Explore the significance of context and embracing your true self with ADHD. Recognize and lean into your strengths to shift your perspective from limitation to empowerment. Understand the importance of motivations beyond achieving goals and the role of purpose and identity in coaching. Discover the power of articulating truth through fiction writing. Reconnect with your true self, maintain self-awareness, and positive self-talk with ADHD. Recognize your true self and purpose in coaching.
Recognizing and embracing strengths can shift a perspective of limitation to empowerment in ADHD.
Exploring clients' values and needs early in coaching can anchor them to their core identity and purpose.
Deep dives
The Significance of Context and Self-Identity in ADHD Circles
The podcast episode explores the importance of context and self-identity in the ADHD community. The hosts discuss how self-identity is often overlooked in discussions about ADHD and the significance it holds. They highlight the role of strengths-based coaching in helping clients recognize and embrace their strengths, including their sense of self. The episode emphasizes the connection between values, needs, and establishing a sense of purpose, outlining how this process can benefit individuals with ADHD. The hosts also delve into the impact of ADHD on forming a strong sense of identity and how coaching can help clients discover and anchor themselves to their core values.
The Power of Discovering the 'Who' in Coaching
The podcast episode delves into the importance of discovering and connecting with the 'who' in coaching. The hosts share personal experiences of how exploring clients' values and needs early in the coaching process can provide glimpses into their core identity. They highlight the role of positive motivation and the power of articulating and examining personal motivations as a client-coach dynamic. The hosts discuss how uncovering the 'who' can anchor clients to their purpose and drive, using a client's desire to make a difference through storytelling as an example. They emphasize the transformational moments that occur as clients connect to their core identity and how this knowing can shape the coaching journey.
Exploring Patterns, Consistencies, and Curiosity in ADHD Coaching
The podcast episode dives into the phenomenon of patterns, consistencies, and curiosity in ADHD coaching. The hosts discuss how clients with ADHD often struggle with maintaining a consistent sense of self and how coaching can help re-anchor them. They explore the importance of addressing repeat patterns of behavior and uncovering the underlying motivations behind them. The hosts highlight the power of curiosity and nuance in coaching sessions, emphasizing the value of exploring familiar challenges with fresh perspectives. They encourage listeners to embrace curiosity and delve into the why behind repeated behaviors, understanding that progress and self-awareness are never linear in the journey of coaching.
In this episode of Translating ADHD, Cam and Ash explore the significance of context and how it relates to our sense of self or self-identity. They discuss the importance of recognizing and leaning into our strengths and how this can help shift our perspective from a place of limitation to one of empowerment.
They also touch on the distinction between performance-based coaching and the broader aspects of human motivation. Tune in to gain insights into the importance of understanding your "who" and embracing your true self.