By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – August 8, 2022 We’re happy to announce that Attention Talk Radio podcasts are now available on Amazon Music. Amazon Music provides streaming and downloading of music and podcasts for thousands of selections. You can search by playlist, artist, album, song, genres, or title. You can even…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – July 11, 2022 Organizing your miscellaneous thoughts and ideas? UGH! The topic of getting organized comes up frequently in coaching, and I can relate to that personally. For instance, there’s a miscellaneous drawer in my kitchen. It’s the depository for things that don’t have a home….
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – June 13, 2022 What is self-awareness? Is it just being aware of your own internal emotions and feelings? Is it being able to see yourself in the third person? Or is it being able to see life and situations at a higher level, not just awareness…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – May 16, 2022 In my talks, podcasts, and videos, I relate information and helpful advice on various topics concerning ADHD and attention. From time to time, I receive comments and questions from folks disagreeing with what I say, because they “feel” what they are doing works…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – April 18, 2022 The common theme to all of my newsletters is how paying attention to the wrong belief leads us to the wrong solution, and how being stuck is a symptom of paying attention to an inaccurate belief. As an attention coach, I find that,…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – March 14, 2022 The band Three Dog Night sang it best in their song titled “One,” with the lyrics that go like this: “One is the loneliest number that you will ever do. Two can be as bad as one. It’s the loneliest number since the…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – January 31, 2022 Untangling a knotted fishing line because it was miscast might be frustrating, but it will pass. Being miscast as a fisherman? Now, that is a problem! As an ADHD and attention coach, I define “miscasting” as placing someone in a role and asking…
Social media, YouTube, video games, advertising… they are all about getting your attention. In the digital world, your clicks are tracked and analyzed so others can exploit what you are drawn to. In other words, they use advanced intelligence to connect with your more primitive urges.
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – December 13, 2021 The marketing hype is in full swing. To give you a few examples, in Tampa, Christmas stuff was in stores before Halloween decorations and candy were out, some stores skipped the Halloween season altogether, and others have just enough Thanksgiving to check a…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – November 8, 2021 In Super Bowl XXXVII, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defensive lineup took the field for the first time. Each player introduced himself on network TV by stating his name and the college that drafted him. When Simeon Rice’s turn came, he stated simply, “Simeon…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – October 11, 2021 Did you know that 50 percent of all doctors graduated in the bottom of their class? Early in my sales career, I loved sharing this very interesting fact; it proved especially useful when I was selling against HMOs in the days when indemnity…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. There are times when a picture or a symbol can communicate things that are quite complex in a way that brings instant clarity. When you run across a graphic that really communicates and explains a concept, it’s transformative. Recently I stumbled onto a graphic that was…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – August 23, 2021 Matt Cohen and Associates (https://mattcohenandassociates.com) is a law practice with an emphasis on special education, disability rights, and human services law. I’ve learned a lot from Matt over the years. One thing about having ADHD is that it’s challenging enough. Yet, it’s even…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – August 16, 2021 They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Yet, all too often, people come to coaching using just a single word, that is, a label, to represent HOW they see something, such as, “I am a writer,” or, “He is a leader,”…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – July 26, 2021 I’m very fortunate, because I have a great job — part of what I do is listen to people and understand different perspectives, ways of thinking, points of view, and processes. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to interview subject matter experts, take…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – June 7, 2021 Thinking is effortful. It can be incredibly gratifying or intensely painful. Take the euphoria of an aha moment when you’ve solved a problem as opposed to struggling to regulate your attention and focus on a difficult or boring task. What’s more, the pressure…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – May 17, 2021 There are times in our world with new technologies or events that metaphorically tilt the floor of human behavior. When that happens, some things are easier, but others become more challenging. Those who lack self-awareness, effort, emotion, and willpower have no go-to strategy…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – May 3, 2021 ADHD Heroes book (www.judyadhdcoaching.com/adhd-heroes-book.html)? While the chapter about me was my story, the real hero was my mom (just like many others with ADHD). Remembering all the hours my mom sat with me to help me through schoolwork and to take me to…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – March 8, 2021 In the ADHD community, we often hear about executive function, but why is it so important that experts often talk about it? That question is one many of us have asked, so we want to help you understand it in a clear context….
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – February 15, 2021 If you are like me, you hated doing word problems in school. Word problems are hard because there isn’t a methodical way of doing them. Solving them requires insight, trial-and-error thinking, patience, and practice. The reason word problems were so important in school…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – January 18, 2021 The fun part of being an ADHD coach is to have those with ADHD articulate what I couldn’t. In the last year I’ve had a few emails, texts, and social media posts that really get to the heart of the realities of ADHD. …
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – December 28, 2020 It’s become a joy of mine to produce Attention Talk Videos to address attention issues and provide information to help those in need. One thing I enjoy the most is how articulate many people are in commenting on those videos. I’d like to…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – December 7, 2020 Are you one of those individuals who think it’s just too complicated to get organized or even to remember things you need to do? Planning is essential for both of these tasks, but it’s important to keep those plans as simple as possible….
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – November 16, 2020 Since 2012, I’ve had the honor of being on the editorial board of Attention Magazine, published by Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD). At first, this might not be surprising, but once you realize I have dyslexia and a learning…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – October 19, 2020 Dr. Thomas E. Brown once said, “The more there is a need for independent work, the lower the grades and productivity of those with ADHD.” In general, I’ve found this to be true in my experience as a coach. Although the peace and…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – September 28, 2020 Our workplaces are formal, professional, and structured to accommodate business systems, interactions, frequency of direct communications, and access to human capital (or people knowledge) by being in the presence of others. A workplace at home is more informal, more comfortable, and lacks the…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – September 7, 2020 People are unique, individual, and infinitely complex. In the interest of maximizing efficiencies, our world and medical community focuses on commonalities to evaluate, label, and treat patients. This approach raises some key questions: Can something so complex be labeled? Is the diagnosis and…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – August 17, 2020 Without a doubt, science is an amazing thing and strides in medicine are impressive. Many specialists turn to advanced tools to diagnose and better understand attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). By studying cerebral function, structure, and chemistry, specialists can discern biological differences in…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – July 13, 2020 Our ancestors foraged for food because it was necessary. Today, food is in abundance, freeing up time for us to forage for information. Why are we… especially those with ADHD… prone to forage for information? Because it is pleasurable! You see, one of…
Often, those with ADHD feel chaotic and disorganized. In a sense a feeling is a knee-jerk or reflexive emotional response in that emotions or judgments are made without awareness, analysis, or acknowledgement of what “is.” Just because you feel something doesn’t make it a reality. This reminds me of a story. You may be familiar…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – May 25, 2020 We live in a society that fosters negativity and self-limiting beliefs. Just look at the daily news, the endless array of advertisements for things to “fix” us, or the fascination with the mishaps of celebrities as just a few examples. The ego loves…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – May 4, 2020 Did you ever run into somebody who’s able to articulate something in such a way that all of a sudden it makes some sense? Years ago, I was coaching a woman who said, at the end of our first coaching session, that she…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – April 13, 2020 You might be wondering how you know if your ADHD stimulant medications are working? Do you get a buzz? Will you immediately be able to pay attention or automatically gain the skills you need to advance in your job and life? Unfortunately, meds…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – March 26, 2020 What happens in the ADHD brain? It’s a mystery of the universe, right? Maybe, but once in a while, I coach someone and get a glimpse of the unique logic that is ADHD or at least what works for one person with ADHD….
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – March 2, 2020 Have you ever wondered how you get things done with ADHD? It’s not that you are lazy or lack the ability to focus. Misinformation like that has given those with ADHD a bad rap. You just do things differently. Somehow you get them…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – February 17, 2020 As an adult with ADHD, you’re probably aware that one of the side effects of this fun little disorder is having a lot of things going at the same time. The ADHD brain thrives on stimulation. It generates ideas upon ideas and gets…
It’s that time of the year where one year ends and a new one begins. It’s tradition to stop and reflect on the prior year and set some goals for the new year. In my coaching practice, I’ve come to realize setting goals is really not that difficult.
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – December 2, 2019 I’ve got dyslexia. What does that mean? In simple terms, when I look at a “b,” my mind retrieves a “d.” When I look at a word like “through,” my mind retrieves “threw.” Do you have any idea how hard it is to…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – November 23, 2022 Years ago, I interviewed a gentleman who was explaining to me the theories behind Japanese psychology. One of the things he said was that the Japanese practice gratitude. He explained that problems abound. The thing about a problem is it must be dealt…
As humans, we are very much appearance-based. We latch onto what we see, and often, this reliance on what we can see and what we can prove becomes an obstacle and a source of anxiety. One of my favorite quotes recently is, “The sun doesn’t rotate around the earth, but without the right technology it…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – September 9, 2019 Have you ever called customer service about your computer and they asked if it was plugged in? The question seems silly, but do you know why the question is asked? It’s because through experience, working through long complicated solutions, they had found out…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – September 2, 2019 If you’re reading this blog post, chances are you were drawn to it by the word “disorganization.” Many of those with ADHD look at the clutter and their seemingly inefficient systems and proclaim themselves disorganized. But more often than not, this is an…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – August 19, 2019 Yes, you could say I’m allergic to writing. I hate it. It’s always been hard, especially for a dyslexic like me. That’s why I focus so much on communicating auditory content via Attention Talk Radio and visual content via Attention Talk Video. As…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – August 12, 2019 Here is a question I want to help you address. Are you struggling to manage your ADHD? If so, why? Albert Einstein once said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” BUT NOT SIMPLER! ADHD isn’t simple. ADHD is…
Yea! Attention Talk Video was named for the second year in a row the third best ADHD YouTube channel on the planet! Can you believe it? We got on the podium and might be getting a bronze medal, but the truth is we WON! We won GOLD. How can that be? Let me explain. It…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – June 24, 2019 There is nothing more powerful than a change in mindset! There are different views on how to define mindsets. As an attention coach, I define mindset as how your mind is set up to think. Your mindset predetermines how you interpret and respond…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – May 28, 2019 Years ago, I was doing some work at a company and was questioning a company policy that made no sense. An insightful employee shared a story that is a great metaphor and makes for an interesting study of attention. Let me share it…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – May 21, 2019 I believe the placebo effect is real. In most cases, if you believe something will help you get better, it likely will. The same concept applies to just about everything else, especially if our beliefs interact with reality. For example, to some, a…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – May 7, 2019 The majority of ADD-ers struggle with sleep. The fact of the matter is, sleep deprivation can intensify ADHD symptoms, making them more difficult to manage.Furthermore, sleep or good sleep hygiene requires organization, which historically is problematic for ADD-ers. To begin, ADD-ers crave brain…
By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – April 30, 2019 Often, I hear clients say, “I just need to pick up the phone, sit down and write, stick to my schedule,” etc., but they don’t follow through. My guess is, if it was as simple as taking the next obvious step, they would…
