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:
An ADHD Productivity Tool: REBEL and Expand the Mind
ADHD PoC Voices: Rhashidah Perry Jones Shares on ADHD Advocacy in Black Communities
An ADHD Productivity Tool: REBEL and Limit Scope
Developing Competence and Confidence through Practice
Beyond Imposter Syndrome: Cultivating Confidence and Competence
ADHD and Imposter Syndrome
Grieving for our Past Selves after an ADHD Diagnosis
Revisiting our ADHD Cause and Effect Metaphor: How to Use this Model to Create Change
Revisiting our ADHD Cause and Effect Metaphor: Above the Lunch Counter
Revisiting our ADHD Cause and Effect Metaphor: The Lunch Counter
Revisiting our ADHD Cause and Effect Metaphor: The Valleys
Big Brain Fast Brain: An ADHD Modal Model
Developing Keystone Habits with ADHD
Activating for the Tasks that Matter with ADHD (pt. 2)
Activating for the Tasks that Matter with ADHD (pt. 1)
ADHD and Avoidance
Distinguishing High Value Work with ADHD
ADHD and Decision Making (pt. 2)
ADHD and Decision Making (pt. 1)
ADHD and Task Management (pt. 2)
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