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Ep 91: Executive Function Skills Series #8 Planning & Prioritization
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In this game-changing episode of our executive function series, I share how to master planning and prioritization—and why the beautiful, color-coded plans you spend hours creating but never follow aren't serving your ADHD brain.
📌 Key Topics:
- My Anime Expo breakthrough: going from post-trip chaos to calm confidence
- Why the planning itself became my dopamine hit (and how to break that cycle)
- The difference between executive function that's broken vs. inconsistent
- How to zoom out and ask "what really matters this week?" when everything feels urgent
- Building unshakeable self-trust through consistent small wins
- Time awareness challenges and the game-changing power of tracking task times
🗣️ Featured Quote: "I used to make these beautiful color-coded plans that took hours to build, and then I wouldn't follow them. The planning itself was the dopamine hit. I wasn't being lazy—it was just executive function dysregulation."
💡 Strategy Breakdown:
- Focus on just ONE thing per day (not always the "most important"—just one you'd be proud to complete)
- Use "Main Intentions" vs. to-dos with built-in flexibility for unexpected things
- Master the "Would be nice if" section with intentional language that prevents overwhelm
- Break tasks down so small it's easier to do them than deal with how you'll feel if you don't
- Apply the "when-where-what" commitment strategy (91% success rate vs. 35% for good intentions alone)
🎯 Coming Up Next: This concludes our Executive Function Series—but it's just the beginning! Summer courses on Overcoming Overwhelm, Getting Things Done, and more are coming.
🔑 Key Takeaway: Your executive function skills aren't broken—they're just inconsistent. With the right system that works WITH your brain instead of against it, you can build planning and prioritization like a muscle. It takes practice, not perfection.
Connect with Mande:
Free ADHD-Friendly Planner: http://www.learntothrivewithadhd.com/planner
Learn more about private coaching with Mande: https://learntothrivewithadhd.com/services/
Free Resources: https://learntothrivewithadhd.com/freeresources/
Website: https://www.learntothrivewithadhd.com/
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/learntothrivewithadhd
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learntothrivewithadhd/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/learntothrivewithadhd/
#executivefunctions #adhd #planning #prioritization #adhdsupport #adhdstrategies #adhdcommunity #timemanagement #productivity #adhdplanner
Click here for full show notes.
CLICK HERE for more resources. We're on this journey together!
99 episodes
Manage episode 487265032 series 3483932
In this game-changing episode of our executive function series, I share how to master planning and prioritization—and why the beautiful, color-coded plans you spend hours creating but never follow aren't serving your ADHD brain.
📌 Key Topics:
- My Anime Expo breakthrough: going from post-trip chaos to calm confidence
- Why the planning itself became my dopamine hit (and how to break that cycle)
- The difference between executive function that's broken vs. inconsistent
- How to zoom out and ask "what really matters this week?" when everything feels urgent
- Building unshakeable self-trust through consistent small wins
- Time awareness challenges and the game-changing power of tracking task times
🗣️ Featured Quote: "I used to make these beautiful color-coded plans that took hours to build, and then I wouldn't follow them. The planning itself was the dopamine hit. I wasn't being lazy—it was just executive function dysregulation."
💡 Strategy Breakdown:
- Focus on just ONE thing per day (not always the "most important"—just one you'd be proud to complete)
- Use "Main Intentions" vs. to-dos with built-in flexibility for unexpected things
- Master the "Would be nice if" section with intentional language that prevents overwhelm
- Break tasks down so small it's easier to do them than deal with how you'll feel if you don't
- Apply the "when-where-what" commitment strategy (91% success rate vs. 35% for good intentions alone)
🎯 Coming Up Next: This concludes our Executive Function Series—but it's just the beginning! Summer courses on Overcoming Overwhelm, Getting Things Done, and more are coming.
🔑 Key Takeaway: Your executive function skills aren't broken—they're just inconsistent. With the right system that works WITH your brain instead of against it, you can build planning and prioritization like a muscle. It takes practice, not perfection.
Connect with Mande:
Free ADHD-Friendly Planner: http://www.learntothrivewithadhd.com/planner
Learn more about private coaching with Mande: https://learntothrivewithadhd.com/services/
Free Resources: https://learntothrivewithadhd.com/freeresources/
Website: https://www.learntothrivewithadhd.com/
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/learntothrivewithadhd
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learntothrivewithadhd/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/learntothrivewithadhd/
#executivefunctions #adhd #planning #prioritization #adhdsupport #adhdstrategies #adhdcommunity #timemanagement #productivity #adhdplanner
Click here for full show notes.
CLICK HERE for more resources. We're on this journey together!
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1 Ep 91: Executive Function Skills Series #8 Planning & Prioritization 10:57

1 Ep 90: How Coaching Helped Maria Reclaim Her Life 43:26

1 Ep 89: Executive Function Skills Series #7 Metacognition 15:07

1 Ep 88: Practical ADHD Gadgets for Daily Life 14:00

1 Ep 87: Simplifying Your Digital Life with Shawn Lemon 55:41

1 Ep 86: Executive Function Series #6 Organization 10:28

1 Ep 85: They Are Waiting for YOU: Start Before You’re Ready 6:20

1 Ep 84: Managing Relationships with ADHD Brain featuring Kari Bates 44:39

1 Ep 83: Executive Function Series #5 Stress Tolerance 12:06

1 Ep 82: Executive Function Series #4 Emotional Control 10:23

1 Ep 81: Surfing ADHD Urges: Conquering Impulses with Kimberly Severson 43:39

1 Ep 80: The Dangerous ADHD Mindset That's Sabotaging Your Success 6:12

1 Ep 79: Executive Function Series #3 Working Memory 6:32

1 Ep 78: ADHD Time Management - The System That Finally Worked for Me 36:21

1 Ep 77: Executive Function Series #2 Attention & Focus 9:36

1 Ep 76: Executive Function Series #1 Managing Time & Awareness 11:09

1 Ep 75: Executive Function Skills Series - Introduction & Overview 8:15

1 Ep 74: ADHD & Trauma: The Hidden Connection with Cristal Sampson 37:56



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1 Ep 69: Living Your Best ADHD Life with Yani Oragami 48:11

1 Ep 68: Managing the ADHD Mind - Gaming, Tech & Focus with Joshua Archer 44:25

1 Ep 67: ADHD Organization - Practical Tips from Jaclyn Paul 1:00:40

1 Ep 66: The Ripple Effect - How Coaching Transforms Every Aspect of Life with Candy Motzek 45:14

1 Ep 65: Building Wealth Without Sacrificing Your Lifestyle with Germaine Foley 34:43

1 Ep 64: Meditation, Self-Love, and Finding Your Worth with Tia Jensen 46:45

1 Ep 63: Evan Whitehead Getting Coached: Managing Time & Breaking Perfectionism 32:36

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1 Ep 60: Richard Avena Getting Coached: Crafting Routines & Overcoming Obstacles 56:25

1 Ep 59: ADHD, Procrastination & Sensory Overload with Katy Valentine 36:41

1 Ep 58: ADHD and Eating Disorders: A Nutritionist's Insights 31:54

1 Ep 57: Art as ADHD Self-Therapy with Karen DeLoach 36:22

1 Ep 56: ADHD in Entrepreneurship: A Deep Dive with Tracey Warren 45:03

1 Ep 55: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs with Nicola Crawley 32:13

1 Ep 54: ADHD and Finances: Smart Money Strategies with Sherry Andrew 44:46

1 Ep 53: Reframing Failure: Insights from ADHD Coach Ksenia Barton 39:50
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