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Dear ACO Members,

One of the advantages of being an entrepreneurial organization is that we can be highly responsive. If we see a better way to get something done, we can often just do it. To that end, our board recently shuffled responsibilities to better take advantage of our current constellation of skills, availability, and interests.

Cathy Jantzen, who guided this organization from a nascent state to incorporation and then served as the ACO’s first president for nine months, has chosen to take on her next big project. In fulfilling the ACO’s mission of "Promoting ADHD Coaches and Coaching Worldwide," educating the public about the value of ADHD coaching is key. And this is the job that Cathy has elected to take on. Cathy’s vision and passion for this task are tremendous. If this is also your passion, please contact Cathy to find out how you can participate.

Cathy’s decision, of course, required that we elect a new president. At this time, Vice President Laurie Dupar was unable to take on a bigger role. So I was honored to be nominated and then elected to serve as the next president of the ACO.

From the moment I joined this organization, I have been passionate about the difference this organization can make in the lives of its members and in the lives of the public we serve. I am looking forward to dusting off my old project management and corporate executive skills to lead the ACO through its next phase of growth. This phase will include our first ever National Conference for ADHD Coaches, which we will hold next spring. This will be a tremendous opportunity to come together in community for a weekend, to challenge and inspire each other and our profession to ever greater levels of excellence and success.

The ACO began as, and will continue to be, a member-driven organization. It is by ADHD coaches for ADHD coaches and about ADHD coaching. If we haven't yet met, don't hesitate to introduce yourself. Please call me, or any ACO Director, with your questions, suggestions or ideas. We really want to know what you think and hear what you have to say. And I look forward to meeting you in person at the conference in the spring!

All my best,
Sarah Wright
President, ACO, Inc.

Wheel of ADHD coaching

by Linda Anderson, MA, MCC

Who knows what the general public assumes about ADHD coaching? We get it. It connects for us. But I think sometimes coaches who live in this "culture" forget that other people simply don't. An individual new to coaching really doesn't have a coherent image of the coach/client relationship, of what they'll be doing together. So I put this circle together because I thought a graphic image would make it easier to get across what we do. Perhaps, the visual model bypasses that part of the brain that is trying so hard to put a verbal definition together.

Members can check out Linda’s wheel of ADHD coaching in the online toolbox.
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A little design help, please?

by Kerch McConlogue, CPCC, PCC

From time to time, we want to buy advertising for our business. For big time high ticket advertising, hiring a professional is usually a good idea. But if you want to take advantage of an opportunity avaialbe to you in a small local publication, it's possible that, with a little help, you can construct the ad yourself.

Obviously the ad should include what's important to prospective clients, your name, location, and contact information -- both phone and email if you have space.

But the layout of that ad is equally important. Consider these four principles when you're looking at advertising: proximity, alignment, repetition, and contrast of the elements.

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Ready to write (just a little) code?

Sarah Wright, MS, ACT

If you're like me, it’s great to be able to call on an expert when you need help with things that are beyond your skill or knowledge level (for me that’s things like book keeping, taxes, and graphics design), but it’s also nice to be able to take care of basic things yourself. I hired a graphic designer to create a "look" for my web page and marketing materials, but I like to be able to update and maintain the information on my web page myself. It’s a lot cheaper, and it’s pretty easy if you have the right tools.

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Thanks for reading

Next issue of Circle will be about books you've used in your practice and continue to reach for time and again. Do you tell clients about them? Or read and reread them yourself. Let me know. Drop me a note. editor@adhdcoaches.org

At this time we can't pay writers who submit articles to this newsletter, but we'll give you credit and links as appropriate. Articles received by the 15th of the month will be considered for the upcoming issue. Sometimes we'll elect to hold an article for later publication. Writers' guidelines are available on line at this minute at newsletter.adhdcoaches.org/writersguidelines.html

I'm looking forward to making this publication top notch. So if you've got any questions, comments, concerns or gripes, please drop me a note. It does no good to grumble alone!

Onward and upward!