Do you know what day January 17th is? Heres a hint: it has
to do with New Years Resolutions. If youre like most
Americans, January brings a renewed sense of energy and
motivation that usually results in a New Years
Resolution. But if you have Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (also known as ADD or ADHD),
making positive changes may be more of a challenge than it
seems.

There are three things that build New Years Resolutions
difficult for ADDers. The first is that we may sometimes
get over-ambitious, and set goals that are not very
realistic. An example of this kind of desire is I will lose
40 pounds this year. While losing weight is usually a
positive, healthy choice, setting a clear-cut number of
pounds to lose makes the target difficult to achieve. How do
you understand that 40 pounds is the right number? How do you
know that you might actually lose 40 pounds in just one year?
The only way you may achieve this target is to actually lose
40 pounds in one year. A more realistic and attainable wants
is I will commit to weight loss and a healthier lifestyle
this year. This desire is about creating small changes in your
lifestyle that will result in better health. If you do your
best to generate sizeably good choices, then you will achieve your wants.

The second thing that can build a resolution difficult is the
reason behind it. Are you setting a goal to contruct a change
that you really want to build, or a change that you think you
should contruct ? There is a big difference. ADDers often spend
their lives struggling to meet others expectations without
ever exploring their own. If you commit to grasping more
organized this year, generate sure that you are doing it because
you want to, and not because others criticize you for your
individual way of doing things.

And finally, the biggest reason that ADDers have difficulty
accomplishing a New Years Resolution is that we do not put
the structure in place that will provide us with support.
As ADDers build changes in their lives, they absolutely need a support
system. No one is perfect, and small setbacks could be
expected. But to stay focused and avoid falling back into a
pattern of self-criticism and negative thinking, we need to
be reminded of the benefits of our goals, and the successes
that we have had along the way. Whatever your target , chances
are there is a support group of others with the same goal
that you can join. Another dazzling way to ensure support is
to hire an ADD/ADHD Coach, whose job it is to provide
insight, support and encouragement as you contruct positive
changes.

So have you figured out what January 17th is? Research
suggests its the day that most Americans drop their New
Years Resolutions! This year, try not to be one of them.
Take the steps needed to ensure that you have the necessary
support to accomplish reasonable goals that meet your own
expectations!