Many people have the idea that individuals with ADHD have a hard time focusing on anything. That’s not really true. Comparing ADHD focusing to camera focusing might be helpful. . . Those of us with ADHD can also be thought of as having two focus “modes” – an automatic, pre-set way of focusing and a manual way of focusing.

Clever! That’s a word often used to described folks with ADHD. Most of us with ADHD have fast, highly creative, clever minds. We enjoy innovating and thinking outside the box. We enjoy our uniqueness. That has definitely been true for me. I have the ADHD maverick...

Why are some (maybe even all) relationships so challenging? Sure, some are more challenging than others, but it’s certain that they are all challenging, at least at times. Relationships are the context within which we have the opportunity to do our most important...

A guest visiting us last week slept in the bedroom furthest from our Wi-Fi router. She found her Internet connection to be quite unreliable. The connection would drop and then reconnect for a bit only to drop out again. As you know, this sort of poor connection can be...

Can you imagine yourself living in total isolation from other humans? Probably not. Humans evolved as social beings. We need each other. We often cherish our relationships above almost anything else in our lives. These relationships can take many forms: parent/child;...

How do you respond when your shot doesn't go the way you hope? Many golfers respond with harsh self-judgment. Some also blame the course, the weather, other distractions. "Swing and then swear" is a common pattern. Do self-judgment and blame ever help your golf game?...

This morning, while my wife and I were shoveling wood chips into a wheelbarrow, I came upon the creature you see in this picture. My initial response was to jump back a bit in a brief moment of fear. I’m not terrified of snakes, but I do have a healthy respect for...

It's a good thing, even essential, to have systems and habits that work for us almost automatically. But at times it is important to be awake and aware in the present moment. Many of us go through our days responding to situations and individuals without pausing to...

I hope you had a chance in the last couple of weeks to take the Positive Intelligence mental fitness assessment for which I shared a link in my last newsletter. If so, were you surprised at your results? I promised that today's newsletter would offer some hints about...

I hope you are doing well and enjoying the beautiful first days of June! In my last email, I announced that my coaching will now include, in addition to the weekly coaching sessions, participation in a six-week program called “Positive Intelligence” or “PQ.” Among the...