Adult ADD Job Hunting
an you spot the ADD-type and they water it everyday. And person? they wait and wait and wait. They go back every day and weed a In hunter-gatherer type little bit. Then they harvest and societies, in order to eat and process the corn. Then they do it have shelter, people have to hunt again. and gather. They have to find the stuff they need to build their To some people, that is shelters. They have to find food, phenomenally exciting because whether that’s an animal or a they’re building foundational plant of some sort. types of things. To ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) When they’re out on the hunt, people, that is so extremely when they’re chasing down a wild boring. boar, they need aware of everything that’s going on around Those of us who have ADD are them, all at once--the slightest distracted more often than noises, the littlest branch that anything because our brains are is broken in the woods. They need simply looking for more to do. all of their senses keyed up. For this reason, certain jobs out They need to be on edge a little there are perfectly created for bit, just pumping with an ADD-style brain. adrenaline, in order to have their minds focused on all those For example, many sales positions things that are going on around are great for people with ADD. them. For the most part, we’re not talking about having a cash In the agricultural model, people register job in a pharmacy. plant the corn, in perfect, That’s generally not a great ADD straight rows. And they go back job because there’s a little bit
of sales and a lot of repetition. with ADD might be in art, film, The sales usually aren’t or theater, and are more likely commission-based so even if you to want to use their ADD-enhanced do a great job, you probably creativity in these fields. still get the same hourly wage. There’s no real incentive to do a But in perfect ADD jobs, you have great job, which makes people constant, new stimuli coming in with ADD bored. and you’re constantly shifting, changing and going with the flow When I’m talking about sales of what happens. The point here jobs, I’m talking about jobs is that there are certain where either you go out and it’s activities, certain jobs, that your job to find the appropriate utilize distractions in order to prospects and close the sales, or really make that job fly. You when you’re put in an have to be paying attention to on-the-spot, high-pressure--not everything that’s going on around necessarily negative, but you, and the jobs are perfect for high-stakes--position, where it’s people with ADD. up to you to make your own money. That's perfect for the One woman ended up in tears extroverted person with ADD. They because she said, “I’m doing this need opportunities to be job that I think everybody should outwardly expressive. be able to do.” (It was a secretarial job with filing.) She Another great job for someone said, “It’s something I can do.” with ADD may be that of a She was just doing it for the story-teller. You can change money, basically, and her ADD was things whenever you want to. giving her a really hard time You’re always working with the with the filing. She kept crowd and changing things. People thinking, “Why can’t I just do
this? I should be able to do this thing because it’s so simple.” For some of us, that needs to start as a part-time gig or a The reality is, for those of us volunteering situation. If you’re with ADD, that’s just not true. employed full-time and your That type of job is repetitive. income and you’re livelihood It’s boring and it requires comes from something that’s prioritization and organization, terribly monotonous and boring, which are not our strengths, but at the end of the day is how necessarily. you pay the bills, we’re not telling you to rush into doing It becomes an issue of, "How do I something completely different on put myself in a position where my a whim. Absolutely not. What ADD-enhanced ability to pay we’re saying is work toward this. attention to several things at Work toward it every day. once allows me to truly excel?"
About the Author:
Tellman Knudson, certified Hypnotherapist, is CEO of Overcome Everything, Inc. Stephanie Frank, internationally known speaker, is the author of "The Accidental Millionaire." Together they founded InstantADDSuccess.com. Visit us for ADD/ADHD support today.
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