Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with Adult ADHD takes a street-smart approach to managing adult ADHD. This is THE podcast for busy professional adults, including business owners, entrepreneurs, CEO's, marketing and creative professionals and even PHD's with demanding workloads.
The podcast is an excellent resource for any adult, especially individuals looking for strategies and tactics to create better circumstances in their professional lives.
If you're a small business owner with ADHD and other life responsibilities, this is the perfect podcast to help you navigate the ups and downs of business and life with ADHD.
Every week host David Greenwood, author of the book by the same name, has experts in the field of adult ADHD as well as other entrepreneurs with ADHD. Every episode is packed with solutions and methodical approaches to having a better life with ADHD.
The podcast covers productivity, navigating workloads, how to manage yourself in a chaotic work environment, and burnout. And MUCH more!
Entrepreneurs and business owners with ADHD share their insights and approaches with Dave regularly on the podcast. How did they do it and what do they need to have in place to be successful? Those answers can be found in the podcast.
There are also many episodes with just Dave, who shares his thoughts as a busy entrepreneur with ADHD. Dave Greenwood has been both an entrepreneur for decades and an executive at one of the most recognized brands in the world, doing it all with ADHD.
This is not a Q&A or a stuffy podcast. Every time you hit the download button, you'll feel like you're having a cup of coffee or a pint of your favorite beer with Dave and/for his guests.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 334
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Name Those ADHD Distractions Part 2
Dave continues his on air checklist of distractions many adults with ADHD face. This is Part 2 and Dave discusses some not so obvious Distractions that enter our lives quite frequently.
When we think…
Adults with ADHD-Name Your Distractions!
We're talking about distractions in this podcast. And if you can't name them, then you can't deal with them.
If you are a busy adult with ADHD, distractions are coming at you all day long. You're dis…
Do NOT “schedule” procrastination when you have ADHD
There are huge misconceptions and misunderstandings about procrastination. And Dave tackles this because of a recent social media post he saw telling people that they should schedule procrastination …
My two favorite words-clarity and control with Adult ADHD
Dave talks again about his two favorite words when it comes to adult ADHD. Clarity and control. Because you can't talk about these two enough. They are mission critical to surviving as a busy adult w…
Still Distracted After All These Years-A Conversation with Kathleen Nadeau, PhD.
If you are an adult with ADHD, this conversation is built just for you. Whether you are a CEO, busy executive, business owner with ADHD or are juggling life and professional responsibilities, you'll …
What can burnout teach us about ourselves?
In this short episode, Dave runs through some of the lessons learned from people who have experienced burnout.
While it is a harsh way to learn lessons about life and gain some self-awareness, many p…
Part 2-Relating to the Four Tendencies as an adult with ADHD
This is Part 2 of Dave's conversation with coach Diann Wingert about how adults with ADHD can understand the Four Tendencies, authored by Gretchen Rubin.
Diann makes it clear, as she did in part one …
Build a solid foundation for managing ADHD this coming year
If you're looking to thrive in the coming year then you're going to have to build a solid foundation for managing your adult ADHD. Dave gets street smart here and discusses briefly a number of areas …
Relating to the Four Tendencies as an adult with ADHD
This week, Dave has brought back Diann Wingert, therapist turned coach.
Diann discusses the concept of the four tendencies, a philosophy by author Gretchen Rubin. Dave and Diann discuss how adults wi…
How this owner of a contracting business thrives with ADD
Dave sits down with Russell Kramer, author of the book Hocus Focus- Coming of age with ADD and its medicines.
Russell owns and operates a contracting business and tells his story of growing up taking…
5 ways I use my mobile phone to manage adult ADHD
Many adults with ADHD have a love hate relationship with their cell phones. While it can be a major distraction, a cell phone can be used to help you thrive with adult ADHD.
There are many tools and …
Managing teams in the workplace when you are an adult with ADHD
If you have adult ADHD and you are a manager, working in a leadership role, in the C-Suite, or just working with others on projects, Dave talks about some of the core must-haves for managing the bala…
Street Smart tips to minimize being late as an adult with ADHD
If you are a busy adult with ADHD and you find yourself being late over and over again, Dave has some quick and street-smart tips to implement into your busy life.
Some of them are probably obvious a…
How to identify what goals you want to set as an adult with ADHD
The thought of goal setting can be a turn off for many people including adults with ADHD. One of the reasons is that many adults with ADHD are not clear on what goals they would like to set, both per…
8 questions to ask yourself if you are an adult with ADHD and procrastinating
Breaking news!!! Everyone procrastinates!!
Dave briefly tackles the topic of procrastination and how you can ask yourself for a number of questions to begin to understand why you're procrastinating. …
6 small steps to take if have ADHD and feeling burned out
If you are an adult with ADHD and feel like you are either heading towards burnout or are already there, Dave has some quick advice and six must haves for starting the process of reducing burnout.
Bu…
Minimizing time blindness for busy professionals with ADHD
Many people with ADHD have a difficult relationship with time. And if you're a busy professional and have other commitments such as family, managing time in your life can be a challenge.
Some of the …
5 habits busy professionals with ADHD need to have in place
If you have listened to Overcoming Distractions for any length of time then you know Dave loves to focus on the basics of thriving with adult ADHD, especially for busy professionals. Managing and thr…
How to learn from bad days when you are an adult with ADHD
There's a lot more to understanding why adults with ADHD have bad days but Dave gives you 4 simple steps that you can follow if you find yourself having a bad day. Yes, simple!
And one thing is impor…
Reducing “out of sight, out of mind” when you have adult ADHD
One thing that pretty much everyone with ADHD experiences is the concept of “out of sight out of mind.”
That can be everything from your calendar, to-do list, shopping list, backpack or laptop bag to…