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ADHD ABC| L is for Like! You Can’t Please Everyone…
You can’t please everyone, and you can’t make everyone like you. Katie Couric Deep down in the core of every man, woman, and child–is an innate desire to be liked. Of course ADHDers want to be liked...
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ADHD ABC| J is for Jesus..Is God Mad at You?
I thought God hated me. Really. I thought He loved everybody except me. He was mad at me. He wanted to punish me. I believed that Jesus was for the homeschooling minivan mafia and people who had cows...
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ADHD ABC| N is for Normal and O is for Ordinary
Have you ever thought, “Why can’t I just be normal? Why can’t I be like everyone else?” I know I have. Definitions for normal in Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary include: conforming to a type, standard, or...
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ADHD ABC| X is for EXtreme Consequences for Untreated ADHD
X is for EXtreme Consequences Despite all the creative, crazy, and wonderful quirkiness that I love about ADHD, there are a few tragic things can happen when ADHD is left undiagnosed, untreated, or...
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ADHD ABC|Z is for Zeigarnik Effect: Make Distraction Work for You!
What the Heck is the Zeigarnik Effect? Have you ever been interrupted so often that you don’t know what to start first, next or last? You’re about to make some copies for a lesson you’re teaching the...
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Fixed vs. Growth Mindset: Understanding Autism
Today one in sixty-eight children is born with a form of autism. Advancements in treatment, communication strategies, activism to increase awareness and acceptance of autism, and scientific research...
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Cream Rises to the Top, But Mediocrity Pushes It Out: Gresham’s Law
Cream rises to the top, but mediocrity pushes it out. Ever wonder why mediocre, unqualified people get promoted? Especially in bureaucracies and dysfunctional companies? This dastardly phenomenon can...
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Get to Inbox Zero and Declutter Your Life
Get to Inbox Zero and Declutter Your Life Last week I was on this productivity webinar with Justin Baeder, an ed leadership coach, on how to get to inbox zero. I realized then that taming the email...
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Happy Independence Day: Overcoming Codependency
Today is much more than just Independence Day for me, much more than a historical holiday with fireworks and parades, and much more than a BBQ bonanza with burgers and baseball. It’s a day to celebrate...
View ArticleDarth Principals vs. Empowering School Leaders
Stephen R. Covey defines leadership as “communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that they come to see it in themselves.” This communication, this empowerment of others unleashes...
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