Working in particular skill areas such as time management and organization are often a client's primary concern. Paying attention to lifestyle issues in coaching helps individuals learn to promote their own well-being. In addition to working in particular skill areas, the ADD coach supports clients in examining lifestyle issues and making changes. Areas such as diet, sleep habits, exercise programs, and other aspects of self-nurturing are examined. Recommendations are made to foster health and balance in these important aspects of daily life.
Coaches also help clients with feelings of being overwhelmed.
Coaches help people learn to select target areas to concentrate on - leaving everything else outside the area of focus for that moment. Coaches and the concept of coaching have been around for a long time. We are all familiar with sports coaches, music teachers, mentors, and role models. Coaching takes place in all aspects of life - in supportive relationships with family members, in business and industry, in extracurricular activities, in tutoring of all kinds. Individuals with ADD often know what changes they want to make in their lives, but don't always know how to make those changes.