Mark Bertin Explains Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a “tool” worth consideration!
Mindfulness is a “tool” worth consideration!
Specialized life coaching for people with ADHD, commonly known as ADHD Coaching, has been in use now for over twenty years. It is increasingly recognized as—and demonstrated to be—an effective process that supports people with ADHD by helping them to strengthen their executive function, improve their quality of life, and achieve their self-identified goals..
A while ago I debuted my one-man show.
It tells the tale of my journey from comedian with undiagnosed ADHD… to comedian who knows what’s going on… to comedian who blabs to everyone about his ADHD…
1. Do The Impossible. People focus most intently when they take on a challenge, when they are working in an area where they are skilled, but where they are also stretched. Often, amazingly enough, what seemed impossible becomes possible. 2. Trust Your Way. Perhaps the single most clichéd song lyric ever…
By adulthood everyone has found tools to cope and manage their ADHD, whether it has been diagnosed or not. Some self-medicate with addictions to work, sex, dangerous activities, high risk sports. But many also end up using illicit drugs. As Doctor Sam Chang explains, the number on choice for ADHD folks is Cannabis. And though marijuana has always been surrounded by myths, in fact, the more ‘enlightened and informed’ of us are simply accepting a whole new set of myths.
In our video, The Perfect Career For ADHD, the experts agree that it has to be something you are interested in. But not necessarily good at. At least so far.
YOUR PASSION MAY NOT BE SOMETHING YOU DO WELL. YET.
Nobody starts out good at anything. Remember learning to walk? Or to play piano? Or flirting with the opposite sex? Practice, practice, practice.
Perhaps it’s Valentine’s Day and those warm feelings that it engenders. Deep desire, ever-present love, overwhelming passion… for chocolate. Oh, and my wife. Who loves chocolate even more than me. Chocolate and great relationships seem to be on everyone’s minds….
Saturday morning and I thought I’d been spammed. My Email inbox was filled with the same headline about ADHD and the NYTimes.
But each Email was from a different person.
Of course, it turned out that The New York Times….
Many of the college students who are not ADHD and were abusing ADHD medication, are doing so to get better grades.
Cause they think it will help them focus, learn better, be more alert.
“Remember when you were at that age where everyone smoked weed?”
You hear that a lot from my generation.
Not everyone did. But almost everyone. I was one of the rare exceptions. All of my friends did, though….