Greetings!
It's almost 2009!
If you are the type that sets New Year's resolutions check out the tips in the next section.
If you want to make a real change in your life or your job why not invest in yourself and check out hiring a coach to help you with the changes. (I have lots of resources to help you find the right one for you)
Out of a job, or wanting to change jobs, a coach can help you discover your strengths to find the right job. They can also help you practice for the interview, and help spruce up a list of your strengths for the cover letter to help you stand out from the crowd.
Make this the year you decide to make a change to help yourself find something that you are passionate about. something that will make you jump out of bed each day whether it is a job or a hobby.
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| Words from Deb |
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January 2009 New Start, New Resolutions, Now, Not Necessarily
Here are some suggestions posted in the December/January 2008 ADDitude magazine when they asked readers for best tips for sticking to New Year's resolutions.
- Stay Short sighted. Remind yourself to do everything one day at a time. Thinking long term is too hard.
- Don't make New Year's Resolutions. January 1st is the worst day to start something new: it carries high expectations. Any other day of the year is a better time to start changes.
- Start In September. For me the new year starts with the school year in September. Each family member devised his own detailed chart to keep him on track for the rest of the year.
- Make a plan. Set one specific resolution, write out a plan for accomplishing it, and try it for a week. If the plan does not work revise it.
- Envision success. Visual reminders are very helpful. Hang up pictures of what your goal looks like, or sign a contract with yourself.
- Program for success. I forget things that I do not put in my PDA, which is synchronized with my computer. To help me stick to resolutions I put them on my calendar or to-do-list, along with a reminder that pops up on my computer screen.
- Invest in yourself. I choose only goals that I am heavily invested in. If the resolution isn't important enough to work on every day, it doesn't make the list.
Some of these ideas might make it easier for you to make a resolution, whenever you choose to make one. You have to want to change or you won't.
Just because the resolution doesn't work the first time redesign the resolution and try again.
Coach Deb |
| 6 Tips to Overcoming Winter Depression (Additude Magazine) |
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Six tips to fight depression during the winter season.
With the holiday celebrations to attend and family gatherings to prepare for, the winter season can be a busy and joyful time of year. But for many, changes in light and temperature combined with the stresses of holiday events and heightened expectations can increase anxiety and cause depression. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder associated with depression episodes and related to seasonal variations in light. Andrea Rogers, Supervisor for Intensive Outpatient Programs in the Department of Psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai, offers warning signs and suggestions to combat seasonal affective disorder this holiday season. "As seasons change, there is a shift in our "biological internal clocks" or circadian rhythm due partly because of changes in sunlight patterns," says Rogers, "These changes combined with the stresses of holiday travel, sensitive family dynamics and managing expectations can build a recipe for depression during the winter months. Juggling these variables can be challenging and can make it difficult to enjoy the joys of the season." .. read more
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| New Calendar solutions for your 2009 |
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Are you unhappy with your current calendar system?
Here are a few new possibilities that you might find will work for you.
Free on-line
If you prefer a paper calendar take a look at
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| Shape up for free in 6 minutes |
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We all know how much exercise can help ADHD but finding time to get to the gym or money to pay for gym equipment or membership can be an issue. Well Diana Nyad world class swimmer shares these tips for 6 simple 1 minute each exercises that you can do anywhere. I am going to do them each day how about you?
Exercise While You Work
Six easy exercises you can do at the office.
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| Time to think about taxes |
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| Take some time during the next few days to get your system in order for:
1. Start organizing and finding your receipts for your 2008 taxes.
2. Set a date with your tax accountant.
3. Start a system to organize and keep track of your 2009 expenses for taxes next year.
Start now to find the system that is right for you and that you can keep up.
I use an envelope size accordion file with the months on it. I place all bills and receipts in the file for the month as soon as I pay them. That way I know where all my receipts are for the accountant. I also use an Excel spread sheet to keep track of the expenses and a running total of the categories I need for taxes. At the end of the year my totals are all ready to hand the accountant.
You could use 12 large envelopes and simply place all your receipts in the envelope of the month.
You can use QuickBooks.
Take a few minutes in the next couple of days to decide on a system and get it ready for 2009. It will make tax time 2010 sooo.. much easier.
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| Help Others Understand ADHD |
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| Share correct information with those that don't belive in ADHD or have little or no information about ADHD and want to learn
CHADD recently sent out a new letter with resources to help you talk about ADHD. You can also share your story or send them to NRC Web site ... take a look |
