Is It Time to Clean Your Brain?
Dear %$firstname$%,
Ever find yourself with a brain full of unwanted guests?
ADD brains have a way of filling up with negative thoughts. They can build up to a point where it becomes hard to move forward in your day. This is what I call a state of "mental clutter."
Mental clutter is made up of many different kinds of negative thoughts. Think of them like characters.
Regrets Of The Past and Worries About The Future come over uninvited and park themselves on your brain's couch, where they can brood with each other for hours.
Self Doubt rings your brain's doorbell with a new criticism every chance it gets. When you don't answer the door, it leaves messages on your answering machine telling you why you suck.
Self Pity gets in your brain's way. It's an annoying little character that frequently sprawls out on your brain's floor and throws a tantrum.
And, of course, All Those Shoulds hide in the corners of your brain and whisper "You should do this!" and "You should do that!" when you least expect it.
Mental clutter can take over the ADD brain and cause stress, overwhelm, and sometimes even paralysis. Mental clutter creates an atmosphere of chaos and gets in the way of you being calm, productive, happy, and successful.
When mental clutter starts blocking your progress, it's time to take out the trash!
The best way to clean up mental clutter is to attack it head on. This means acknowledging all those characters and the messages they send, and then kicking them all out on their butts.
Talk with Regrets Of The Past and Worries About The Future. Find out what they're on about and ask them a few questions. Does Regrets Of The Past have any wisdom to share that might be helpful in the present? Does Worries About The Future have any plans or solutions to offer?
Tell Self Doubt to F--- Off. The only way to deal with Self Doubt effectively is to put up really strong boundaries. Let it know, in the most direct and vulgar manner possible, that it's not welcome in your brain.
Give Self Pity a Time Out. Empathize with Self Pity and let it express its concerns. Find out why its so upset. Reassure it and make it feel better. Give it a toy to keep it busy.
Sweep Up All Those Shoulds. Collect All Those Shoulds from the corners of your brain and have a look. If you find a few gems, then by all means hang onto them. Throw the rest out the window.
Don't let mental clutter take over. When you find yourself with unwanted guests, take a little time to clean out your brain!
As always, your thoughts are welcome on my blog.
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We won't be covering mental clutter in this workgroup, but we will be diving into physical clutter!
In this 3-week coaching program, I'll walk you step-by-step and start to finish through the process of de-cluttering and organizing.
If you commit to the program, you'll not only completely declutter and organize one space in your home or office, but you'll also master an ADD-friendly, solution-oriented process that you can apply to any cluttered space.
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The workgroup begins on May 6. You must register by midnight EST on Friday April 18 to save $30 and pay the Early Bird Rate of just $117.
Please note that this workgroup isn't for everyone. It's for adults with ADD who:
- Are ready to get rid of clutter--for good!
- Are willing to spend a little bit of time each day on the steps that we cover in the teleseminars
- Are willing to work with the process and understand that results won't happen overnight (but they will happen)
- Are ready to stop complaining and start doing!
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