I was recently diagnosed, and have been quite successful in my career (though… not successful at the part of my career that I want to be successful in, but I think that’s an ENTIRELY different discussion thread altogether 
, am I right? ) One of the first things my doctor said to me that really made sense was that sometimes those of us with ADHD just naturally find a career that works for them; and and the more I learn, the more I realize I really truly did. Even before diagnosis I always said how much I love my work because it’s freelance contract work, I don’t have to sit at a desk all the time, and if I don’t like the gig, or some of the people I’m working with – it’s okay because I’ll be done in a few (months, weeks, days) anyways and on to the next project, with new people, and maybe some old people that I always wanted to work with again. I’m always doing something new, which keeps me interested. And the only challenge really is networking and keeping myself consistently emplyed, but being a very social person I don’t have much trouble with that. (I’m an excellent interviewee!) And there are so many different areas of my industry that I could be working making rent money on one thing, while dabbling in my spare time on another thing. (Have to admi thought… most of the time I have TOO many things going on; out of a combination of not wanting to be bored, and not wanting to pass up an opportunity) But as I learn more about ADHD, I’m understanding just how I got to where I am today. I have experienced my share of lay-offs, two in my life, as far as I can recall, it hasn’t been as a direct result of my ADHD.
Re: I've achieved great succes in my career, but have also been fired over 10 times!2011-03-26T00:27:33+00:00