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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