Ryan McRae helps adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) live more effectively. Ryan explains how ADHD affects his life, how he deals with it, and the benefits he's found from having it. He also explains how he helps people live above it.

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Join me in this riff about email handling and getting your important work into the world.

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In this episode I read a letter I wrote to myself encouraging me to keep showing up while calling out the things I to need stop doing. I encourage you to write your own Dear John letter and break up with the unhelpful parts of your brain and share it with me.

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John and Tina Robinson, CEO of WorkJoy, LLC, explore the notion of "coping" and nuances of what it means as it relates to handling situations or problems in our lives. Sign-up to join John at a virtual live event to discuss this topic more and be coached around something you're coping with.

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Enjoy this conversation with Josh Bressers, product security at Elastic and former colleague at Red Hat. Josh answers my questions about password management, general computer security and what matters (or doesn't) in today's predominantly online world.

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Here's a riff on what I've been learning since the last update and my challenge to consider different perspectives around the notion of time.

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Mike Vardy from The Productivityist shares practical details about his approach to planning and managing the things he wants to accomplish through the use of themes, modes and energy levels.

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Getting off track happens in just about every area of life. It’s inevitable that things are going to get off track and not go as planned. The key to overall success is how you get going again when you have a setback. Here are some ideas to get you restarted.

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This conversation with Ron Renaud (coach, author, podcaster, and trainer) explores the topics of truth, freedom, personal growth, taking responsibility and more.

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In February I learned to embrace the emotional roller coaster of building your own business. I was surprised how quickly a "low" could turn into a "high" and then back into a "low."

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