10 Strategies that ADDers need to know
1. Develop your true nature and personality.
Not what you think others want you to be.
2. Never worry by yourself.
Talk to someone, a designated person, friend or relative about what is bothering you or else you'll ruminate or obsess over the issue.
3. Develop strategies for dealing with anger.
Take a jog or vigorous run, play a competitive sport in an organized league, Yoga, breathing techniques, karate. Get a punching bag or anything that relieves the negative feelings stimulated by adrenaline.
4. Don't talk excessively.
If you are going to communicate, organize your thoughts, write them down in bullet form and then practice, practice, practice!!!
5. Show compassion for yourself instead of blaming yourself for everything that goes wrong.
Remember the Optimal Functioning Associate Coach program slogan: "If The Shoe Doesn't Fit, Don't Blame The Foot."
6. Get things done vs. doing things right.
Stop procrastinating about starting or completing a task because you can't do it perfectly. Black and white thinking will paralyze progress. Create ACTION and JUST DO IT! You'll feel great and you'll learn by getting things done.
7. Be an active listener.
Focus on a single aspect of what the person is saying. What is the person missing?, persons strengths, emotions, mood? etc. Also, learn to be a neutral listener, and listen without making any judgments.
8. Heap sincere PRAISE on those people you feel deserve it.
One enthusiastic statement of praise is a gift that stays indelibly ingrained in the memory of those individuals who rarely receive any positive feedback.
9. Find a cause or create a mission that reflects your true values or nature and focus that high ADD energy towards achieving it.
10. Learn to say NO.
ADDers have a tendency to bite off more than they can chew and in the process overwhelm themselves with too many promises they can't deliver. There is a charge neutral way of saying NO that will not offend anyone. If you do decide to say yes to something that interests or motivates you, then UNDER-PROMISE and OVER-DELIVER. It will immediately alleviate any pressure you feel. You'll be more productive and you will surpass everyone's expectations.
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