Monthly Archives: July 2014

Summer Projects Underway?

The summer’s moving along – What?  It’s mid-July?  Already?

Maybe you have some projects in mind to complete over the summer. Like, college essays? Summer reading? Reviewing math so you’re ready for the next class?

Or, even something more fun: you want to learn to kayak,

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Do You Use Distraction as an Excuse?

How man ways can one person not accomplish a task? Recently, a client asked me to hold him accountable for his goals and the action steps he designs on a weekly basis to move toward accomplishing those goals. He wanted to make sure I took my role in this regard seriously because 

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Does Rationalization Get in Your Way?

I ask all new coaching clients how they would like me to partner with them. A client recently mentioned to me that he wanted me to be very direct with coaching questions and very clear with accountability because he can easily “BS” himself with “excuses, rationalization and digression.”

Excuses,

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Do Excuses Get in Your Way?

“I tend to ‘BS’ myself a lot,” a client recently told. me. Truth be told, he’s not the only person who does this!

Some common areas of ADHD “BS”ing include, as this client identified for himself, “excuses, rationalization, and digression.”

This is the first in a series of three blog posts addressing “BS”ing yourself (and others).

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