In this episode, we address the unique struggle of building consistent habits when your past is littered with abandoned attempts. How do you do a thing that you know how to do, but you can't do? How can you start trusting yourself again? It starts with showing up, even though. 

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How many of us get an idea of how to manage our time and so we create a spreadsheet that blocks out every hour of every day... 

In this episode I'm going to appeal to you to try a simpler way of planning your week, with a focus on a few key areas. 

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Stone of Farewell, Drop of Corruption, A Meditator's Guide to Buddhism, The Power of Wonder

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Adults with ADHD are "now" or "not now" people when it comes to doing a thing. Let's talk about what it takes to turn not now into now! 

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Listen to myself and David Greenwood talk accountability on his awesome podcast "Overcoming Distractions". Here's the links to give it a listen:

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For adults with ADHD, try putting visibility on your troublesome tasks to make them more likely to happen. Visibility requires vulnerability, courage, and community. Let's discuss! 

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You are a different person every single day, so let's talk about how that pairs with your ADHD, your depression, your anxiety....and doing stuff. 

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I do a lot of talking about what works, things to think about, things to try. In this episode I share some of who I used to be, better known as "what doesn't work" and also "what does work" for a 50 year old single dad solopreneur with ADHD and depression. 

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Is your inner voice as jerky as mine? I find it super helpful to process my plans out loud. Let's discuss! 

The other areas that help me when my brain is chattering too much:

Nature

 And not just any nature. NEW nature. A place I haven't been before helps engage my brain and quiets my chatter.

Meditation...

Sometimes opening myself up to more chatter is the way to go. Meditation is nonstop chatter for me. But getting good at being nonjudgmental about it, and getting into the habit of calmly redirecting my thinking...it helps!

Talking out loud! 

When I'm talking out loud, my monster mind shuts up. I like that. 

The article I referenced:

Talking to Yourself Out Loud is a Technology for Thinking

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We usually do one or the other. We are being productive and on the go, go, go...or we are in self-care mode and needing a break. Let's talk about this! I have opinions. I'd love to know yours. 

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The theme for this episode should be "Wednesday is going to happen". No matter how we feel about life, the depression, the overwhelm, the joy or the sorrow...Wednesday is still going to happen. And I would like to help us put a lasso around it and be the one in control of it. 

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This is a very timely episode. There are a couple of "I can't"s in my world. Exercise and meditating. Today I'll explain how that feels to me and what I'm doing about it. 

Summary of my "Plan it in Advance" challenge:

1) Forget today. Set a timer for 10 minutes and plan the task for a specific time tomorrow.

2) For me, this is meditate minimum of 2 minutes and goal of 20 minutes...daily.

3) I win if I can do the planning in advance 30 days in a row. 

4) Bonus if I meditate the full 20 minutes at least 3 times in those 30 days. 

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