87: Navigating ADHD & Parenting | Guest – Yakini Pierce

In this episode, I am introducing the second principle of self-mastery “acceptance”

I am excited to do a deep dive into this concept and over the next few episodes, I will share other concepts that really provide a framework on tapping into your full potential while using your ADHD as your best asset.

In this episode, I speak with Executive Coach, and Faculty member of ADD Coach Acadamy, Sherri Cannon. 
She shares how she moved from up the corporate ladder from sales to becoming a leadership development Coach/Facilitator in Silicon Valley. Like my previous guests, Sherri was also diagnosed with Adult ADHD late in life.
During this episode we talk about:

how ADHD can hold you back from reaching your ultimate potential and impact your work/business
Understanding what your style of learning is and how you can tap into your strengths so you can succeed at work
the importance of actively understanding your brain so that you make it work for you instead of you being reactive to it, especially in times of stress, change and transition
How to address the imposter syndrome when it comes to ADHD and how working with the right coach you can remove limiting thoughts that have held you back

About Sherri Cannon
This is how I became an ADHD coach.
In career #1, I was a consumer products sales rep/manager (that’s a classy way of saying I sold soap and fabric softener to grocery stores and loved it). In the second, I traveled the public seminar circuit leading communication and leadership skills workshops around North America.
When I developed a love for change management work with business teams, it took me to Silicon Valley, home of fast companies, geeks and a higher than average percentage of neuro-diverse folks. As an Executive Coach and Group Facilitator, I found my people and my calling. About that time, I also got my own ADHD diagnosis.
In 2015, I added ADHD coaching to my practice. I’ve found my happy place here — coaching leaders, individual contributors, entrepreneurs, retirees, and career seekers to live more fulfilling lives by understanding and partnering effectively with their unique brain wiring.
As you can see from my own path, going toward what calls and interests me has opened new cool doors.
As I went through my own ADDCA training, I hoped I’d one day teach others and help them experience the richness and reassurance of this ADHD community.  When ADDCA invited me to join the faculty in 2018, it was the perfect intersection of my love of teaching with my desire to share this wealth with other learners.
In 2019, I proudly joined the PAAC Board of Directors as Volunteer Chair and I look forward to starting my PAAC accreditation process in 2020.

You can connect with Sherri Cannon  https://www.beyondthebellcurve.life
Resources that we talked about:

Additude Magazine – inside the ADHD mind https://www.additudemag.com/
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scales (ASRS) – https://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs/asrs.php
[Self-Test] Do I Have ADHD? Symptom Test for Adults https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-symptoms-test-adults/

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Managing time is a major thing for those of us with ADHD. The struggle is real but it doesn’t have to be a struggle. 
During this podcast, I share tips, stories and few simple ways on how to think about time, feel about time and actions that come out of a new perspective with time. 

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In this episode, we explore the topic of confidence: 

• What is confidence? Where does it actually come from? How growing up with ADHD might affect us subconsciously in our adulthood [1:31]
• The different levels of confidence and how it manifests in our behavior. Fear, competition, challenge avoidance, and our ability to see opportunities [5:59]
• One simple practice to build confidence – combating our tendency to not celebrate our successes [11:29]
• How is stress and confidence related to one another? [14:15]
• ADHD neurology, catastrophizing, and its effects on confidence [16:15] (Link to the full interview with Dr. Hallowell) 
• The 3 perspectives when approaching your goals, and how certain perspectives inspire more confidence than others [18:25]

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In this episode, Eric is joined by T. Perran Mitchell, the crafter of stories and maker of things! Comics are his favorite medium and have been for as long as he can remember.  Growing up with ADHD, dyslexia, and anxiety, comics not only fostered a love of reading, they were the key to learning to read.  He has also been with the same company for nearly 20 years running their quality control department.  T took a circuitous path to writing comics by first graduating from Drexel University with a degree in Information Science and Technology.  Every term, he took at least one class for himself that had nothing to do with his major, which led him to accidentally minoring in Philosophy and nearly attaining a minor in literature.  He uses these various interests to inform his writing.  Find out more about T. Perran Mitchell on his website at TPerranMitchell.com!   You can also find T. Perran Mitchell on LinkedIn, and on Twitter and Instagram as @TPerranMitchell  Other Questions/Topics Answered in this Episode: [00:02:07] Eric asks T about his ADHD story and life growing up  [00:04:03] T shares his experiences in college and the classes he was interested in vs. the classes he attended  [00:07:54] How has T been able to stay with the same company for nearly 20 years?  [00:09:30] Eric and T talk about distractions at work, music, and noise-canceling headphones  [00:12:28] A discussion on finding time to write, creative blocks, distractions, and being your own boss [00:18:12] Eric asks T about his comic writing and recreating manifestations of his life  [00:20:17] Are T’s comics specifically about ADHD or anxiety?  [00:21:31] As a creative, what does T’s workflow and writing process look like?  [00:25:52] Eric and T have a discussion about collaboration and leaning on the the skills of others  [00:32:40] ChatGPT, AI art generators, and how they affect creatives [00:40:16] An exchange on handwriting, voice-to-text, and spell-check  [00:43:05] Eric asks T about managing hyperfocus  [00:46:05] Where to find T. Perran and closing thoughts Resources & Honorable Mentions: Editor’s Choice: Studio / Monitor Headphones – Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro   Check out the Other Podcasts on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network: ADHD Essentials with Brendan Mahan Hacking Your ADHD with Will Curb ADHD Diversified with MJ Siemens Have you heard about our Adult Study Hall Community? Go to adultstudyhall.com to join our ADHD-friendly body-doubling community! Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired’s award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!

In this episode, I share my personal insight on how I broke through a recurring overwhelm that takes over when actually things are going smooth in my life and out of nowhere I feel stuck and not able to move forward.   
I share how my mentor/coach David Giwerc, Founder of ADD Coach Acadamy helped me figure out my pattern and how to break it.   This has been by far the most profound lesson on how my ADHD brain can high jack me. 
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