Reply To: ADHD Coaching

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@dithl:

Thank you.

@Evelyn:

I so hear you on cost, and how frustrating it is. If you have access to a library or can afford an inexpensive book, I recommend “Your Life As Art” by Robert Fritz, which has a lot of stuff in it about creating a vision of what you want for your life and also the stages of goal setting.

@David:

Hi. Glad you are here.

I appreciate what you’re saying about coaching to change habits that support goals. Never thought of it that way, but it’s a good way to think about it.

When I worked with a coach before, we never got to either one of those things, because I didn’t have a goal beyond figuring out what I’m best at and what type of environment is best for me…and at the time, was not conscious of that desire. If I had been asked to articulate it, I don’t think I would have been able to.

It was useful to start to look at behavior patterns, preferences, choices, what I gravitate toward, what I like to do even if I’m not getting paid. It was important to get rid of the mental constructs about who I thought I should be, or what I thought I should care about, to make room for seeing what I truly am about and how I work when I am most productive and capable.

I’m not saying one way is right or the other wrong…it kind of depends where someone is. Goal setting without having that other part first would have been pointless or even counterproductive.

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