Category Archives: ADHD Self Management
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You’re Not Perfect, So Stop Trying to Be
Posted on January 30, 2020 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Mental Health, ADHD Self Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Sandy Maynard “Don’t sweat the small stuff” is good advice for people with ADHD, many of whom try to be perfectionists. People are always telling us what we did wrong and what we missed — “You need to pay more attention in class” or “What the heck is wrong with you? I just […]
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Helpful Insights on Addressing ADHD and Lack of Motivation
Posted on January 23, 2020 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self Management, Adult ADD/ADHD, Executive Function.By Fastbraiin Staff ADHD and lack of motivation can really put a cramp in your day, your week, or your year. It’s not enough that you have ADHD, but now you also have no motivation to manage the symptoms or to do much of anything. Even without dealing with ADHD symptoms, many of our lives […]
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6 Easy Ways to Juggle All Those Balls
Posted on August 22, 2019 by CoachRudy in ADHD Routine, ADHD Self Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Dana Rayburn If you want to have a successful day with ADHD, you must add structure to your life. Otherwise you’ll go flitting through life forgetting this, neglecting that, and procrastinating on everything else. Structure allows things to flow smoothly and keeps things under control when life hits a bumpy patch. Last week, during a coaching […]
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9 Tips to Deal with Forgetfulness in ADHD
Posted on July 10, 2019 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Brain, ADHD Self Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Forgetfulness is a symptom that “can impact everything” for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), said Mindy Schwartz Katz, MS, ACC. Katz is a coach who empowers clients with ADHD to get over, around and through the obstacles that get in the way of living their unique life. It […]
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Got ADHD? Focusing on Priorities isn’t Rocket Science
Posted on May 3, 2019 by CoachRudy in ADHD & Focus, ADHD & Organization, ADHD Self Management, ADHD Time Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Dana Rayburn A common struggle for ADHD? Focusing on priorities.Often this is a distraction issue. But, not always. I find sometimes clients don’t focus on their priorities because they have no idea what their priorities even are. If you have a five page to do list but you still can’t decide what to work […]
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How to Form Good Habits with Adult ADHD
Posted on January 24, 2019 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Additude Editors It takes someone about three months to form a habit, whether they have ADHD or not. The best way to form a habit is to create a “ritual” – an activity or set of activities that you keep doing the same way. Say you’re always losing your keys in your house because you put […]
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How to Overcome Self-Doubt and Unleash Your Inner Genius
Posted on October 8, 2018 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self Management, ADHD Self-Esteem.By Tyler Tervooren Self-doubt is a special kind of hell. A small failure makes you question yourself and your abilities and, next thing you know, you feel like you aren’t good enough or smart enough to do anything. And that’s about the time you stop trying. We’ve all been there but, not everyone handles it the same […]
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Why Self-Doubt Keeps You Stuck And How to Begin to Overcome It
Posted on October 4, 2018 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self Management, ADHD Self-Esteem, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Jeff Barton I’ve struggled with self-doubt for decades. I doubted myself, my looks, my ability, everything. I was never enough. And my choices reflected that self-doubt. I also let self-doubt stop me from pursuing the things I wanted. It held me back from being who I wanted to be. Who I am. The self-doubt […]
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The Quirky Ups and Downs of My ADHD Life
Posted on June 14, 2018 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Elaine Atwell When I was eight years old, I was diagnosed with severe ADHD. I was a pretty classic case: painfully disorganized and distractible, a gifted student in subjects that captured my attention, and an abysmal student in everything else. While my ADHD has changed in the 20 years since my diagnosis (I no […]
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Procrastination: 3 Sources, 3 Solutions
Posted on April 30, 2018 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self Management, Adult ADD/ADHD.By Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W. John has always had a problem with procrastination. In the 3rd grade it was the proverbial science project due on Monday that was being assembled at 10:00 on Sunday night. In college it was the 15-page paper done at 3 am the day it was due. Now it is deadline for […]
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