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:
ADHD and Task Management (pt. 1)
The Power of Explicit Agreements with ADHD
ADHD and Reimagining Accountability
ADHD and Emotional Organizing
Creating a Meaningful Work Day with ADHD
ADHD and Sleep (pt. 2)
ADHD and Sleep (pt. 1)
ADHD and Self Advocacy
ADHD and Identity
Why Individual Manifestation and Awareness Matter
Honoring Who You Are
Defining Big C Coaching
ADHD PoC Voices: Inger Shares on Being a Black Woman with ADHD
Stepping Into Who You Are
Managing All of Life's Roles
Making Anti-Racism Part of the Show Culture + Community Announcement
The Power of Being At Choice
How Clean Slate Thinking Harms Us
Living With ADHD Does Not Make You Broken
Stepping Out of the "I'm Not Doing This Right" Mindset
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