ADHD is an equal opportunist. It cuts across all socio-economic groups and when it’s untreated, the suffering is real. I work with professionals and executives who live with ADHD. Yes, they have ADHD too. This might sound contradictory. How can someone so accomplished have ADHD? When I attended the 2023 annual CADDRA Conference in …
ADHD Anger: Heal Your Relationship
His experience in the army made everything so much clearer. Everything was black and white. When someone crossed you, the answer was simple. Beat the crap out of them. But you can’t do that in everyday life. Relationships take a huge hit when conflicts result in volatile explosions. Adults with ADHD often struggle to regulate …
Proving vs. Being: Achieve Your Career Goals
In a competitive environment, everyone’s out to prove themselves. But when everyone is scrambling for the higher ground, it creates a culture of fear. And fear breeds scarcity. If one executive gets a promotion, it’s necessarily at the expense of someone else. The prevailing mood is that there’s simply not enough to go around. I …
Confidence
Confidence is like strong metal that is tempered by heat and friction. The more we expose ourselves to new experiences and the more we get knocked about, the stronger we become. Of course no one wants to get hurt or feel afraid. Human beings don’t like to feel vulnerable. But being uncomfortable is how we …