A Door To Adulthood

Jason has been listening.

Recently, we talked about what his first product will be in his business. I suggested a pamphlet or mini-course on something he has learned. “A 5th grader can team a 4th grader” was my attitude.

He suggested a booklet on how an ADHD kid learned to get A’s. I asked him his approach. He said:

1. Choose a goal
2. Choose a way of approaching it
3. Start trying.
4. If it works, do more of it.
5. If it doesn’t work, do something else.

This is SO good, and SO close to what I’d have said. I want him to do this himself, to the greatest degree, and this would actually be useful, but I think it could be stronger by tweaking a bit. These are the ways I would work with these five points, but this will be a discussion, and I want him to express his own theories and feelings about this.

1. Choose a goal. BE SURE IT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR HIGHEST VALUES.
2. Choose a way of approaching it BY MODELING THE ACTIONS, EMOTIONS, AND STRATEGIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED IT, STARTING FROM WHERE YOU ARE.
3. VERIFY THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE THEY PAID.
4. Start trying.
5. MAINTAIN SENSORY ACUITY. PAY ATTENTION TO THE RESULTS. If it works, do more of it.
6. If it doesn’t work, do something else.