Victim or Master? --- ADD Tip o the Day 327

[doug puryear]

Are you a victim of ADD or ADHD?  Or are you a master of it?   I think a lot depends on your attitude, and it is a feedback loop.  The more you see yourself as a victim, the less likely that you will do the things that will make you a master:

1. acknowledge and embrace the fact that you have this problem

2. educate yourself and learn all you can about it; become an expert

3. identify specific problems and develop strategies to deal with them

4. find out what kind of help you need and get it - medication, coaching, therapy, a friend or partner on your team

5. build the foundation -structure, scheduling, sleep, exercise, outdoors

5. build and maintain a positive attitude - the feedback loop, the more positive you are the more you will do those things and become a master and become more positive.

Here is bryan hutchinson's great post on this - don't miss this one.  clik here

doug 

on perception and attitude clik here

educate yourself   clik here