Do you have trouble staying focused while you are on the phone or work with clients or employees who seems to lose focus?  ADHD causes very real and sometimes significant challenges when trying to focus during a phone call.  This is especially true for people who work virtually or in a different location from their boss.

I shared my 6 top tips on a recent episode of the Practical ADHD Strategies radio show.  The tips are listed below, and you can listen to the 15 minute show here for more details:  Practical ADHD Strategies.

1. Determine how long you can effectively focus during a phone call.  Not sure?  Experiment!  15 minutes might be perfect for one person and 45 minutes could be the best option for the next person.  What works best for you?
2. Go to a place without distractions during phone calls.  Conference rooms, dining rooms and quiet hallways are all options.  Where is the most quiet place in your work location?
3. Close your computer when you are having a phone call.  If you need the computer during phone call, close all unnecessary programs… especially email and internet browsing.
4. If you tend to be distracted and lose focus during phone calls, think about ways you can use written communication to stay focused.  Can you text that update to your Virtual Assistant?  Can you send your boss a quick status update by email?
5. Ask your employee or client with ADHD about their personal preferences.  What works best for them to stay focused?

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Many children with special needs require an adaptive bike to enjoy the freedom and fun of bike riding. Unfortunately many parents are unable to afford an adaptive bike.Here is your chance to win a free adaptive bike!

Friendship Circle of Michigan has partnered with adaptive bicycle companies to give 15 children with special needs a free adaptive bicycle in a contest called “The Great Bike Giveaway.”

What is Friendship Circle?

Friendship Circle of Michigan is a unique organization that creates friendship in the lives of 3,000 children with special needs by providing over 30 weekly and seasonal programs.

Over the past few months, the folks over at Friendship Circle realized many special children miss out on the childhood joy of bike riding because their physical or cognitive limitations make riding a bicycle near impossible.

For this reason they have created a contest that will enable 15 children with special needs to win a bike. This contest will also enable people to learn more about Friendship Circle and help raise awareness for all children with special needs.

Contest Details

The Great Bike Giveaway is a free contest that is open to all families who have a child (or children) with special needs.

Step One: Submit your photo and caption

• The Great Bike Giveaway is a Facebook Contest. Visit Friendship Circle of Michigan’s Facebook page to submit a picture of either your child with special needs or a creative picture that portrays “why” your family would like an adaptive bike.
• Include a caption of 250 characters or less explaining your child needs an adaptive bike.
• The submission round opens at midnight on April 16th and closes at 11:59pm on May 10th.

Step Two: Vote & Share

• During the week of May 13th-18th, Friendship Circle of Michigan will display all submissions for a public vote-a-thon.
• Vote for your submission and share with your friends and family. You can vote once per submission for the duration of the contest.

Step Three: The Winners

• The top 15 contestants with the highest number of likes at the end of the contest will win their choice of bike (the highest number chooses first, the runner up chooses second and so on).
• Friendship Circle of Michigan will also choose three “Director’s Choice” winners based solely on the content of their submission, not on the number of votes.

If you are a mother or father of a child with special needs…take a few minutes and join this very exciting, very unique contest. A couple of minutes could win your child a slice of childhood they will cherish forever.

A Special Thank You To Our Sponsors

 

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Have ADD / ADHD and you want to manage your time better.  You have come to the right place!

• The average person today receives more information on a daily basis, than the average person received in a lifetime in 1900.
• Taking five minutes per day, five days per week to improve will create 1,200 little improvements over a five-year period.
• The average person gets 1 interruption every 8 minutes, or approximately 7 an hour, or 50-60 per day.
• The average person uses 13 different methods to control and manage their time.

If you’re thinking that time management courses only work for people WITHOUT the added complications that ADD / ADHD throws in the mix…

STOP RIGHT THERE!

I have partnered with ADD Classes to offer the 4-week Adult ADD Time Management Intensive to prove you wrong!

Check out all of the details today so you don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity…

Let me know if you have any questions and register ASAP to take advantage of a $50 discount.  The enhanced version is close to selling out, so don’t delay!

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Interruptions and ADHD can be a difficult combination.  Stopping, or at least minimizing, interruptions is important for time management.  In a recent episode of Practical ADHD Strategies, I shared tips that you can use to stop and minimize these troublesome interruptions.

If you don’t see the Blog Talk Radio player below, go directly to Practical ADHD Strategies to listen.

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Have ADHD?  It can be difficult to get places on time.  I share 3 of my favorite tips in this episode of Practical ADHD Strategies.  You can incorporate these strategies to start getting places on time tomorrow!  Listen directly below or at the Practical ADHD Strategies channel on Blog Talk Radio.

What do you think?  Can these strategies help you get there on time?

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