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Executive Functioning Skills for ADDults

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Make a list of the top 5 challenging areas in your life. My list might look like this:

1. Never keeping up with laundry
2. Failing to have daily Bible study and prayer
3. Not having dinner planned and cooked each night
4. Too much computer time (this is my escape when I hit overload)
5. Interrupting when others are talking

1. Impatient with husband
2. Putting off church projects until the last minute
3. Lazy in my personal appearance
4. Ignoring my children when they need correction
5. Staying up too late and sleeping too late

Some of these problems are not as serious as others, but they all affect my success as a Christian woman. Most of these problem areas are related to my ADHD. Doesn't matter. We can identify problems, label them, but then we have to solve them. I would choose one problem area to work on for the next week or two. I would not fail to try to at least be aware of the need to work harder in the other areas, and the list brings awareness, but my main focus will be on one area at a time.

Let me choose one problem area and give some possible solutions/tools:

   6. Putting off church projects until the last minute.

First, I would confess this as sin to the Lord. I would ask Him to forgive me for procrastinating and putting unnecessary stress on myself and my family. I would then ask Him to show me what I can do to change this area of my life.

Secondly, I would share this problem area with my accountability partner. I would share that I have always struggled with this problem and how it affects me and my family. Discussing the consequences of procrastination is an important part of finding healing. Knowing that our choices always have consequences helps us realize how serious they are. I would ask my accountability partner for ideas for changing this area, and let them know that I have a project that needs to be done. I would ask them to call me on Tuesday (or whatever day) to ask me how I am doing on the project. They are then to hold me accountable for finishing said project in a timely manner, with plenty of time to spare.

Thirdly, I need to record the project in Outlook Calendar, PDA and/or my planner.

Finally, I need to make a list of what steps are necessary to complete this project. If I need to shop before I can begin, I need to make a list immediately. I need to make notes on my planner showing what steps should be completed on certain days and check them off as they are completed. For the task-oriented, these lists show progress and increase a feeling of success. I need to have projects completed at least 24 hours before the due date.

Expect change to occur slowly. Continue to go to the Lord with your failures and confess them as sin. Cry out daily for wisdom and strength to continue to work towards changing this area. Never give up. Your faith is not in your own ability to change or do better, but in the Lord's ability to work through you and change you from the inside out by the Holy Spirit.

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