| Dear Friend,
Are you ready to gain control of your time and tasks once and for all?
Today is the last day to save $50 on the Time Management Masters Seminar! See below for more details.
But first, a time management lesson from none other than my dog, Punky. I think you'll enjoy it!
Rethinking Your Priorities (Lessons From a Really Smart Dog)
 When Erin, Punky, and I lived in New York City, there was a little Bichon Frise in our building named Oreo.
Erin and I really liked Oreo's family. The mom, dad, son, and grandmother were all very pleasant neighbors and easy to talk to. We'd chat with them in the elevators or when we occasionally ran into them at the mailbox. But never on the street.
When we were out on the street, we always had our dogs with us...and Punky and Oreo hated each other. They would bark and claw and growl just looking at each other. They couldn't even be walked on the same side of the street. And because his apartment faced the street, Oreo would often sit in his window and growl at Punky from 6 floors above.
One winter afternoon it began snowing and Punky was psyched. It was the first snowfall of the year! She loved the snow. And she knew I wasn't above trying to beat the neighborhood kids to the fresh patches of snow for her to play in.
But on this day the snow had started falling late in the afternoon, which meant that we could go out in the evening and have the whole neighborhood to ourselves! No one would be shoveling sidewalks or plowing roads at 10pm, and the kids wouldn't be out either. The neighborhood would be one giant patch of untouched snow. Being a very smart dog, Punky was well aware of this.
She cried at the door for hours and when the snowfall finally began to slow down, Erin and I bundled up and let Punky excitedly pull us to the street. But when we arrived, there was a problem: Oreo.
Oreo and his dad had the same idea. Fresh snow to play in is many a dog's dream come true.
Punky and Oreo stood facing each other in the moonlight. Punky was kneedeep in snow, and little Oreo was nearly covered by it. We all held our breath at the unexpected meeting.
But then something surprising happened: Punky and Oreo started playing together. It was almost as if they had a conversation as they stared each other down. "Look, I don't like you and you don't like me. But we both like snow, and we both like playing in the snow. Whaddaya say we put the past behind us, just for tonight, and enjoy the snow together?"
They did just that, and enjoyed playing in the snow with each other for a very long time that night. And after that night, whenever it snowed, Punky and Oreo knew they'd be meeting each other for some play time during their evening walks.
So how does all this relate to managing ADD? Well, sometimes it's worth it to rethink your priorities. What's important one day may not be important the next. And yet, many adults with ADD have trouble adjusting their priorities.
Determing your priorities is easy enough, but organizing them is more difficult. So is finding the time to address them! And managing these priorities with flexibility and minimal stress can be downright overwhelming! But it doesn't have to be...
In the Time Management Masters Seminar that begins in just 2 weeks on November 4th, I'll show you how to:
- Custom-create a to-do list that will work for you
- Get a firm grasp on your various responsibilities
- Determine your "pillars of structure" and plan around them
- Learn how to plan for and manage projects through their completion
- Create a system for managing "all those great ideas" that you come up with, but never have time for
- Use a secret, ADD-friendly trick for getting things done
This Seminar is NOT for everyone. Time management is a difficult skill to build, and not every adult with ADD is ready to (or wants to) take on the challenge.
This Seminar IS for adults with ADD who are ready and willing to:
- Be open to new ideas and strategies
- Spend time and energy developing and practicing new skills
- Create a practical--and permanent--time management system
As always I learned tons taking Jen's program. She has an amazing ability.
Four weeks ago I saw time as yet another enemy out to destroy my self-esteem. Now here I sit with a to-do list and an 18-month calendar that I'm using to improve and build that self-esteem!
Barbara Bradford
Minneapolis, MN |
If you're ready, and you want to take on time management in the month of November, then don't miss the Early Bird discount on the Time Management Masters Seminar!
Register by Tuesday October 21st (TODAY) and save $50! Visit http://www.addmanagement.com/coaching/timemanagement.html
Take it from me, and from my really smart dog: shuffling your priorities can be a good thing! You just have to know how to do it effectively.
P.S. Don't forget, *today* is the last day to save $50, so don't delay if you'd like to join us!
Register at http://www.addmanagement.com/coaching/timemanagement.html. |
