Liz AhmannHow man ways can one person not accomplish a task? Recently, a client asked me to hold him accountable for his goals and the action steps he designs on a weekly basis to move toward accomplishing those goals. He wanted to make sure I took my role in this regard seriously because
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Liz AhmannI ask all new coaching clients how they would like me to partner with them. A client recently mentioned to me that he wanted me to be very direct with coaching questions and very clear with accountability because he can easily “BS” himself with “excuses, rationalization and digression.”
Excuses,
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Liz Ahmann“I tend to ‘BS’ myself a lot,” a client recently told. me. Truth be told, he’s not the only person who does this!
Some common areas of ADHD “BS”ing include, as this client identified for himself, “excuses, rationalization, and digression.”
This is the first in a series of three blog posts addressing “BS”ing yourself (and others).
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Liz AhmannThe school year’s over, and you’ve had some space from the busy-ness of finals week. But, unless you’ve graduated and are not panning to go back to school, school’s not over for you!
It can help to take a few moments during the summer to reflect back on how the past school year went for you.
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Liz AhmannThe ADHD Coaches Association (ACO) recently published the following “Definition of ADHD Coaching”:
Like all life coaching, ADHD Coaching addresses the specific needs and aspirations of the individual being coached. Unlike life coaching, however, ADHD Coaching also addresses the specific needs of clients who have ADHD or ADHD-like symptoms.
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Sometimes with ADHD it can be difficult to see the forest for the trees. Little things can take more time than we had thought. Strong emotions can derail intended plans. Planning ahead doesn’t come easily. Add together these common aspects of ADD and life can quickly start to feel overwhelming.
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Liz AhmannMaybe you are living at home for a while as you look for that first job, or maybe you are trying to “make it” somewhere else. You might be considering grad school,
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Among the many available guides to parenting, Foster Cline and Jim Fay’s “Parenting with Love and Logic” stands out as providing clear, practical strategies – and examples – for raising responsible children.…
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You get on an airplane headed on a journey. Before you settle in for the ride, you are instructed, among other survival tips, that in case of any problems with the flight, parents should put on their
oxygen masks before putting oxygen masks onto their children.
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