Global Creatives love their gurus especially productivity gurus like Stephen Covey and David Allen of GTD fame.

We especially love their elegant yet simple principles for greater productivity (and happiness).  Yet with that love comes a raw frustration, too.  Take Covey’s 7 Habits.  Nothing makes more sense to an innovator with ADD yet is so challenging to consistently implement.  Ever wonder why?

Here they are as a refresher.

  • Habit 1: Be Proactive: Principles of Personal Choice
  • Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind: Principles of Personal Vision
  • Habit 3: Put First Things First: Principles of Integrity & Execution
  • Habit 4: Think Win/Win: Principles of Mutual Benefit
  • Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood: Principles of Mutual Understanding
  • Habit 6: Synergize: Principles of Creative Cooperation
  • Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw: Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal of body

From Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Would you believe that ADD disrupts the development and implementation of every single habit from Covey’s list?

Every single habit!

Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at each habit, how ADD throws a wrench into the game and more importantly what a global creative can actively do to neutralize the negative effects.

In addition, I will introduce a new category called “Guru Talk” where I translate guru principles and suggestions so we can consider them with ADD in mind.

Cameron Gott PCC

ADHD Coach

Washington DC, Virginia and the World

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