Uncluttered Office for ADHD Podcast

Discover how to create a new habit – hint it starts small. And hear several of the myths around them. There is no perfect planner for example. There’s only the system that works best for you.

Tune in to part three of four in this two week Building Habits miniseries to learn how to build lasting habits with your ADHD brain without judgment.

We’re differently wired. We need different solutions.

Links: 

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Badass Habits by Jen Sincero

Million Dollar Habits by Stellan Moreira

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey

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Productivity by Design 

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I explain why I hate New Year’s resolutions. I set intentions with a word of the year instead. 

Tune in to part two of four in this two week Building Habits miniseries to learn how to build lasting habits with your ADHD brain without judgment. 

We’re differently wired. We need different solutions. 

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The AEC coaching model – awareness, engagement, completion – can help us to evaluate our habits. 

Tune in to part one of four in this two week miniseries to learn how to build lasting habits with your ADHD brain without judgment. 

We’re differently wired. We need different solutions. 

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Productivity by Design  

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On this kickoff episode to the new year, Catherine takes a look back to move forward.  

Catherine shares the wins and the challenges from 2021 all in a framework of three questions that will help you celebrate your wins, make informed decisions, and leave behind what doesn’t serve you without regret. 

Tune in for the highs, the lows, and everything in between. And hear about the wonderful people in my business who made 2021 my best year yet. 

Links:  

Washington Post: How to get organized at home when you have ADHD or mental health issues 

Coach Approach 

Collaberex 

Selling with Service 

Podcast Team: Sound Advice Strategies 

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Our guest today, Cynthia Riggs, shares with us how and why to create a One Page Business Plan.

We discuss the importance of high-level thinking about our business. There are five parts to the business plan and the key is it does not focus on the little tasks we do each day to move our business forward. 

Cynthia explains why we have such resistance to writing things down – fear of failure, being held accountable. Yet there’s still fluidity and benefit in getting our thoughts on to paper. 

We wrap up with the importance of defining your ideal client and how the business plan helps you do that.  

About Cynthia Riggs 

Cynthia Riggs is the Biz Diva! 

A successful entrepreneur since the age of 23, Cynthia built several businesses from the ground up, including a multimillion-dollar company she sold in 2004.  

She became a One Page Business Plan consultant in 2006 and has continuously used the process to support emerging and established businesses step into their next level of success and profitability.  

On a personal note, she believes her good fortune in life has been the ability to connect her passion to a profitable revenue stream, time and time again.  

Her greatest joy is bringing women entrepreneurs into the seven-figure business club. 

Biz Diva 

Links: 

One Page Business Plan 

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Barbara Trapp explains how we set our vision using vision boards, but she has a unique take on it, including one vision board for everything.  She describes her vision board workshop process. We talk about hiring VAs and how writing a job description is much like creating a vision board. 

We delve into setting your word of the year and while I share mine, Barbara is still deciding hers, but gives us a sneak peek. 

Tune in to learn about the game of Drop It. And hear ways to trim things down at the holidays so that we can have less stress, less clutter, and more joy in the season. We wrap up with several productivity tools that can help you move your business forward with more ease. 

Bio: 

Barbara Trapp is a Certified Professional Organizer®, and Productivity Coach. 

She has over 15 years’ experience in Human Resources, Training and Development, and Process Improvement, and holds specialist certificates in Residential Organizing, Life Transitions, and Workplace Productivity. She is also a Certified DISC & Driving Forces Facilitator. 

Barbara graduated from FSU with a B.S. in Leisure (yes, you heard that right!) and has moved 20 times. 

In 2016 she quit a well-paying job in a toxic environment, packed her car and drove around the country for three months, listening to many top business and personal development books. 22 states and 52 books later, she was ready to start her own business. 

Barbara is the owner of Zen Your Den and Zen Your Biz and offers Nonjudgmental Help to Busy and Overwhelmed People™. 

Zen Your Den 

Vision Bored Webinar December 16th 

Links: 

Squarespace Scheduling 

LastPass 

Tile 

Full Focus Planner – Barbara is a certified facilitator 

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My guest, Aron Croft, and I discuss inattentive ADHD and how this presentation means people are frequently lost in the cracks. If you don’t fit that stereotype. Aron explains how inattentive type presents and shares his own story of being diagnosed later in life.

With ADHD the passion alone isn’t enough. You have to have a goal that you’re genuinely excited about and identify our super skills. Streamlined productivity systems are a necessity for people who can’t get off the couch.

Finally, Aron shares his three productivity strategies.

Bio 

Aron Croft appeared to have it all when he got into Harvard but that was the beginning of his demise. He struggled nonstop for 15 years until he was broke, divorced, and earning minimum wage, failing out of his first 7 jobs and businesses. 

After getting a Master's degree in Coaching Psychology and a diagnosis of Inattentive ADHD, his life changed and he built a successful Fortune 500 career consulting to companies such as Marriott, Deloitte, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, KPMG, and United Healthcare.

He also got remarried, and most importantly, discovered how to get sh*t done with a neurodivergent brain. Now he’s on a mission to raise awareness about Inattentive ADHD, how it goes under the radar, and how to rebuild your life post-diagnosis.

Hidden ADHD

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Kerstin Rao taught for 34 years with a focus on gifted and twice exceptional students. Her Master's in Special Ed is from Bank Street and her undergrad from Vassar is in studio art. She's now a solopreneur, having launched CuppaCards, which carries stationery based on her own artwork, and Curate Your Mate, a dating coaching service to boost the confidence and strategies of midlife women seeking a life partner. She's also a comedy nerd and performs improv with her troupe Fairfield of Dreams. 

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Today’s guest Jennifer Raphael tells a story so many of us with ADHD can relate to – that we discovered our diagnoses through our children.  

We discuss how we can be here even more for our clients because we have brain-based challenges ourselves. We explored Jen’s take on Essential Structures and their importance to the mind that struggles with some challenges. She describes them as table legs – what’s going to support your table for your day to day? 

You’ll be delighted by Jen’s approach to the world of ADHD and human being’s brains. Stay tuned for a lively discussion of neuroplasticity and cognitive memory collections. 

Links: 

Ari Tuckman Understand Your Brain Get More Done 

Edward Hallowell and John Ratey ADHD 2.0 

Planner Pad 

Bio:

Jennifer Raphael loves helping people live their best lives and believes it is possible to thrive with the right tools & supports at every stage of life.  

She is a professional organizer and productivity specialist, a trained coach, & worked in health care as a nurse for many years.  

She brings a lifetime of experience, a sense of humor, and a passion for empowering individuals & families navigating life transitions and the challenges of ADHD and other brain based conditions. 

Jennifer Raphael is an RN, a CPO® (Certified Professional Organizer), a graduate of Coach Approach Training Institute for Applied Coaching (CAT- IAC), and is an active member of NAPO, ICD, ACO, CHADD, & ADDA. She founded Less-Stress Organizing Solutions® in 2013. 

Website: Less Stress Organizing Solutions 

Book: The First Year is the Hardest 

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Part three of three in the series about executive functions continues our focus on the last three executive functions from the workbook ‘Understand Your Brain Get More Done’ by Ari Tuckman.

In this episode, I kick off with Emotional Self Control and the importance of the almighty pause. Then I journey through Self Activation before wrapping up with Hindsight and Forethought.

I offer ADHD friendly strategies to deal with each so that you can get motivated, control your feelings, and make good decisions.

Tune in to hear how our ADHD brains can sometimes be like toddlers or teens depending on the day and the circumstance.

Links:

Ari Tuckman Understand Your Brain Get More Done

Edward Hallowell and John Ratey Delivered from Distraction

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