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Your ADHD Transformation Template - Jim Livingstone

Your ADHD Transformation Template - Jim Livingstone

Transformation you want to achieve

Jim Livingstone
August 29, 2024

Hello, and Welcome

G’day,

I struggled with undiagnosed ADHD for forty-six years, feeling like I didn't fit in anywhere.

Since my ADHD diagnosis, I have spent the past twenty-six years reading, researching and testing every aspect of adult ADHD with the desire to become the very best version of myself.

Here are a few things I’ve learned along the way….

Your ADHD Transformation (The "transformation" you want to achieve).

It’s all in the structure, the blueprint

Imagine a clear roadmap. Each point highlights your next step, reducing chaos and introducing clarity.

A commitment to giving your thoughts the direction they deserve.

Choose clarity over chaos. Structure over scatter. Direction over drift.

But won’t structure kill my creativity? No, it will supercharge it!

As much as I disliked structure and being told what to do, I finally had to accept it was a very necessary part of managing my ADHD. However, I had to design a simpler and ADHD-friendly framework. Most people with ADHD struggle with being too structured, we feel confined and restricted. I wanted more freedom and flexibility than neurotypical structures and systems, yet I still needed to be tethered to reality.

Structure allows you to start with a big-picture view and then focus on more detailed, actionable items, making it easier to manage and execute.

When you start with the broader context, it becomes clearer how each element fits into your overall plan, providing a structured approach to achieving your life goals.

Your structure is a set of principles or guidelines that provide direction on approaching a particular issue or project. It is like a template or a roadmap.

It essentially outlines the "big picture" and offers a generalised approach that can be tailored to specific situations. Your structure provides the foundation for strategies, systems, tactics, and tasks.

STRUCTURE.

STEP 1: Write down your ‘ONE’ major goal.

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STEP 2: Write down 3 to 6 STRATEGIES to help achieve your ‘ONE’ major goal.

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STEP 3: Choose the ‘ONE’ strategy you think will impact most.

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STEP 4: Brainstorm and ask yourself how can I achieve this?

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STEP 5: Choose one or two things to start.

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STEP 6: List the TACTICS to achieve the above items.

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STEP 7: Select the TOP 6 Ideas and convert them to TASKS with specific actions and completion dates.

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Work on these six tasks until they are all completed, then and only then go back to STEP 5: start the process again, adjust and keep repeating.

STEP 8: As you complete the tasks, develop systems that can automate repetitive tasks for greater efficiency and reduced brain drain.

SET YOUR OWN RULES TO LIVE BY

These are some of mine that help keep me focused and on course.

· Focus on my ONE major goal for at least 30 minutes daily. If I cannot make that commitment, the goal isn't important enough to me. Either do not start or change my goal.

· If life gets in the way as it will, do not stress. Just get back in the game and try not to miss consecutive days.

· Don't try to eat the elephant at once.

· Develop Self-Discipline to stay on course.

· Defeat Distractions and Shiny Object Syndrome.

· If great ideas surface during the process, write them down for LATER. Don't change the horse’s mid-race!

IDEAS FOR LATER

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"Think of ONE goal that you really want to achieve. It can be a health goal, a financial goal, a relationship goal, a career or business goal, or even a goal to travel somewhere in the world.

Allow your thoughts and emotions to flow freely through your mind as you write down your answers to the following questions:

Am I committed to achieving this goal? Yes, or no?” If not, choose a different goal until you find one you can answer yes to.

From this yes, then springboard to writing down your answers to these follow-up questions:

What needs to happen for me to move towards achieving this goal?

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What do I need to learn?

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What skill do I need to upgrade?

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Whose help do I need?

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What must I release?

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What must I start?

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What must I stop?

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What new beliefs do I need to achieve this goal?

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What resources do I need to make achieving this goal a reality? ___________________________________________________________

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As you answer these questions in a nonjudgmental, unemotional way, you will start seeing a clearer path to the thoughts, feelings, emotions, and behaviours needed to move toward making the goal you want to achieve more real in your mind and your life.

From these answers, choose one thing you can do in the next 24 hours to move toward achieving this goal: start developing your road map with easy-to-follow action plans for achieving your goal.

Then, put the action steps in your calendar so that daily, you take a small action step toward it. Make sure to track your progress.

Grab your copy below

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TU39VW61hGIzaLHtvbLZt0KSF-P8bbgn?usp=drive_link

CREDIT: The following system is my modification from John Asaarf's excellent book ‘Innercise’

Readers Review

“I really like that this book focuses on getting diagnosed with ADHD later in life because I feel like a lot of us are in this same boat and have been living with ADHD for so long with no resources and help, and we need a book like this to help guide us.

There are a lot of useful tips, tricks, and guidance within this book, along with very helpful exercises. The information is presented in such an easy-to-digest manner, and you know you can trust what's being told to you. I feel less overwhelmed because of this book, and I'm so grateful for it!” Kaitlyn L

Want a helping hand? Send me your email address to [email protected], and I will send you a Free PDF copy of LATE ADHD Diagnosis- Your New Beginning.

“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you have power over instead of craving control over what you don't.”

Steve Maraboli

You don’t have control over having ADHD, but you sure as hell have control over how it impacts your life.

Download your complimentary PDF of the first couple of chapters.

Or, if you want to buy a copy.

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Expect the Best,

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