Get In The Box, %$firstname$%!

Dear %$firstname$%,

Last year, Erin and I met with a business consultant to discuss plans for the ADD Management Group. During the meeting, the consultant mentioned something about my "out of the box" ideas, and Erin stopped her.

"Everyone always talks about 'out of the box' ideas!" Erin exclaimed. "Where is this box that everyone talks about? I've never understood what 'out of the box' means."

The consultant smiled very sweetly at Erin and simply replied, "That's because you are the box, Erin."

Boxes Are Our Friends

I've said it many times - Adults with ADD are creative, big picture thinkers. It's easy for us to be creative. It's easy to float from one interesting thing to the next.

It's actually much harder to harness that creative energy and turn it into productivity. Producing results requires putting a lid on your creativity long enough to let the ideas come to life. It means getting in the box and containing the ideas before they get too big to manage or--worse yet--before they float away.

This is what Erin does for the ADD Management Group. I offer the ideas, and she puts them in the box. She grounds things just enough to ensure that the good ideas get pushed into action. It works.

Of course, this is a business example, and our personal lives are slightly different. As adults with ADD, you and I are responsible for creating our own structure and containment.

This means that in order to benefit from our creative ideas, we've got to:

Be realistic about which ideas are worth pursuing, which ones are worth ditching, and which ones are worth saving for a rainy day.

Plan to follow through on those really good ideas. It's not enough to think about how great something could be. An action plan is essential.

Remember when your high school English teacher taught you to answer the questions 'Who, what, where, when, why, and how' in your essays? Answering these six little questions is an excellent way to devise a plan.

Structure our time to produce results. This means making time to act on the good ideas while still managing day-to-day life. It means setting deadlines and finding ways to remain accountable.

You've heard that saying, 'There's a time and place for everything,' right? It applies here. There's a time to be creative, and there's a time to be productive.

Your creative brain can be an incredible asset in life ...provided that you get in the box once a while and contain it.

Do you have comments on this topic? I'd love to hear them! Please share your thoughts here.

3 Spaces Remain in the Coaching Program that Begins March 11!

Do you have an inner maverick dying to bust out and take over?

Are you tired of trying to fit in and longing to just be yourself?

Are you ready to learn practical ADD management skills that will help you get to the next level in your life?

Great! Because I'm ready to teach you.

If you've read my book, Odd One Out: The Maverick's Guide to Adult ADD, then you know that I live my life according to my own rules, and I don't apologize for it. I continually manage my own ADD, and I even benefit from this unique brain-wiring that we call "Attention Deficit Disorder." And for 5 years now, I've been helping clients do the same.

In the Odd One Out Coaching Program, we take an in-depth look at the strategies in the book, and delve even deeper into advanced strategies for building the 5 Essential Skills for Managing Adult ADD with a maverick approach.

This ADD coaching program is not for everyone. I'm looking for a very specific group of adults with ADD who:

• Have read, related to, and enjoyed my book, Odd One One: The Maverick's Guide to Adult ADD
• Want to improve ADD management skills and embrace the maverick within to increase successes in life
• Are willing to commit to the coaching process by attending teleclasses, completing homework assignments, and practicing techniques and strategies

I just wrapped up a sold out coaching program with a group of 10 ADDers who fit the criteria above, and it was one of the most successful coaching programs I have ever led. I was really impressed with the people in this group who participated, dug into the material, and used the 5 Essential Skills to their advantage.

I'm looking forward to working with the next group of 10 adults as they do the same.

The program begins Tuesday March 11. Teleclasses run for 6 consecutive weeks from 8.00-9.30 pm EST. Class recordings, notes, visual aids, community forums, and other resources are also provided.

Very Important: Due to other commitments, I won't be running this program again for a while. A few people have emailed to ask when the program will be run again and the answer is that I don't know. I do know for sure that I won't be able to run this program in the next 6-8 months. So if you want to join us, now is the time!

Registrations are being accepted at http://www.ADDmanagement.com/coaching/oddoneoutprogram.html

The registration page should answer all of your questions. If it doesn't, feel free to call our office at 845-883-0541.

All My Best , Jennifer Koretsky, Founder, Head Coach & Chief Visionary Officer ADD Management Group, LLC

P.S. The Coaching Program begins March 11 and only 3 spaces remain! Register here.