Here’s the thing, some ADD people don’t think they’re creative for some reason. And that’s usually because they’re told that by a bunch of people who are really dumb.

In the meantime, whether or not you think about your ADD as creativity, what we’re trying to say here is you get to do what you want and think about what you want to think about more of the time with every reliable, effective system that you put into place in your life. And when you’re able to do that, you are able to achieve higher levels of success.

And whatever area of your life you are trying to excel in, whether it’s making more money, getting in better shape, having a better relationship, having more time, being able to have a better family life, systems are important. One of the ADD-friendly systems might be about your children, which is wonderful is it right that you should have to schedule in time to spend with them? Is that right? Some people would say it’s not right. But that might be the only way you can make sure it happens every day.

Because of ADD, you my be very easily distracted, no matter how much you love them and care about them and everything else, whatever you’re focused on whether it’s your kids, or whether it’s a project you’re working on you may evaporate for eight hours at a time and no one will have any idea where you are. You need to schedule these things in and you need to schedule reminders to say, “Hey, remember, it’s time to eat now. Hey, remember, it’s time to exercise now. Hey, go spend two hours with your kids. Remember.” Oh yeah, great! Get up and go do that, and have fun.

So it allows you to completely get absorbed in the things that you love, and that freedom that systems give you will be a very big change.

A lot of ADD people are very resistant to systems because they feel like there will be a loss of independence, but its a positive choice. The thing is, is that what you’re really doing here is choosing to become independent. Because you’re choosing to create those systems that are going to allow you that creativity, that independence.

You know, if you want to change your twohour block of “you” time, which allows you to do something–anything–that you just want to do, from two to four in the afternoon to four to six, you have the ability to do that. It’s just that all those things in your life that you’re trying to keep track of, they’re not going to happen unless you get them into your calendar.

We beat on that quite a bit, but it’s been life-changing for both of us to have that at our fingertips.

And that’s exactly it. Think about the frustrations that ADD present in your life right now. Get out a piece of paper and put a headline at the top that says, “Here are some of the things that frustrate me.” Dirty dishes in the sink, maybe it’s you’ve got three books that you’re reading all at one time, or five books, or whatever. Maybe it’s that people interrupt you. Whatever it is.

But write down some of the things you’re frustrated with. The key to all systems as it relates to ADD is that it’s gotta work with whatever you’re naturally doing right now. Because it’s nearly impossible if not completely impossible to force yourself to do something that’s inconvenient or difficult. Then, try to think of a way to make things ADD-easier for yourself.

For instance, if you’re feeding several dogs or cats and you have things stored in huge containers with lids, how many times do you forget to feed the animals because it’s just too difficult? OK, so make the whole process ADD-friendly. Get bins with swinging doors so that you can just reach in with a scoop and take the food out quickly and easily. It’s no longer a hassle, right? Make it simple, and your life will be easier. Do that with every frustrating task that you can think of, and you’ll soon have a smoother life.

Next time, we’ll talk about something every ADD person on the face of the earth probably dreads–moving and unpacking.

Tellman Knudson is a certified hypnotherapist and CEO of OvercomeEverything, Inc. Stephanie Frank is a world-renowned speaker and coach, and the author of “The Accidental Millionaire.” Find more information about them and more of their ideas at InstantADDSuccess.com, a comprehensive library of information and support for people with ADD.