Our emotions and behaviors are connected to the thoughts we have. It may not feel like this is true because our emotions show up so fast we may not feel we can identify the thought we had before the emotions we experience. Because of ADHD, we experience our emotions intensely, whether towards others or ourselves.…
The first week of the new year is such a great week. It holds such possibility. Us high-performers love our lists. We have a list of actions, experiences, ways of being we want to embrace this year. Great! What we may not have realized is that this very week we will have a great opportunity…
2023 It’s a new year. I find myself contemplating a question my coach asked me the other day. “What experience do you want to have next?” It is such a great question. Instead of what do you want to do or achieve, the question focuses on what you want to experience which also invites one…
Delaying anything to a future time. Counting on our future selves to pull us to success; and when that plan doesn’t work. Who suffers other than us? People that shouldn’t. Here are some ways to beat procrastination: When procrastination happens, remember this, the only way out is through; or perhaps Winston Churchill said it best,…
We all need fences. It’s weird how there are moments we know we need something…a nap…a moment…a drink of water…peace…alone time…time together… And yet we don’t tell people what we need. Instead, we act it out. Playing a game of charades, exhausting all involved. Oddly enough, once frustrated, many of us have no problem telling…
Do you want to be productive? Of course, you do. Here is something you may resist; taking a break is productive. I know your inner critic is saying, “No, no, it’s not, keep working”. But it’s true and it’s science. Consider the Yerkes-Dodson Stress Performance Curve. Don’t be confused, the picture attached to this post…
Our calendars are our lives. Not pausing and reflecting on life from time to time, leaves us at risk to living an unintentional life. Don’t. Live a life designed by you. And it’s okay if we have to start scheduling things in our calendars that look like “go for a walk”, “paint”, “play guitar”, “stretch”,…
Your present self can’t really count on your future self. We can have many versions of ourselves. However, it’s the three selves: your past self, our present self and our future self, we dance with most often. Counting on your future self is a risky game plan and the results can be rather inconsistent. We…
