Impulse Buyer? Create a list!

One of my clients graduated from college recently.  She has a great idea about how to plan for shopping trips for toiletries that will also help curb impulse purchases.  First, she will make  an electronic list of everything she buys on a regular basis like toothpaste.  She’ll include the brand and specific product name she typically purchases.  Then she will print the list when she goes shopping and highlight the items she plans to buy.  This strategy will help her remember what she needs and help resist the urge to make impulse purchases while at the store.  How can you apply this strategy to your shopping?

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Breaks Increase ADHD Productivity

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In the current Adult ADD Time Management Intensive, participants recently asked me about taking breaks.  I thought it might be helpful to share some tips here.  Key items that commonly arise when talking about breaks are…

  • Why take breaks?
  • What types of breaks help, instead of hinder, productivity.
  • How to refocus after a break.

Why?

It can sometimes feel like you need to work non-stop to be productive.  This is especially true when you have procrastinated on a certain project or significant task.  In reality, breaks can help recharge you when you are getting tired and refocus you when you are losing focus for the task at hand.  When planning your day, I recommend making time for breaks.

What types?

Some breaks are counterproductive and keep you from your task at hand.  I do not recommend breaks that involve TV, video games, Facebook, Twitter or reading a book.  Anything that can absorb your focus and keep you away from your work is not helpful in the long run.

Breaks that are helpful involve giving your mind a break, moving your body and getting some nourishment.  Ideas include…

  • Take a brisk walk
  • Get a glass of water
  • Do some jumping jacks
  • Go through a few yoga poses
  • Stand up, stretch and take 10 deep breaths
  • Run in place

Refocus

Set a timer when you start your break as a reminder that you need to get back to work.  Also before your break, write or type a reminder note so you know where to start when the break is over.  When you sit down to work again, take a couple of deep breaths and get ready to work again.  You’ll be refreshed and ready to go!

Take a minute and share your favorite ways to take breaks in the comments below.  Have any questions?  Let me know!

 

 

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What apps help with ADHD?

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I recently had the opportunity to interview Eric Tivers about some of his favorite apps to manage productivity with ADHD.  He started with an excellent point that when thinking about productivity and project management, the basics need to be in place first before we focus too much on the wide variety of apps that are available.

Once the basics are in place, three apps that he recommends are:

  • Priority Matrix
  • Calendars 5
  • Simple Minds

Listen to this episode of Practical ADHD strategies below:

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In addition to these apps, I highly recommend using the banking app from your bank.  You can save time by depositing checks, transferring money and checking balances.

What are your favorite apps for managing productivity?  Share them below.

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Procrastination Strategies for Adults with ADHD: Blog Talk Radio Show

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I recently shared some great strategies to help adults with ADHD overcome procrastination.  Listen below and let me know if you have any questions.

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Just in case the player above doesn’t work in your internet browser, you listen here as well:  Practical ADHD Strategies.

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Special Bikes for Special Kids

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Do you remember the freedom you felt, the confidence you gained, the pride you had when you received your first bike? The Great Bike Giveaway will help give children with special needs the same feeling you had when that shiny new bike arrived at your home.

For the third consecutive year Friendship Circle is holding the Great Bike Giveaway, a national contest giving away adaptive bikes to children with special needs. They are partnering with Freedom Concepts, Rifton, Buddy Bike, Ambucs, Triaid,Flaghouse, Mobo Cruisers and Strider Bikes to give away adaptive bikes to children and young adults with special needs.

Why The Great Bike Giveaway?

Many children with special needs miss out on the childhood joy of bike riding because their physical or cognitive limitations make riding a bicycle near impossible. The Great Bike Giveaway will give children and young adults with special needs the chance to win an adaptive bike and have the feeling of pride, freedom and confidence that bike riding brings.

How The Contest Works

Adaptive bikes are tailored to a child’s needs. To meet the needs of the recipients in this contest, a separate contest is held for each bike type. The contest starts with two bikes of each type and money is raised to add more bikes as the contest progresses. Last year the Great Bike Giveaway ran 6 different contests and gave away a total of 29 bikes! This year we hope to give away 75 bikes to individuals with special needs.

Each bike page has a space where users can enter the contest. Submit a picture of your child with special needs along with a short explanation of why your child needs an adaptive bike.

From the winner of a Parent: Judd, received his Rifton tricycle that he won through your bike giveaway. He loves it so much. His first time out with it , he pedaled .75 miles! Everyone at the track had a smile on their faces watching him enjoy his bike. The biggest smile there belonged to him though.

From the winner of a Parent: Judd, received his Rifton tricycle that he won through your bike giveaway. He loves it so much. His first time out with it , he pedaled .75 miles! Everyone at the track had a smile on their faces watching him enjoy his bike. The biggest smile there belonged to him though.

Two Ways to Win

Most Votes
One bike in each contest will be given away to the entry with the most nominations. Nominations are received from friends and family clicking the “nominate button” on an entrants submission

Bike Raffle
All the remaining bikes will be placed in a drawing. To be eligible for the drawing each submission must be nominated by at least 50 friends and family members.

How You Can Help

Whether you have a child with special needs or not you can help more children with special needs win an adaptive bike.

1. Donate To Add More Bikes

In addition to the bikes that have been sponsored, Individuals have the ability to donate to the Great Bike Giveaway to get more bikes added. Every time the donation meter is filled another bike gets added to the drawing!

2. Share and promote

Let as many people as possible know about the opportunity to win an adaptive bike by sharing the the contest via your social networks and email. You can also check out the resources page for additional tools you can use to share the contest.

Contest Timeline

March 3rd 12:00 pm

Contest begins! Photo submissions will be accepted.

March 25th 11:59 am

Contest submission deadline, no entries will be accepted after this time.

March 26th

Drawing (Drawing date is tentative and subject to change) Will be held and winners will be announced.

To enter the Great Bike Giveaway visit www.greatbikegiveaway.com For contest rules visit www.friendshipcircle.org/bikes/rules.

A Special Thank You To the Sponsors

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