHD
In this episode, we are talking about confidence for adults with ADHD or for that matter confidence building for anyone. Back on the podcast is Alyssa Dver, founder of the American Confidence Institute. Alyssa is one of the leading authorities…
Managing Distractions with Willpower as an Adult with ADHD
In this episode we are talking about managing distractions with the help of willpower. While many adults with ADHD may be put off by the concept of willpower, building that willpower muscle can be an effective strategy for thriving with…
Still Distracted After All These Years-A Conversation with Kathleen Nadeau, PhD.
If you are an adult with ADHD, this conversation is built just for you. Whether you are a CEO, busy executive, business owner with ADHD or are juggling life and professional responsibilities, you’ll learn a lot about being an adult…
Part 2-Relating to the Four Tendencies as an adult with ADHD
This is Part 2 of Dave’s conversation with coach Diann Wingert about how adults with ADHD can understand the Four Tendencies, authored by Gretchen Rubin. Diann makes it clear, as she did in part one of this discussion, that understanding…
Relating to the Four Tendencies as an adult with ADHD
This week Dave has back Diann Wingert, therapist turned coach. Diann discusses the concept of the four tendencies, a philosophy by author Gretchen Rubin. Dave and Diann discuss how adults with ADHD can relate to these four tendencies and how…
How this owner of a contracting business thrives with ADD
Dave sits down with Russell Kramer, author of the book Hocus Focus- Coming of age with ADD and its medicines. Russell owns and operates a contracting business and tells his story of growing up taking medication for his ADD and…
How to identify what goals you want to set as an adult with ADHD
The thought of goal setting can be a turn off for many people including adults with ADHD. One of the reasons is that many adults with ADHD are not clear on what goals they would like to set, both personally…
Reducing “out of sight, out of mind” when you have adult ADHD
One thing that pretty much everyone with ADHD experiences is the concept of “out of sight out of mind.” That can be everything from your calendar, to do list, shopping list, backpack or laptop bag to bring to work, car…
ADHD and the connection between thinking and planning
There’s a clear connection between our ability to think and how we plan and when we have ADHD, it helps to understand that connection. Because many with adult ADHD have challenges thinking effectively when we need it, planning can suffer.…