Shelly and Cam do an abrupt right turn with expectations, from camping in the woods on Phish Tour with Shelly to the environment and demands of work. Wherever there are people there are expectations, and wherever there are expectations there are different interpretations of those expectations. Burnout is actually an indicator of mismanaged expectations. ADHD makes it really tough to distinguish the priority of competing demands, and we often falter when we sense conflicting expectations.
Shelly and Cam explore a few client examples of habitual responses (from last week) and what the clients did to have a different experience with expectations. Using a colorful metaphor from a previous episode of ‘too many tennis balls coming over the net’, Shelly’s client resources her new manager to take a look at all of the end-of-school-year incoming demands and to prioritize and make an action plan for a ‘successful return volley’. The common theme is noticing the expectation and your own response to it. Shifting expectations from an ‘immutable truth’ to actually what it is - a point of engagement for dialogue.
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For more of the Translating ADHD podcast:
Three Signs you are Stuck at the First Barrier of ADHD
Pulling the Learning Forward: The Third Barrier of ADHD
Moving into Action with ADHD
On the Cusp of New Awareness with ADHD
The Coaching Process: Stages and Barriers to Change with ADHD
ADHD and Barriers to Journey Thinking
ADHD and Journey Thinking
Translating ADHD: An Introduction to Our Season 2 Reboot
Translating ADHD: Season Four Recap
When Your Relationship with Your ADHD Changes
The Collective New Normal with ADHD
Life Disruptions and Pivoting to a New Normal with ADHD
Navigating Little Disruptions with ADHD
Delivering Value with ADHD
Advocating ADHD in the Workplace
Advocating ADHD in a Misunderstanding World
Identifying Red Herrings at Work with ADHD
ADHD and the Seeds of Misunderstanding at Work
Being Misunderstood While Misunderstanding our ADHD
Being Misunderstood with ADHD: In Relationships
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