Whatever You Focus On Grows (1348)

Coaches in Action

Written by Kristi McClanahan July 2002



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Kids Aren’t the Only Ones AD/HD Affects (964)

Coaches in Action

by Maryanne Kocis MacLeod: Macomb Daily

March 4, 2003



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The Last Word: Learning to Thrive With ADHD (1743)

Coaches in Action

FDA Consumer magazine

November-December 2004 Issue

By Toni Wood



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Piecing Together My Broken Life (1306)

Coaching | David Giwerc

After an ADD diagnosis in his 30s, Michael Anderson lost confidence and hope. Here's how coaching helped him turn things around. by Carl Sherman, Ph.D. ADDitude Magazine

A diagnosis tells you what’s wrong, what’s broken. But you need to know what’s not broken. - David Giwerc, an ADHD coach



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The Power of Questioning (609)

ADHD Education

“Take the attitude of a student.  

Never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new. “
- Og Mandino  



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Eat Your Dessert First (970)

ADHD Education

How do you structure your day? Do you start every morning off by doing the things you have to do but don’t necessarily enjoy and put off the more enjoyable parts of your day until later? 

Most of us spend very little time doing the things that we do best. Since we tend to enjoy the things we do best, but we still spend most of our time doing things that we don’t really enjoy.

 



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Piece vs. Peace -  ADDentifying your focus (830)

ADHD Education

One of the many coaching distinctions we use in our ADDCA Training is  Piece vs. Peace.  ADHD may sometimes feel as though you are being bombarded by many thought simultaneously. but you brain is only capable of process one thought or idea at one time in space.

When you pay attention to ONE Piece of your personal puzzle, versus many pieces, you will have Peace all the time.



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Stillness Happens When I Move with Music (1158)

ADHD Education

I have discovered that in order to be still in my mind, so I can process, understand and discern what is happening, I have to be moving.

Movement through exercise and music are the mechanisms that gives my brain the ability to slow down the bombardment of stimuli overwhelming me and gain new clarity where chaos once existed.



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Change Your Routines and Change Your Life (689)

ADHD Education

For the first time in many years I was becoming unmotivated with my workout routine.

I started blaming it on the weather, my work, my ADHD and everything else but the real source.  



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The Speed Trap (736)

Do you get caught up in the belief that if you don’t respond to a question or a request with a quick or speedy answer, you will be considered slow and stupid?

Many people with ADHD feel this way.



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