Article Overview: This article explores Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) and ADHD in leadership, highlighting both the challenges and advantages these traits bring to executives and entrepreneurs. RSD, commonly associated with ADHD and autism, causes intense emotional reactions to perceived rejection or criticism, which can influence leadership styles. The article outlines the benefits of RSD, such
How An Empty Calendar Day Can Fool Us: The Bait-and-Switch of Unstructured Time and the Neurodiverse Brain
I was recently describing a common productivity trap where a light schedule can turn into an opportunity to procrastinate. I actually talked about it three times in one day with three clients. That shows you that this is a common scenario for people with dyslexia, ADHD, and autism. Here is how it all starts.
Stop Avoiding Reading and Responding to Email Because Reading Isn’t Your Greatest Strength
Do you avoid emails? Do you wince when you open an email and have to scroll to see all of the content? Do you allow your emails to build up into the hundreds and then just have to bolt yourself to your office chair with a pot of coffee and go through them all at
Letting Go of Friends
It can be scary to face the fact that a friendship has turned into something unhealthy, but that is part of growing. Transcription: Ok so, friendships, neurodiversity, and breaking up those friendships. That is what I want to talk about today because sometimes our friends can actually become our greatest bullies and we
You Belong, You Just May Not Have Found Your Community Yet
When you have ADHD, dyslexia, and/or autism as an adult you are now aware of how you don’t totally fit in all the time. Have you ever felt like this at work or around people? Maybe in social situations you just don’t know what to say when people you don’t know come over to talk
Motivation for Different Thinkers: DTMM Videos
This week’s article is brought to you by an audience member who recently asked why her young adult son hated her nagging, she just needed her son to get his crap together and move out of her house, she was just trying to motivate him. Her son was sitting next to her and I watched
Project Anxiety Creep – When the anxiety of the project becomes bigger than the project
Being a different thinker has its perks, and it has it’s pain in the butt things– Project Anxiety Creep™ (PAXC)™ is one of them. This is one of the more common things that I work with clients on if they are having issues getting things done on time or getting started with a project. When
Is your HR department or managers pushing some of your most talented and productive employees right out the door?
Recently I spoke with a handful of people dealing with managers and HR departments that are so confused. The work is getting done, and done well, but it is not in the way that the manager or HR department understands and believes is the “right way.” I see this most often when managers have never
The 4 Stages of Learning and Neurodiversity Coaching
The 4 Stages of Learning: Level 1: Unconscious Incompetent “I don’t know what I don’t know.” This person is unaware that there is a need for skill development. Level 2: Conscious Incompetent “I now know about it, but I’m not very good at it.” This person is aware of the need for skill as well
Hyperfocus: Past, Present, and Future LOOP
Hyperfocusing on what we wish we did, are doing, or what will happen can drain our energy. Let’s practice taking back that focus! Transcription: Hey, JoyGenea here, neurodiversity coach to those awesome different thinkers with dyslexia, ADHD, awesome adults, and we’re talking about ADHD hyperfocus and when it can go a little negative on