If you weren’t afraid, what would you do? What would be possible in your life if you did that?  What is life asking you to do differently? What is your biggest fear about that? What is your vision? What’s holding you back the most? What are you waiting for? What do you need to let go of to have what you want? Just. Let. Go. And fly!

Are you stuck on a college major? Or just stuck in general? Maybe it's time to switch careers or add a new one to your resume. ADDitude Magazine has published a list of careers that work well with the innovator brain titled "8 Dream Jobs for the Easily Bored and Consistently Creative."

I lived in the Netherlands for about 8 years. Now, I know there are exceptions to every rule, and diversity in every group, so bear with me while I make some generalizations about a group of people I adore (heck, I even married one!). While I lived in the Netherlands, most of my experience was in international corporate coaching.

People often ask, "What's the difference between ADHD or life coaching and therapy?" While there are many styles of coaching and many types of therapy, there are some general differences:

In previous blog posts, we've been discussing how you know when you're done with your ADHD Coach or Life Coach. Adela Baker of Mind Coach NOLA has offered her checklist of skills the client has successfully acquired. She has also responded to the question, "What if I relapse? Can I come back to Mind Coach NOLA?" 

Last week, Adela Baker of Mind Coach NOLA shared how she knows a client is done, and ready to put his or her new skills into use. She discussed her "checklist" that demonstrates a client's happiness, personal successes, and sense of control over life, whether she is coaching that client on their goals, as a Life Coach, or their executive function skills, as an ADHD Coach.

Mind Coach NOLA's social media manager here, with a few more questions for Adela Baker, ADHD coach, executive function coach, and life coach extraordinaire! 

A question I often get asked here at Mind Coach NOLA by people curious about ADHD or executive function coaching is: “How do you know when you’re done?” In my experience, it usually takes at least three months to retrain the brain and develop the skills to experience and feel success. The final goal is achieving happiness, balance and fulfillment. But how do you measure that?

"Good to Go (to College)" by Marissa Kantor at Additude Magazine is a great article for parents on how to better empower their children for college. Being ready for college means being able to manage all aspects of life, not just being ready academically. For example, an assignment pad is not a planner.

Hey college students, high school students, and parents of both! Grab a cup of coffee (or three) and let's have some real talk. So, you're now a few weeks in to high school and college classes. You've suddenly got tests, papers due, fraternity and sorority parties... maybe you're rushing, or meeting friends around town, going to football games, trying to meet the deadline so you can get that important summer internship or apply to study abroad.

While people with ADHD/ADD struggle with executive function skills, the reverse is not always true; in other words, even if you aren't diagnosed with ADHD or ADD, you can still find yourself challenged by managing time, prioritizing, planning, or keeping track of your things.

Hi! Mind Coach NOLA's social media manager here! I asked Adela some questions about her life so others can get to know her better. Adela is a mother of two, a wife, a native New Orleanian, former Spanish and French teacher, world traveler, former ex-pat, activist, volunteer, cancer survivor, and entrepreneur! As an ADHD-specific Mind Coach or as a Life Coach for adults, she uses her training and life experiences to help clients live with intention, vision, organization, and success.

Having a life coach (or, if ADHD-specific, a "mind coach") means you always have someone in your ring! I coach teens and college students who are feeling overwhelmed, young adults who want to achieve their potential, adults who are shifting careers or life paths, and parents of ADHD-diagnosed children, who might want help navigating this new world. You're not alone!

In January 2017, I helped New Orleans' Academy of the Sacred Heart redesign their planner, and conducted a workshop with the entire freshman class. The original student planner was nothing more than a glorified assignment pad, and together we turned it into something functional. 

Maybe you describe yourself as a "young, single professional." Maybe you've graduated from college or an advanced degree program and have embarked on your dream career. Maybe this "dream career" is exactly what you wanted, or maybe it isn't. Maybe things aren't lining up the way you'd hoped they would by now, in your late twenties, thirties, or even forties.

Why a life coach for college-age students? We're all aware that college students are balancing a lot: a full load of classes, a part-time or full-time job, a busy social life, and family obligations. Meanwhile, they're also living on their own for the first time, maintaining their budgets, their time, their laundry, and their health.

If you're a mother or father of a lower-school student who has recently been diagnosed with ADHD, you may be relieved to finally put a name to the complexities your child experiences when it comes to finishing tasks, focusing on school work, or adjusting to the demands of a new teacher each year.

I learn as much from my clients as they do from me.  Last night I was helping a young woman figure out a way to manage her phone addiction.  There is a new guy in her life.  And he is sometimes on her phone.  And sometimes he is not.  So she checks.  And she checks often.  And so her work doesn’t get done.  

A few years ago, my son was diagnosed with ADHD.  I had been a middle and high school teacher for over ten years, but had never experienced ADHD as a parent. I read every book, researched every website and attended every workshop and seminar about ADHD in the New Orleans area.  I was on a mission to help my son.