Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with Adult ADHD takes a street-smart approach to managing adult ADHD. This is THE podcast for busy professional adults, including business owners, entrepreneurs, CEO's, marketing and creative professionals and even PHD's with demanding workloads. The podcast is an excellent resource for any adult, especially individuals looking for strategies and tactics to create better circumstances in their professional lives. If you're a small business owner with ADHD and other life responsibilities, this is the perfect podcast to help you navigate the ups and downs of business and life with ADHD. Every week host David Greenwood, author of the book by the same name, has experts in the field of adult ADHD as well as other entrepreneurs with ADHD. Every episode is packed with solutions and methodical approaches to having a better life with ADHD. The podcast covers productivity, navigating workloads, how to manage yourself in a chaotic work environment, and burnout. And MUCH more! Entrepreneurs and business owners with ADHD share their insights and approaches with Dave regularly on the podcast. How did they do it and what do they need to have in place to be successful? Those answers can be found in the podcast. There are also many episodes with just Dave, who shares his thoughts as a busy entrepreneur with ADHD. Dave Greenwood has been both an entrepreneur for decades and an executive at one of the most recognized brands in the world, doing it all with ADHD. This is not a Q&A or a stuffy podcast. Every time you hit the download button, you'll feel like you're having a cup of coffee or a pint of your favorite beer with Dave and/for his guests.
Episodes
In this episode we will be discussing workplace conflict. Whether you have ADHD or not, everybody is going to experience some conflict in the workplace at one time or another.
Maybe those of us with ADHD experience this more because of our working habits, and emotions getting the best of us and other things related to being an adult with ADHD.
But just like procrastinat...
How many of you feel like you're living in chaos?
How many of you are tired of operating like this and would love to find another way?
Sometimes, we need to adjust our mindsets, especially as busy adults with ADHD.
But don't get scared or run away when you hear the word mindset because Dave talks about some simple mindset adjustments that you can st...
Busy adults with ADHD often face the challenges of burnout. And sometimes, adults with ADHD can burn out harder and faster than others.
On this episode of Overcoming Distractions, we discuss why we may see more burnout in the adult ADHD community.
At the basic level, those of us with ADHD have challenges with executive functions, managing the emotional aspect of ADHD, t...
Many adults with ADHD overcommit to others or themselves and, as a result, end up operating way over capacity.
How many of you feel over committed right now?
Have you committed too much to other people or organizations?
Have you made too many commitments to yourself?
Join Dave as he discusses how to minimize your habit of overco...
How do we achieve meaningful productivity as an adult with ADHD?
How do we get what we need to get done, stay on track, meet deadlines and achieve some fulfillment?
And how do we get all this accomplished as an adult with ADHD and a demanding career and other responsibilities in our lives?
Dave talks about why achieving flow during the week is one o...
Want to learn how to work smarter and not harder as an adult with ADHD?
Working smarter involves creating a weekly schedule that works with your ADHD and allows you to have meaningful productivity.
Creating a schedule that allows you to have agency and control over your week allows you to have more fulfillment and can lower your stress when you have ADHD.
Many adults with ADHD struggle with perfectionism. And that's the topic of this week's podcast.
How do we thrive as adults with ADHD without letting perfectionism get in our way?
Let's discuss the dilemma of perfectionism and adult ADHD.
Dr. Tara Cousineau is the guest on this episode of Overcoming Distractions and author of the book The Perfectioni...
Happiness is a big topic, right?
But so many of us have to navigate the ups and downs of ADHD. Demanding careers, habits we wish we could adjust, understanding our own ADHD, and, for some, having to go through burnout.
And one thing is clear, there is no template for digging ourselves out of burnout. Everyone's experience with burnout or major stress requires some diffe...
If you are currently surrounded by Post-Its or sticky notes, you're going to want to hang out through this whole episode because this one is for you.
We are talking about some of the best practices for planning, especially in the workplace and how to select a planner that works with you and for you.
There are many working parts to productivity and one of them is plannin...
If you're on a journey and your goal is to thrive as an adult with ADHD, one of the best ways to begin to move things in a positive way is to employ some self-awareness. So today's podcast is about how to ask a series of questions after each work day as you work towards creating fulfilling work days with meaningful productivity.
Dave talks about a few basic questions you can ask yourself ev...
On this episode of Overcoming Distractions, we are talking about burnout and what it can do to our body.
When people are truly burned out, in most cases that causes trauma within the body. And that trauma can come in all types of forms. And when burnout is not addressed, it can take a person years in some cases to recover.
Burnout is also becoming far more complex. For ...
Many busy adults with ADHD, and maybe you are one of them, feel like they can't catch their breath, and they go day-to-day and week-to-week trying to get everything done. This is especially common in the workplace but also happens in our personal lives.
There is one foundational strategy that can help busy adults with ADHD lower stress levels and that is hitting the pause button and slowing...
Dave talks about some of the foundations we should refocus on for the coming year. If you're an adult with ADHD and you have a busy life and career, these are some of the core items you should make sure you have in your life every day.
Thriving with adult ADHD does not have to be complicated and that's why Dave refocuses on some of the basics that we need to remind ourselves of continuously...
If you are an adult with ADHD, and you are either feeling burned out or have decided that your career is no longer serving you, this is the podcast episode for you. Grab a notebook and a pen because we have one of the most well-known experts in the field of ADHD careers today.
Shell Mendelson is the Author of Unlock Your Career Path. This book is specifically crafted for neurodivergent adul...
We are talking about mindsets in this episode of Overcoming Distractions. Some mindsets are useful, and some are not serving you well anymore.
One mindset that might ring a bell to you is that “I work better on deadline.” And we know most of us have ADHD in this community can say this…. However that's a mindset that may not be totally true for most of us.
Dave sits down...
There are several ways that you can get the support you need as an adult with ADHD. There's coaching and mentorships.
There are different types of therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and other modalities geared towards adults with ADHD.
But many feel the best way is when we incorporate more of a holistic approach to managing and thriving with ADHD which involves many ...
Many people with ADHD have challenges paying attention. And if you have ADHD, that's not telling you anything new. But getting better at engaging in important conversations helps us gain a much needed clarity, especially in the workplace.
Clarity is something adults with ADHD need to seek out daily. Without it, we procrastinate, we can make mistakes, and it can cause us unnecessary stress.
...There is never a one-size-fits-all when it comes to creating an environment where those of us with ADHD can thrive. Our environments range from workplaces to homes, and for many of us, they are places to have a little peace and quiet.
For many, having an optimal environment, or even a place where we can reflect, is mission-critical for those of us with ADHD.
In this epi...
Episode 301 of Overcoming Distractions Thriving with Adult ADHD!
An enormous thank you to everyone who has downloaded one episode or 300.
Dave takes the opportunity on episode 301 to talk about some of the critical lessons he has learned from all the experts that have been on the podcast as well as some of you that have reached out. Many of these lessons come down to bu...
Whether you have ADHD or not, you’ll want to take some time and listen to this conversation about finding your voice.
Today, Dave speaks with Dr. Eileen Forrestal, author of "The Courage to Shine: Find Your Voice and Discover the Healing Power of Your Words."
As a former anesthesiologist, she transitioned from a career of 'putting people to sleep' to one of 'waking peop...
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