ADD-ADHD Coaching success stories

Of past and present Coach Connection clients. ADD-ADHD Coaching Works! The following ADD-ADHD coaching success stories about Coach Connection clients will hopefully enlighten you about the remarkable goals awaiting you. Enjoy!

ADD/ADHD Success Story #1089

25 year old young lady with ADD improves her unhappy job and life
(To Go to Play Every Day by taking control of her position and life choices)

Martha (not her real name. She asked for anonymity) was a lively and funny 25-year-old young lady with ADD and had been working as a manufacturer’s rep for three years for her family business. She had a good territory but was not producing to her satisfaction. She was compensated based upon her sales. She liked what she did and the travel and meeting new people but not losing her relationships with her mom and dad who had become her bosses. She felt there was something better. Her goals were to discover and create her ideal income position, which might be to stay or not, discover and create life balance, and to take advantage of her ADD.

Through coaching discovery, she changed the conditions of her existing position to suit her five core ingredients and the results were remarkable. She “increased her income by 30% in only 12 months! She restructured the areas of her life that felt out of control. She organized her work wardrobe to accommodate her travel schedule, created a grocery list and healthy eating schedule complete with weekly recipes to ensure that she stayed fed to maintain her healthy body weight.” She structured a workout schedule and “play & relaxation time into her daily life, set up routines and habits that allowed her to incorporate her faith (prayer time), her husband, her health (food and workout plan) into her daily life and even left time weekly for friends and volunteer service.” In addition she created and followed thru on her quite smoking plan, which was a huge success.

“These accomplishments have brought financial success immediately and equipped me with the tools I needed to design a plan for financial success and growth in the years to come. Personally, I learned to create a sense of balance in my life without feeling chained to a strict schedule. I now have a flexible plan that allows time for all the things that are important to me. I know longer feel out of control or overwhelmed. By learning how to prioritize and structure my time, I can now say “no” to things that are unimportant or do not fall within my life goals and priorities. I am now free to live my life by design, not by default and to do so without guilt.”

ADD/ADHD Success Story #1745

Shirley describes her ADD/ADHD success story better than anyone

Bill,

“My name is Shirley Meek-Williams. Although I have not had the pleasure of meeting you, I feel like I have met a kindred spirit! I am 55 years old, hold a graduate degree in counseling and am about to embark on a life coaching career with an emphasis on ADD as soon as I can determine which school or program is right for me. And, though that’s not the reason for this letter, any recommendations will be greatly appreciated.

When I was 23 years old, one of my college class requirements was to find something in nature which represented me. I remember one lady in the class who brought in a broken twig. Her husband had just died. It didn’t take me any time to find “me” out there. I was the sweet-gum ball. If you are familiar with it, it is round and goes in all directions. I explained to the class that it was me because I was always going in different directions. Little did I know, at the time, I was explaining the brain chemistry of an ADD person! Since then, I have also raised a highly creative ADD son and gone through many struggles with him and at-risk behavior. He is a musician and presently is producing music in his small studio at home.

I spent most of my working years in the school system, working with ADD students. Being ADD, parenting an ADD son, and ADD being a significant part of my job ..well, let me just say, it has been a big part of my life. My youngest son just graduated from high school and it is now time for me to focus on me, believe it or not!!!! ADD coaching is exactly what I want to do. I don’t have to look for a niche…I already know what it is.

I cannot tell you how many article and books I have read on the topic of ADD. I know it like the back of my hand. Parent conferences were like a broken record. I already knew what they were going to say before they ever walked through my office door. But what I can tell you is that, this morning, when perusing the web and looking for information about coaching schools, I came across the very best article I have ever read on ADD. It was your article, ADD: Blessing or Disorder. I can tell you that reading that article blessed me beyond words. It is SO well written and so easy to understand, not medically induced, perfect for the layman. I love the approach and I love the perspective and the way you describe ADD. I have never read one quite like it. In fact, if I could paint a picture, I would tell you that I turned into a soft, white pillow when reading it. I felt like I had come HOME!!!! It had my name written all over it.

One thing I do not like, nor does my 24 year old ADD son, is for someone to read to me. But this was different. I immediately picked up the phone and told him, “Just give me a minute..I want to read something to you”. I started to read, and for the first time that I can ever remember, he allowed me to read an entire article over the phone. Not only that, but a couple of times, he asked me to go back and re-read a sentence.

I just want to thank you for this article. It hit home with both of us. He has actually called me, since I began typing this, and asked me if I would make him a copy of the article!!!. I told him I was writing you a letter to let you know how much we both appreciated it. You have been such a blessing to someone you don’t even know. My prayer is that God blesses you because of it. You answered your own premise in the article title!!!”

Regards, Shirley Meek-Williams, Georgia

ADD/ADHD Success Story #596

Unemployed young man takes control of his ADD-ADHD
(To create the position that is best for him.)

One 42-year-old unemployed young man had been bouncing from low level job to job, and felt he was at a wits end. He was constantly disorganized, and frequently distracted. He would frequently forget things, but he could easily tackle very complicated computer-networking problems. Keeping a steady job was a struggle, even though everywhere he went he was considered brilliant, and he performed wonders. The constant job uncertainty and apparent forgetfulness to complete even simple household tasks put a real strain on his marriage.

He engaged his ideal TCC Member ADD Coach to assist him to get a steady position that fit him, and that would allow him to prosper. Immediately, his coach assisted him to discover that he had ADD characteristics. His TCC coach assisted him to recognize the true blessings he was given with ADD, and how to overcome the drawbacks associated with ADD. They devised new behavior practices to overcome his forgetfulness, his unwanted distractions, and his frustrations at communicating with others who were not thinking as quick as he did. He learned to control his focus and to reap the desired benefits from his special talents. He also learned to become more patient and understanding when communicating with non-ADD people. This has helped him greatly improve his marriage.

He used his newly discovered ADD talents and his greater control over his life to land the position of his dreams. He returned to developing leading edge software and is not only being handsomely paid for it, but has regained the respect and admiration of his industry for the work he does. His life has become so prosperous and enjoyable that he now pinches himself every now and then to be sure it is not a dream.