Boredom as Kryptonite

Boredom as Kryptonite

Boredom – it’s like kryptonite to someone with ADHD…or it can certainly feel that way.  Here are some ways to counter the anxiety and lethargy (usually both simultaneously) generated by boredom: Bribe yourself. Got something you treat yourself to every day? A...
ADHD is a Superpower!

ADHD is a Superpower!

While ADHD is considered a ‘mental disorder’ in the DSM5, it can be a superpower.  Hyperfocus, impulsivity, creativity, keeping several projects moving forward simultaneously, energy levels, and the ability to hyperfocus can all lead to incredible success in...
FOMO: One thing I didn’t miss during ‘Rona

FOMO: One thing I didn’t miss during ‘Rona

One of the unexpected benefits of life during the pandemic was the elimination, in many instances, of FOMO: Fear of missing out. If you don’t go to that restaurant, show, party, networking event, place, class….you might be missing out! Another large Connecticut...
Destigmatizing Sales

Destigmatizing Sales

‘I hate marketing my work.  I feel like I’m selling.’ Heaven forbid! There are many well-earned reasons why sales has a bad rap.  It’s gotten confused with manipulation and Machiavellian intent….because some people are manipulators with Machiavellian intent....
Don’t Pathologize Pain

Don’t Pathologize Pain

Sometimes, despite being right on point with our purpose and goals, we experience ‘negative’ moods and emotions and forget that they’re nothing more than the weather: they always pass. When we forget this fact, it’s not uncommon to think our feelings mean that...
Ontological Versus Psychological

Ontological Versus Psychological

Many years ago, my very first coach David Dowd said that ‘coaching is ontological, not psychological.’ That sounded so fucking smart.  So smart that as a coach myself I started quoting him whenever clients started wandering into ‘Why’-ville so heavily that it...