You can view money in different ways.
When you view it out of strength, you're probably building great financial integrity.
You might be extremely stable, even with ADD, and that's great! But you may have that frantic feeling, that people with ADD often do, where you don't have enough and you're always worrying about where the next dollar is coming from.
When people tell you, "Before you worry about making more money, focus on getting your finances organized," do you just shake your head? That's impossible when you don't have enough money! I've spent time teaching it to people with ADD, and in my experience, it's never, ever worked.
But for anyone, whether they're ADD or not, if you don't know where your rent is coming from at the end of the month, it's just not possible to think about organizing your finances.
Your first step should actually be concentrating on making more money.
Here's a rule of thumb that's worked for me, and I've given people this very step that has made a huge difference in their lives.
It's really easy to think about, too.
Take whatever it is that you're making right now, even if you have your own business, and break it down.
If you don't have an exact figure, no big deal, make an estimate.
Decide what you're earning per year, per month, per week, per day, per hour.
Then, say to yourself, "I want to make twice that much, and I'll have to come up with a way to do it.
" That's the solution.
People all over the world are making that much and more for the exact same skills that you have.
But you might be thinking, "My skills just won't command that much money," but you're wrong! You have an ADD-creative, ADD problem-solving mind.
Come up with something creative.
Use your hobbies or your outside interests to create a job for yourself.
Use your ADD brain to come up with a way to earn twice as much without working any more hours.
What's really great about this is that you're in the best time for something like this.
There are physical jobs and there are virtual jobs that you can do from your home at a distance.
You can use your phone, your computer, and if you stay focused on finding a job that will give you twice as much income, you can do it.
Working at home may not be right for your personal brand of ADD.
For many of us it's hard to keep our noses to the grindstone when nobody is there prodding us to work.
But it's not a problem for some of us, either.
But whatever you need to do to double your income is what you should be looking to find.
You have to consider yourself to be worth twice as much.
If you work in a restaurant and make $250 a week for 30 hours work, that means you're making about $8.
33 an hour.
What can you do that will make $16.
33 an hour? How about working at a better class of restaurant? Or, maybe you could write a funny book about your experiences and sell it on the Internet and make a whole lot more.
But that's exactly the kind of thing you need to do.
It's key that you value yourself higher.
You're worth twice as much, so go and figure out something you can do to make twice as much money.
Think about how you'll feel and what a big difference it will make in your life.
Then, once you have enough money coming in, you can think about how to organize it.
For now, use your ADD creativity and come up with a plan to double your income.
You're ADD-brilliant! You can do it!