Podcasts Archive - Marla Cummins Marla Cummins, ADHD Coach and Productivity Consultant

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Since ADHD is a challenge of performance, not knowledge, you may need the help of a therapist and/or ADHD coach to make improvements in your life.







KEY TAKEAWAYS:









* Knowing whether you need a therapist and/or an ADHD coach can be confusing.







* Knowing your current needs is the first step to figuring this out.







* Understanding what therapist and ADHD coaches offer is the next step.







* Then you’ll be able to make an informed decision about who to work with.









RESOURCES:







WEBSITE:







ACO Directory of ADHD Coaches







Article:







What ADHD Adults Need to Know to Find a Good Therapist







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Deciding whether to work with a therapist and/or an ADHD coach can be complicated. I know. The key to an easier decision making process is knowing your needs. And how each type of professional might be able to help you.







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You’ve tuned into Scattered, Done, Reimagining Productivity with ADHD, a podcast for ADHD adults like you who want to learn how to adopt the best strategies, tools, and skills to get your essential work done. In a way that works with the way your brain is wired. I’m Marla Cummins, and I’m glad you’re joining me today on this journey to re-imagining productivity with ADHD. So you can get what is important to you done without trying to do it like everyone else.







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Maybe you’ve decided you need professional help, and now you’re wondering, should I work with a therapist or an ADHD coach? Maybe you’re open to working with both. But don’t know if that makes sense. Or if you should start with one or the other first. Maybe you’re already working with a therapist. And are trying to figure out whether you should add a coach to the mix. Alternatively, you might be trying to decide which one to work with. Because the cost, including energy, time, and money, is just too prohibitive for you to work with both at the same time.







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Wherever you are in the decision making process, while you may be entertaining the idea of reaching out for help, you may also be questioning whether a professional can help you at all. After all, you’ve scoured the internet, read a lot about productivity and ADHD and maybe even joined a group. So you know a lot by now of the tips and tricks, right? And now you may be thinking to yourself, I know what I need to do. I just need to make myself do it. I need to try harder.







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I don’t know you, but I am pretty sure trying harder isn’t the answer. I’m guessing you’ve been trying pretty hard for a long time now. The likely reason you are not doing what you think may make things better is because ADHD is a challenge of performance, not knowledge. Sure, no doubt, a seasoned therapist or ADHD coach can help you learn new strategies, processes, and tools. But, just as important, they will help you follow through both on what is new to you and what you already know could help you.







For example, if listening and regulating your emotions is a challenge for you, you already know your relationships would be better if you could do better in these areas. And maybe you’re even aware of and have t...

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You probably have more on your plate right now than you can do by yourself. And, though you may know that delegating can help you manage your workload, you may not delegate as much as you’d like right now. Learn about your challenges, including those related to your ADHD, and how you can address them. So you can start delegating better.







KEY TAKEAWAYS:









* You may not be able to do all the tasks you consider important and meaningful by yourself right now.







* Delegating is one way to address this challenge.







* Yet, in part because of your ADHD, you may not have the skills to delegate as well as you would like.







* Learn what these skills are and what you can to do to delegate better.









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Like many ADHD adults, you may not delegate as much as you would like right now. There are likely a few reasons for this, some of which, of course, may be related to your ADHD challenges. But, if you want to turn this around, you can. Ready to see how?







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You’ve tuned into Scattered Focused, Done – Reimagining Productivity with ADHD, a podcast for ADHD adults, like you, who want to learn how to adopt the best strategies, tools, and skills to get your essential work done in a way that works with the way your brain is wired. I’m Marla Cummins and I’m glad you’re joining me today on this journey to re-imagining productivity with ADHD. So you can get what is important to you done without trying to do it like everyone else.







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When you think of all the work you need to do, whether professional or personal, you may wonder how you’re going to get it all done. You may even be dispirited and overwhelmed by all the work on your plate right now. As a result, you might be procrastinating in part because you have no clue how you’re going to tackle what may feel like a tsunami of tasks. Alternatively, you may be doubling down, trying to work harder and longer, maybe even faster.







In either case, the work keeps on coming and you may not feel like you’re making any headway.







One of the reasons for this is you likely can’t do everything you need to do, at least not by yourself. At this point, you may be thinking, “That’s not very helpful, Marla, I have to get everything done.”







Stick with me for a bit. Because that’s actually the good news. Because, once you acknowledge and accept you can’t do everything you’re trying to do now, you can start making decisions about what you’re going to defer, drop all together, put on your maybe someday list, which is a list of things you have no intention of doing. But also don’t want to forget.







Alternatively, you may be able to make decisions about, yes, what to delegate, which is the topic of this podcast.







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But right now, when thinking about all your work, the question you probably ask yourself is, “How am I going to get all my work done.” To start thinking about delegating, the better question to ask is, “How is all the work I’m responsible for completing going to get done?” Notice the focus of the second question is on how the work is going to get done, not necessarily on how you are going to do it by yourself. And phrasing it this way may allow you to think more expansively about the possibilities of, yes, how it will get done.







But, of course, when you delegate,

Tending to and upgrading, if necessary, these 9 environments can help you manage your ADHD and reach your goals more easily

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If you are not leading the way you want, it may be you have not yet addressed key ADHD challenges. Ready to see how you can turn that around?







Key Takeaways:









* Your ADHD can get in the way of leading the way you want.







* You can change that by identifying the challenges.







* Decide what is essential.







* Do enough upfront thinking.







* Be consistent in expectations.







* Help people you manage solve their own problems.







* Delegate work.









Resources:







Articles:









* ADHD Adults Guide to the Weekly Review







* How to Stop Fixing Your ADHD and Start Using Your Strengths









Books:









* Getting Things Done by David Allen







* Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown







* The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More, and Change The Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier









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You probably have strengths related to your ADHD symptoms that help you in your leadership role of managing people, like being an out-of-the-box thinker and perhaps great in a crisis. It’s important that you make sure you’re leaning into these in other strengths, not losing them. As well as managing your challenges, including those related to your ADHD.







You’ve tuned into Scattered, Focused, Done-  Reimagining Productivity with ADHD, a podcast for ADHD adults, like you who want to learn how to adopt the best strategies, tools, and skills to get your essential work done in a way that works with the way your brain is wired. I’m Marla Cummins and I’m glad you’re joining me today on this journey to reimagining productivity with ADHD. So you can get what is important to you done without trying to do it like everyone else.







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One of the keys to being an effective leader and managing people well is, as I said in the beginning, leaning into your strengths, no doubt. And you can check out How to Stop Fixing Your ADHD and Start Using Your Strengths, if you’re interested in learning more about how to do this. I’ve included a link to the post with the podcast on my website.







At the same time, if you’re not the kind of leader you want to be, it may be some of your ADHD related challenges are getting in your way. The good news is just as you can build on your strengths once you identify them, you can also address your challenges,

Impostor Syndrome is common for ADHD adults. And, if you don't address it, it may be holding you back. Ready to change that?

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Making changes to work better with your ADHD can be hard. But it could be easier if you use these 6 strategies.







KEY TAKEAWAYS:









* To create the change you want you will need clarity about what it will look like when you reach it.







* Too much planning can get in the way of creating the change you want.







* You are not your goal.







* While you can’t have all the information you need when you start, you can learn along the way to reach your goal.







* A change you envision may look simple to reach at the onset. But it is likely not easy to execute.







* Be willing to change course or even stop pursuing a goal when it no longer makes sense.









RESOURCES:







ARTICLE:







Are You Persisting in These Four Areas When It’s Better to Quit?







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Making changes to work better with your ADHD can be hard. But it could be easier if you use these strategies.







You’ve tuned into Scattered, Focused, Done –  Reimagining Productivity with ADHD, a podcast for ADHD adults like you who want to learn how to adopt the best strategies, tools, and skills to get your essential work done in a way that works with the way your brain is wired. I’m Marla Cummins. And I’m glad you’re joining me today on this journey to reimagining productivity with ADHD. So you can get what is important to you done without trying to do it like everyone else.







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Considering a change, starting to make that change and going through the messy metal, so to speak, as you work toward the change you envision can be difficult, as I said. And your executive function challenges related to your ADHD may make this more difficult at times. But that doesn’t mean you can’t create the change you want. It does however mean you may encounter roadblocks along the way related to your ADHD. So it’ll be definitely helpful to know what these might be. And, as much as possible, be proactive by using strategies that can help you address these challenges as you are working towards your goal, the change you envision.







One of the challenges for ADHD adults, as you know, is planning and sequencing the steps needed to reach a goal, create that change. And, if this is true for you, it’s possible that sometimes you may not be crystal clear about your ultimate goal.







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Obviously, this is problematic. Because, as Yogi Bara said, If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else. Right.







Let’s look at this hypothetical example of Darius who thinks he should look for a new job because his current position is just too stressful. Of course, just taking another job won’t assure Darius that he will be in an environment with less stress. But, if he has his sights set on just getting out of dodge and getting a new job as his primary goal, he might end up jumping from the proverbial frying pan to the fire. To minimize the chances of this happening he needs to first identify all of the elements that may be contributing to his stress in his current job. And then create a plan for addressing these elements, which might include looking for another job. But in my experience with clients, adults with adhd, changing jobs is not necessarily the first step to address this stress.







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