Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD David A Greenwood

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 cultures evolve for the better. She works with leaders and teams across the globe to help improve culture.
Aga is the founder of Culture Brained which is a community dedicated creating cultures that are synonymous with fun, meaning and belonging.
Aga first starts telling us about Culture Brained and the important work the organization does.
Dave talks with Aga about some of the bigger factors involved in people not feeling like they belong in any type of working Environment.
Aga also discusses with Dave what happens to both the individual and the organization when the feeling of belonging is lost. That includes stress and in the long term feeling burned out for individuals.
 Aga talks with Dave about how an individual knows that they do truly belong in an environment such as a workplace and what those key indicators that give them comfort.
 And they also discuss how someone that looking to make a job or career change, and belonging is important, what should somebody look for and how do they go about that.
How do we show up in a workplace that can make a difference? Aga answers this as well.
Learn more about culture brained and Aga’s important work here.
https://www.agabajer.com/

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 about yourself and your level of burnout and stress.
**Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave’s calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min
 

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 heading towards burnout, these are some great questions to ask yourself.
One of the biggest and most important things anybody can do when it comes to burnout is gain more self-awareness.
This is part one of a two-part series about questions to ask yourself about ADHD and burnout.
**Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave’s calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min
 

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 this short episode.
You'll find a theme here and it has to do with slowing down and beginning to understand yourself.
**Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave’s calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min
 

Many individuals with ADHD hear the term goal setting, and they want to run the other way. Does this sound like you?
Many times our perception of goal setting can introduce overwhelming thoughts. We think of massive goals such as running a marathon or losing 50 lbs.
But goals are not always big ideas. They can be small achievements we want to make.
Dave's guest on this episode is Dr. Fiona Peters an expert in ADHD in the workplace, a researcher, speaker and authority on this topic of goal setting and Adult ADHD.
Dave and Fiona talk about why adults with ADHD typically have challenges in the area of goal setting have including short term and long term goals.
Fiona discusses with Dave why many adults with ADHD can get stuck when it comes to setting goals and some of those obstacles that continue to get in our way.
Fiona also discusses some of the more particular issues regarding goal setting and ADHD including how our executive functions play a role, our habits and routines, perfectionism, perceived rejection and defeating obstacles.
As always, we have some actionable items at the end of this podcast for everyone to consider if they have been struggling with setting long—or short-term goals.
If you're looking to achieve certain things in business and in life and want to learn some smart ways to set goals with your ADHD brain, this is a great episode to listen to.
Find Dr. Fiona Peters here.
https://www.drfionapeters.co.uk/
**Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave’s calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min
 

Adults with ADHD need to practice more kindness to ourselves and be intentional about self compassion.
But how do we do it?
This podcast episode is dedicated to helping busy adults with ADHD fine ways to be more kind to ourselves and help us understand the science of self compassion.
Tara Cousineau PhD is the author of the book the Kindness Cure, a meditation teacher and perfectionism coach.
Tara first discusses why she wrote the book, the Kindness Cure, what prompted her and what she wanted to accomplish by having people read about kindness.
She discusses with Dave how self-compassion can directly affect executive functions and how stress can deactivate our compassion network.
She discusses the overall lessons of kindness that we need to implement in our lives and why it is so critical, especially for adults with ADHD.
Dave and Tara discussed the physical challenges that can result from a lack of self compassion and stress.
And Tara discusses kindness in practice with some questions we can all ask ourselves at any time of the day to put a more positive aspect on our lives.
You can find Tara Cousineau here at her website. https://www.taracousineau.com/book/
**Do you want to work with Dave one-on-one? Go to www.overcomingdistractions.com and book an introductory Zoom chat. Or go directly to Dave’s calendar; https://calendly.com/davidgreenwood1/15min