View from the Cliff: A Course in Achieving Daily Focus

by Lynn Weiss PhD

Overview

View from the Cliff imparts new hope not only to ADD-style thinkers, but to anyone challenged with self-esteem issues or seeking to achieve their goals. With her simple, straightforward program, Dr. Weiss lays out the tools and techniques to help sharpen existing strengths and develop new ones.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878332533
Publisher:	Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication date:	04/01/2001
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.96(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.72(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	1
1	Organizing in New Ways
	Getting the Best of Clutter	19
	Subduing Stacks and Piles	24
	Cleaning the Whole House	29
	Keeping Track of Personal Finances	34
	Managing Paper at Work	39
	Writing a Report	42
	Putting Off Starting Things	46
	Talking Off Track	50
	Getting Places on Time	53
	Refueling Your Energy	58
2	Following Through to Success
	Making a Big Purchase	67
	Failing to Follow Through	72
	Limiting Your Losses	75
	Tuning Out	79
	Anchoring a Drifting Mind	83
	Returning to College	87
3	Behaving Yourself
	Handling Change	99
	Taking Control of Your Impulsivity	103
	Shifting Gears and Being Interrupted	106
	Having a Temper Outburst	109
	Displacing Your Temper onto Others	113
	Living with Unexpressed Temper	116
	Responding to Disrespect	119
	Finding Ways to Sit Still	124
	Quieting a Noisy Mind	129
	Talking Lots and Lots	134
	Blurting Things Out	138
	Taking On Too Much	143
	Attending to R & R	148
	Dealing with Drug or Alcohol Usage	151
	Getting "High"	156
	Overdoing Activities	161
4	Using and Protecting Your Sensitivity
	Catching Another's Feelings	171
	Being Suggestible	175
	Taking Things Personally	178
	Defending the Underdog	182
	Feeling Overwhelmed	186
	Taking the Chaos out of Meetings	188
	Traveling without Stress	190
	Interrupting Conversations	194
	Borrowing without Permission	197
	Respecting Job Boundaries	200
	Hugging and Touching Others	203
	Getting Comfortable with Touch	206
	Feeling in the Mood for Sex	210
	Facing Dentists and Shots	214
	Reliving Past Pain	217
5	Succeeding at Work
	Suffering from Feelings of Inadequacy	227
	Taking Tests	232
	Assessing Job Hopping	236
	Escaping Boredom	240
	Finding Jobs That Fit	244
	Implementing Your Dream	248
	Creating in Your Mind	255
	Succeeding as a Creative Employee	261
6	Epilogue
	Deciding What to Do	270
	Building a Life According to What You Believe	275