Mind Material
Original essays on the odd connections my brain makes, seen through a Turbo Thinker™ lens, scattered with client session anecdotes and sprinkled with wonder. Come get curious with me.
Quotes for Motivation Part IV
Mind Coach NOLA is the leader in ADHD and Executive Function coaching in the New Orleans area. Through our clients we know motivation is something that needs to be cultivated consistently. Find the next series of our favorite quotes to do just that.
Recommended Reading: 3 Back-to-School Assignments for Parents
You are your child’s best advocate at school — and in life. Embrace that role by taking a strategic and proactive approach to the back-to-school season. Here are three things you can do in August to ensure a successful school year ahead for your child.
Recommended Reading: 10 Things To Do Before School Starts
A successful school year begins in July. An unsuccessful one begins the first day of classes. Set up your child for success by reviewing his IEP or 504 Plan, developing organization systems with him, communicating with teachers, and more during the summer months.
Why ADHD Is An Important Discussion
The global ADHD market size is expected to reach $24.9 billion by 2025. People need these services. 1 in 20 adults in the US has ADHD, but fewer than 20% of them seek out treatment. This is most likely due to both cost, and lack of awareness of options (such as ADHD coaching).
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The ADHD brain responds aggressively to stimulation. If it triggers our neurotransmitters, we will follow it — and often that means starting tasks but never finishing them, losing track of time, and working on what interests us — not what is most important.
Quotes for Motivation Part III
Write these on post-its, make them your phone background, soak up all the motivation you can!
Update: Website Directory
We pride ourselves on building awareness around ADHD and providing resources of professionals who "get it".
Why We Love Turbo Thinkers™
Let’s redefine ADHD! We’ve change ADHD to Turbo Thinkers and they have qualities that should be celebrated!
Cultivate a Growth Mindset
A growth mindset is an essential part to leading a productive, effective and full life. To cultivate a growth mindset, we should teach others to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy making an effort, and to always keep learning.
8 Turbo Thinkers™ You Know
As we wrote last week, there are unlikely Turbo Thinkers all around us. Let us start a conversation, change the narrative, provide resources and help other Turbo Thinkers value their differences!
An Unlikely Turbo Thinker™
When one hears the name, "Leonardo da Vinci", most think artist, anatomist, scientist, engineer, inventor, musician and/or cartographer. Have you ever thought of him as a Turbo Thinker?
New Resources
People tell me all the time, “I think I have ADHD too.” Maybe you do. Maybe you don’t. Do you feel that you could be accomplishing more, working more efficiently and contentedly? As a coach specializing in executive function skills, I can help you with that. And yet, some people still want to know.
Announcement: Our Website Directory Is Here!
My personal struggles as a parent started way before the official ADHD diagnosis. Even in daycare, my son was “hard to handle”. He had emotional ups and downs. He had no control over his behavior.
We're Lifelong Learners
A great question is: How can you continually try to learn as a way of curating a growth mindset? There is no one answer because we all have our own learning style. So I would say, think back to a time when you were able to master a mountain of complicated material or a certain challenging skill.
9 Positive Affirmations to Tell Yourself
We have nine positive affirmations for you to tell yourself for self-love, motivation and continual progress.
1. You make it happen.
Quotes for Motivation Part II
It was hard for us to narrow down to just seven of our favorite motivation quotes so here are all the rest we think can serve a purpose!
A Matter of Perspective
Last week my sister, Cristina, called during my lunch break. The timing was perfect. I was just sitting down to a large fresh salad on my sunny back porch and we could catch up.
5 Things to Add to Your Morning Routine
Set your alarm to go off in another room. This forces you to get out of bed to turn it off. If it’s a motivational song, you may even dance or sing along. You can turn it off but do not look at your phone! Do not look at social media, news, or email until you are dressed and out the door.
7 Quotes for Motivation
Everyone can use a little motivation - here are our favorite quotes for just that!
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!”
-Audrey Hepburn