In this episode of the No BS Sales School with Walker McKay, Walker talks to psychiatrist Dr. Raynia McGee about a mental condition that Walker himself lives with: Attention Deficit and HyperActivity Disorder (ADHD). They go through the tell-tale signs of ADHD, its causes, and how people living with the condition can best address it. Dr. Raynia and Walker also talk about some of the ways that managers can deal with employees that exhibit behavior typical of ADHDs, and how people with this condition can be some of the most creative and effective problem solvers with the right motivation and management style.
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I'm working twice as hard and I am barely keeping up with everyone else.' But smart, intelligent, creative just as everyone else. It's just that your ability to manipulate that information that you have is different."
Dr. McGee: "One is structure, structure, structure. Because if your day is organized and you know what you're doing then it gets easier to not be distracted by what's shiny, what's loud, what is coming in. I would also keep reminders on your phone, or whatever you're using to remind you that things need to get done."
Dr. McGee: "Learn your best learning style. For instance, some of my ADHD patients who have businesses, or are in college or whatnot, they realize that they learn better verbally versus sitting down reading. And they learn better when they're up and moving versus being seated and having to consume information. So once they learn that then they can say what works best for me is to listen to my lecture over and over again while I'm doing something else in my room. Staying busy but still internalizing the information."
Dr. McGee: "Anxiety is the most common comorbid mental health disorder that goes along with ADHD. Up to 20% of patients who have ADHD have some aspect of anxiety associated with it. Which will sometimes make it difficult to tease out what's the anxiety versus what's the ADHD."
Dr. McGee: "If we get it right, you should really feel like you're not taking anything at all. In the sense that you're going through your day, you're being productive, you're doing what you need to do. I mean, you still forget things or still get upset or anxious about things. But that's normal. But you know, you should not feel medicated."
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