"One of my deepest self-limiting beliefs is that my existence is either a burden or benefit to others—nothing in between."
I noticed recently that this is how I feel when driving. I act like it's everyone else's road, and I'm just in their way. It's such an unhelpful thing to think, but man does it feel good to know that others feel it in their own ways, too. Well put, and thanks for sharing!
I love this post and think it is absolutely important for ADHD workers, particularly younger folks just entering the workforce. I haven't felt the same crippling self-doubt, but I have noted that invariably, like the elementary school teachers say, if one person had a question, likely many people had the same question. One insecurity I do have still is meeting length. Anti-meeting sentiment is so high that sometimes people resent the question askers for prolonging meetings. So my tactic there is to generally quiet down my burning questions in the last twenty minutes of any meeting. Since people expect me to contribute, I think they know that my silence is a cooperative effort to get things moving out the door.
"One of my deepest self-limiting beliefs is that my existence is either a burden or benefit to others—nothing in between."
I noticed recently that this is how I feel when driving. I act like it's everyone else's road, and I'm just in their way. It's such an unhelpful thing to think, but man does it feel good to know that others feel it in their own ways, too. Well put, and thanks for sharing!
I love this post and think it is absolutely important for ADHD workers, particularly younger folks just entering the workforce. I haven't felt the same crippling self-doubt, but I have noted that invariably, like the elementary school teachers say, if one person had a question, likely many people had the same question. One insecurity I do have still is meeting length. Anti-meeting sentiment is so high that sometimes people resent the question askers for prolonging meetings. So my tactic there is to generally quiet down my burning questions in the last twenty minutes of any meeting. Since people expect me to contribute, I think they know that my silence is a cooperative effort to get things moving out the door.