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ADHD Coaches Organization
  ADHD Coaches Organization
    Promoting ADHD Coaches and Coaching Worldwide
Vol. 2, Issue 7, nm • July, 2007

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Big changes in how you read Circle.
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President’s letter
We're growing and expanding our programs.
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Changes to forms in the ToolBox
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Ever wonder if you’re really making any money?
Check out this great rate calculator designed for freelance designers. Their business and ours are not so different.
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In Business, Is It Coaching or Mentoring?
by John Agno

You know what coaching is, but what about mentoring? Get the low-down on the differences.
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Marketing Information and Advice
I used to think that the Marketing Sherpa was some startup touchy feely marketing group too impressed with themselves to have a real name. Boy was I wrong! If you’ve been like me, you just might want to see what you’ve been missing.
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Survey for next year’s conference location
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On being different
by Carrie Greene

Imagine you are a jazz fan but decide to go to a hip-hop concert. You want to find out what it is all about and broaden your knowledge. You imagine there is a lot in common between the two kinds of music. You expect to gain something from attending, and you might even end up liking it.  ... Can you imagine how this might be similar for an ADHD coach who does not herself have ADHD?

During the recent ACO Conference I felt strange, I was in the minority. I kept hearing people say that they felt so comfortable being able to "let their guard down and just be their own ADHD selves." I was being myself too, but yet somehow I felt like I had a secret, like I was a fraud. I wondered — Do I really qualify to be in the club? Can I really be an ADHD coach? I don’t have ADHD.

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National Study Group for the Chronically Disorganized Fall Conference in the Philadelphia Area
Registration info for the NSGCD conference to be held September 27-29 in Mount Laurel, NJ is here

Mastermind groups can help you build your business
The ACO Programs Committee is starting MasterMind groups to help coaches make their businesses work better.
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Board Report
The Board Report is a regular feature of Circle. Every month we fill you in on various things the board has been working on in the previous month. We invite your comments and participation. If you’ve got a question or observation, feel free to contact any member of the board. Make your voices heard!
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