"If I only knew then what I know now (about mental performance hacks!)."
As a “mess-to-success entrepreneur,” I’ve seen both the deep end of drug addiction and the pinnacle of corporate success, as well as entrepreneurial glory with multiple start-ups. But in between were several years where I really struggled as
"Your life is a product of your own choices. So if you don't like your life, it's time to make better choices."
OK, sure. But better decision-making is easier said than done.
If we always made the best decisions, we’d all be Richard Branson, right?
So many of the most consequential decisions
"Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance."
- Tony Schwartz, CEO The Energy Project
There’s plenty written about time management. But what about energy management?
After all, you can’t increase the number of hours in your day, but you can manage, expand and better focus your energy.
“If you could wake
"Most of the actions that result in an extraordinary life are small and easy."
That's a quote from my friend, personal development guru Jonathan Butcher. And those small, easy things he’s referring to are just habits, routines and productivity rituals practiced over and over again.
Yes, habits, routines and rituals are the
"Each morning I am aware that there is a finite amount of time and energy in this day." - Oprah Winfrey
Oprah knows about Energy Vampires.
Imagine if you had more energy every day...What would you do with it? Start on that project you’ve been putting off? Finish that thing that you just haven’t
"One thing we ADHDers never have enough of is time. So if there’s one thing we should never be wasting...it’s...yep...TIME!" - Alan Brown
I’m not one for brow-beating my fellow ADHD tribesters, but when it comes to time-wasting, I do get a little preachy. In fact, I was writing part of
Simple activities restore your gray matter...and more
Most of us think about movement, exercise and fitness in terms of making our bodies healthier. But research also confirms that physical activity – not to mention regular workouts -- can grow your brain and have a dramatic impact on improving your mind and memory
Don't "Just Do It" ... "Get 'er DONE"! That's the Difference Between Activity vs Action.
You’re busting your butt and working hard, yet too many long days end with a nagging feeling that you haven’t gotten much done -- at least not much that you (and your boss) deem really important.
Despite
Sit up and take notice: Bad posture is bad for your ADHD brain!
I’ve talked a lot about the brain-body connection as it relates to productivity, and a recent New York Times article highlights the effects poor posture can have on the body, such as back and neck pain, muscle fatigue,
Procrastination. We all know how much we ADHDers are doing it...
...and we all know the costs, the aggravations of procrastination. (Someone might be yelling at you right now cuz something hasn’t gotten done yet! Or maybe that unpaid parking ticket is just a few days from morphing into a brief
