I Know What it is Like to Work SO HARD and Still Feel Like Shit
Stop using sheer willpower to achieve success.
Instead, build a scaffolding on which everything that has to be done is captured, prioritized, planned and organized. For some this is so clear, so easy, already done. For others it is an excruciating morass.
In the past two weeks I have had two people contact me for the help of being an accountability partner in a job search. Both of them said, "I want you to help me focus on my Executive Function skills".
I was blown away by the honesty, self awareness, AND that I had been the one they reached out to for this help.
For me it is a true testament to the return on investment of being open with my own journey on how my brain works. I'm an adult with ADHD who had no idea about this until I was diagnosed at 46. (It also helps that I have 22 years of Corporate Operations Experience and I love to see forward movement)
I had used sheer willpower, grit, determinatin, a lot of damn hard work, and the positives of ADHD to succeed: lots of great ideas, tons of enthusiasm, the ability to get others to join in, my ability to see the big picture.
But there were some gut punches along the way:
1. I had made it to "Head Of or VP" level but the NEXT level continued to be out of my grasp. I didn't understand WHY.
2. In my last corporate role the CEO publically called out, in a meeting, that I was an "interupter". I wanted to drop dead on the spot. I had never had THAT self awareness. I thought I was enthusiastic. Being called out, left me in a pool of shame and humiliation.
3. A therapist suggested that I had poor Executive Functioning Skills. Not understanding what that meant, I felt immediate humiliation, shame, embarrassment and dread. What kind of loser doesn't have THAT? I must be totally useless. A waste.
Here is what I did:
1. I hired a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist specializing in Adult ADHD and worked with her for 4 years.
2. I took two 3-month group intensives around Executive Function in Adults with ADHD.
3. I apply these skills and methods every damn day and am committed to donating my brain to science when I die, to support the study of adult ADHD.
Here is why I am a great Coach for you:
Tripple booked in meetings with the Slack channel going nuts and your phone beeping like a horn in a developing country....you can use the help.
I have tremendous empathy and understanding of what it is like to work so hard and still feel like shit.
My clients achievements speak volumes. I am so proud.
I'm trained in Co-Active Coaching, Mental Fitness, HAIL ™
Let me help YOU make EXTRAORDINARY CHANGE.
