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kpugh · 03-06-2008, 03:11 PM

Many years ago, a supervisor of mine basically "diagnosed" me as ADD, and encouraged me to get tested. To put my mind at rest about it, I did get tested, and found that I was not ADD. However, I was as close as I could get. The doctor said I was "prone to impulsive, inspired activity and shied away from rote, uninspired routine". Since then, I've always had a greater awareness of the challenges of true ADD or ADHD. I don't completely understand everything about it, but I think I'm certainly more compassionate and empathetic now, as I see some of those issues in myself.

A few years ago, while on a business trip in Texas, my taxi-cab driver and I started talking about his career. He said he was ADD, and that he struggled to find and create focus in his career. I awkwardly mentioned a book I had co-written, which had helped many people find focus in their lives. A few months later, he contacted me, saying he had been using the book successfully to be more focused in his career development.

The book is The Personal Vision Workbook, and you can check it out by the link below. It might be a helpful tool for you as well!

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kpugh Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 59	Driven to Distraction Many years ago, a supervisor of mine basically "diagnosed" me as ADD, and encouraged me to get tested. To put my mind at rest about it, I did get tested, and found that I was not ADD. However, I was as close as I could get. The doctor said I was "prone to impulsive, inspired activity and shied away from rote, uninspired routine". Since then, I've always had a greater awareness of the challenges of true ADD or ADHD. I don't completely understand everything about it, but I think I'm certainly more compassionate and empathetic now, as I see some of those issues in myself. A few years ago, while on a business trip in Texas, my taxi-cab driver and I started talking about his career. He said he was ADD, and that he struggled to find and create focus in his career. I awkwardly mentioned a book I had co-written, which had helped many people find focus in their lives. A few months later, he contacted me, saying he had been using the book successfully to be more focused in his career development. The book is The Personal Vision Workbook, and you can check it out by the link below. It might be a helpful tool for you as well!