Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD

You know we love a good entrepreneurship and ADHD story here at Overcoming Distractions. We can learn a lot from successful people who have built businesses that also have ADHD. Joe Carlucci owns Valentina's Pizzeria in Alabama, which is ranked as one of the top pizzerias in the United States. Not only that, he's a nine time world pizza champion and a two time Guinness World Record holder among ot...

Today Dave sits down with the co-authors of the new book, Unapologetically ADHD written by Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright. Nikki Kinzer is an ADHD coach, podcaster, writer, teacher, and business owner, and she has dedicated her life's work to supporting adults with ADHD. Pete Wright is a podcaster and co-founder of the TruStory FM Podcast Network and has spent the last several decades on a personal...

One of the challenges many busy adults with ADHD have is that To Do List or choosing an effective task manager… If you're like a many busy adults with ADHD, you've tried all kinds of ways to keep track of work, projects, tasks and everything at home. You've tried paper, sticky notes, legal pads, all kinds of apps. Maybe it's all in your head……And maybe you keep trying to find that ap that works fo...

If you're talking about ADHD and time management, you have to consider energy management. It becomes more difficult to manage your time when you do not have energy. And This is why energy and time have to be discussed simultaneously when we're trying to improve how we manage our days and weeks and productivity. Dave talks about how focusing on your energy and energy flows can help you be far more...

Some of the challenges we as adults with ADHD   are rooted in communication….That can be with co-workers, our boss, clients, family members…and others. Expectations with clients. Productive conversations with colleagues. Asking for accommodations without disclosing Checking in with a supervisor. In this episode we talk about how to have productive conversations and meaningful communication, especi...

Being in control of your day is crucial for busy professionals with ADHD, high achievers, or those in demanding careers. Throw in family commitments and other responsibilities and you realize you have a busy life that you need to control. We need to own our ADHD as a busy adult and one of the ways we do that is to control the aspects of life we can. Dave discusses the benefits of developing a cont...

What do you have to do to become a successful entrepreneur with ADHD? Today we discuss that with Stephanie Mearse, CEO of Empower Hour   and Vice President at Desert Capital Management Group. Stephanie is a busy adult with ADHD and she tells her story on this episode of Overcoming Distractions. She has many professional accomplishments to her credit and talks about how she thrives as an entreprene...

Many adults with ADHD, when they experience burnout, become disassociated with their work and the organization they are working for and "check out." If this sounds like you and you have tried over and over again to make your current working environment work and are frustrated by the lack of fulfillment you have, you may have checked out as well. Dave talks about some of the particular reasons why...

Let's talk about the early signs of burnout whether you have ADHD or not. More and more people are coming forward and expressing their concerns about feeling burned out. Whether it's a dysfunctional workplace, increased workload, or our own individual working habits as an adult with ADHD, there's no question that burnout is on the rise. While some people say that burnout just hit them suddenly, th...

If you are a busy adult with ADHD and our challenged it daily, you are not alone. And that's why Dave takes a few minutes to go through a day in the life of those of us with adult ADHD. It's not meant to be negative, but more of a "yeah I do that too" podcast. Please know that there many people just like you trying to juggle personal and professional lives, get stuff done, have less stress and be...

Dave discusses some of the more important lessons he's learned working individually with busy adults just like you with ADHD. While everyone is different, there are some commonalities that come into play. Why is this important? Because while Dave learned these lessons working with busy professionals, it's important for you to understand these valuable takeaways as you chart your own journey toward...

Dave discusses one of the biggest shifts an adult with ADHD can make to increase productivity, improve efficiency and actually lower your stress when it comes to work. Yes, Dave is talking about blocking out time! If you've never blocked out time before to get work done, this is an important episode. If you've tried time blocking and it hasn't worked for you, this is an even more important episode...

We're back with Nick Stewart sleep coach and author. This is Part 2 and if you need an introduction In this episode, Nick Stewart gives us essential steps to get back on track with sleep; Nick talks about proper sleep hygiene. And these include the following. Sunlight in the morning. Compensate for no sunlight with lighting products, commonly found on Amazon. The types of professionals you should...

Here's a fact that nobody can argue with. Adults with ADHD can have challenges with sleep. And sleep is something that comes up in the world of ADHD over and over again. Many adults with ADHD have legitimate challenges getting a good night's sleep and many of us were the ADHD also need to improve our sleep habits. One of the big ones is that a lot of you are going to bed at 2:00 AM. Not a great id...

Many people seek assistance, mentoring and help with an ADHD coach because they are having trouble navigating a busy life as an adult with ADHD. Many of these challenges revolve around work and career. However, many times when we dig into the issues, we find that we could be blaming ourselves for situations that are just not our fault. We blame our ADHD for not being able to get work done, get org...

Every single person get stuck in their lives at one time or another. That could be in your career or your job or in your personal life at home. We all get stuck from time to time. How do we get unstuck? That's the topic for this podcast. Whether you have ADHD or not, you're going to learn something about getting unstuck. Dave's guest today is Britt Frank, a clinician, speaker and the author of the...

So many of us have had to navigate a chaotic working environment as an adult with ADHD. Some of the workplaces we have had to work in could be classified as toxic. Dave discusses how to navigate a chaotic and toxic workplace and tries to reassure you that not everything needs to be blamed on our ADHD. Many of us have been working in a culture of chaos, a supervisor, or other colleagues who have a...

Preparation is one of the keys to thriving with adult ADHD in a busy setting. And if you are working in a demanding job or career, or you are running your own business with ADHD, planning is mission critical. Getting ready for the days ahead can be a game changer as an adult with ADHD. Not being prepared means that we will try to do everything all at once and we know that can't be done. And when t...

We solve a lot of problems and challenges here on Overcoming Distractions but today, Dave talks about some of the positives of being a busy professional with ADHD in the business world. Those of us with adult ADHD bring tremendous value, skills and critical thinking into any working environment we can thrive. And it's always a good idea to remind ourselves of the positive aspects of our different...

Out of sight out of mind is probably one of the best descriptions of ADHD. We need important items and reminders in front of us and it needs to capture our attention. So that's what we're going to talk about today. Why visual cues for busy adults with ADHD can be a game changer. Well many of us have challenges with short term memory, visual cues and aids can help us tremendously. Dave talks with S...

This episode is dedicated to all you moms out there with ADHD. But guys, don't hit the stop button because we know you're going to learn something too from this discussion. Today we have Anna Burns with Anna Burns Wellness and she works with ADHD moms. Anna discusses with Dave what it's like to be in ADHD mom, some of the specific challenges of mothers with ADHD and how ADHD moms out there can mak...

One of the things that makes a career a better journey is when we have purpose, and we feel like we belong. Belonging is human and it's something we all crave. On this episode of Overcoming Distractions, we talk about belonging in the workplace and why it is so mission critical for all of us. Especially those with adult ADHD. Aga Bajer is a culture strategist and works with organizations to help a...

This is Part 2 of our series on questions to ask yourself if you have adult ADHD and feeling burned out. If you haven't listened to part one about burnout questions, go back one episode. Dave discusses 10 more questions you need to ask yourself to gain more self-awareness about feeling burned out as a busy adult with ADHD. Grab a notebook and a pen and get some self-awareness and understanding abo...

In this episode we are discussing adult ADHD and burnout again because it is becoming more apparent that many busy professionals are going through some type of burnout. In this episode, Dave gives you 10 questions to ask yourself if you're approaching burnout, or you feel you are in full blown burnout mode. If you're experiencing stress in the workplace or even at home, and you think you may be he...

You can't improve what you are not aware of and that is absolutely true when it comes to adult ADHD. Self-awareness can be one of the most powerful ways to thrive with adult ADHD. Without some self-awareness, we don't know what we need to work on or improve. How do we go about self-awareness? Dave talks about some of the basics of becoming more aware of your challenges as well as your successes in...