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National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization has Changed its Name - What do you think of the new name?

The Official Announcement

At its annual conference’s opening session on September 23, the NSGCD announced its new name.

Beginning January 1, 2011, the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization will become the Institute for Challenging Disorganization.  The organization’s new tagline will be Education. Research. Strategies. The new web address will be www.challengingdisorganization.org.

 

"The name Institute for Challenging Disorganization better reflects who we are as an organization: the premier resource for education, research, and strategies for overcoming challenging disorganization. It also better reflects what we do: benefit people whose lives are challenged by disorganization," says Katherine Trezise, CPO-CD®, CPO® president of NSGCD.

In particular, the term “chronic disorganization” was found to be negative and easily misunderstood.

"The term 'challenging disorganization' is more inclusive and positive and less clinical-sounding than 'chronic disorganization',” says Trezise.  

“People are challenged by their lack of organization for many reasons.  Our new name lets people know that we have strategies to help them overcome their disorganization, regardless of whether they have been disorganized all their lives or if disorganization more recently became a problem for them."

The tagline, “Education. Research. Strategies.” points to the three ways that the organization contributes to its three main audiences, professional organizers, related professionals, and the public.

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My Reaction

I never was a big fan of the name, It was a mouthful!  And the term "Chronic Disorganization" did sound too "medical".   

The term "Challenging Disorganization" seems quite broad, but is there a better term for it?  I have always thought of it as "lifelong" disorganization, but that doesn't include the people for whom severe disorganization doesn' t really affect their quality of life till they get married, have children, or suffer a tragedy.  Many of us somehow get by till we are faced with circumstances that challenge us beyond our coping strategies.  

So Challenging Disorganization it is!  I'm in the midst of a major website overhaul and planning for 2011 so I'll just have to add that to my ever growing list of changes to make for 2011!   

What do you think of the new name?

ADHD and Careers - How do I figure out what I should do with my life? What is my purpose?

The more I've learned about ADD, the more I wonder if it's really a "disorder" or if it's a different kind of brain.  One that is uniquely designed to excel at creativity and improvisation - not planning, scheduling and following routines.  People with ADHD who are "high functioning" seem to have one major thing in common.  Careers that play to their creative strengths and provide validation and fulfillment of their needs on many levels, financially, emotionally, and mentally - some even spiritually.

This updated article is dedicated to my fellow "addventurers" in life.  : )

 

"What Should I Do With My Life?"

I was inspired to write this article by a client with ADD who is in the process of changing careers - again.  Most of us, ADD or not, believe it is important to do work you really love.  Yet many us experience great difficulty figuring out how to do this.  The journey can be excruciatingly painful - especially when we feel we have to settle for work "we know we can get" just so that we can make a living.  The longer we are in jobs like that, the harder it is to get out.

So many people are in jobs that they feel are eating them alive...and yet they stay. Partly because they feel that people will think they are unstable or unreliable if they keep changing jobs. Others are just afraid they that if they found a new job, it would be worse than the one they have now. Or maybe they would lose insurance, or they would never be able to get what they are being paid now. 

And then there are those of us who relentlessly pursue the "What Should I Do With My Life?" question. We are looking for our "calling" - the experience of having work that doesn't feel like work because we love it so much.

When it comes to answering this "What Should I Do With My Life?" question, there seem to be two basic types of people in this world. 

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