Geraldine Markel
Ph.D
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Attention Deficit Disorder/Executive Coaching & Seminars Expert
Geraldine Markel Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Adult and Adolescent AD/HD, Executive Coaching, Productivity, and Work/Life Balance
- Best Sellers
- Defeating the 8 Demons of Distraction: Proven Strategies to Increase Productivity and Decrease Stress; Finding Your Focus: Practical Strategies for the Everyday Challenges Facing Adults with ADD
- Career Focus
- Author, Speaker, Consultant, and Executive Coach
- Affiliation
- National Speakers Association, ADDA: The National Attention Deficit Disorder Association, CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder, Learning Disabilities Association, American Psychological Association, American Association for Behavioral Analysis, American Association for Training and Development
Geraldine Markel, Ph.D. is principal of Managing Your Mind Coaching & Seminars, LLC, which provides results-oriented, work/life and performance enhancement programs for leaders and their staffs. Dr. Markel specializes in working with idea generators to keep them on target and to ward off unnecessary distractions. She coaches adults and adolescents with ADD and/or learning disabilities and specializes in working with independent professionals, writers, and graduate students.
Dr. Markel holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Michigan, as well as an Ed.S. in Special Education from George Washington University. She is author of Defeating the 8 Demons of Distraction: Increasing Productivity and Decreasing Stress and co author of Finding Your Focus: Practical Strategies for the Everyday Challenges Facing Adults with ADD and Helping Adolescents with ADD and/or Learning Disabilities. At the University of Michigan, Dr. Markel served as faculty in the School of Education, and as Director of Adolescent and Adult Services at the Reading and Learning Skills Center. She also served as a consultant to the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and to the Executive Education Center of the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business Administration. For more information, please visit www.managingyourmind.com
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
Defeating the 8 Demons of Distraction: Proven Strategies to Increase Productivity and Decrease Stress
http://www.managingyourmind.com/Defeating%20the%208%20Demons%20of%20Distraction%20Sample%20Chapter.pdf
16 Page Booklet: Defeating the Demons of Distraction: 111 Ways To Increase Work/Life Performance and Decrease Stress
http://www.managingyourmind.com/DefeatingDemonsTeaser.pdf
Excerpt from 10 Tips for School Success for Adolescents with ADD and/or LD
http://www.managingyourmind.com/add_wp.html
A College Student with ADD Describes His Personal Jou ey and Includes Coaching as One Factor Contributing to His Progress
http://www.managingyourmind.com/polk-article.pdf
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Geraldine Markel Audio & Video Programs
Geraldine Markel Books
Defeating the 8 Demons of Distraction: Proven Strategies to Increase Productivity and Decrease Stress
http://www.managingyourmind.com/books.html
Finding Your Focus: Practical Strategies for the Everyday Challenges Facing Adults with ADD
http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-Focus-Strategies-Challenges/dp/0071453962/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_a/103-4012987-3617407?ie=UTF8
Peterson’s Parent's Guide To The SAT And ACT
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0768918235
Helping Adolescents with ADHD & Learning Disabilities: Ready-to-Use Tips, Techniques, and Checklists for School Success
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130167789
Personal Coaching Deck: Defeating the Demons of Distraction
http://www.managingyourmind.com/books.html
16 Page Booklet: Defeating the Demons of Distraction: 111 Ways to Improve Work/Life Performance and Decrease Stress
http://www.managingyourmind.com/books.html
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Attention and Work/Life Productivity
On average, dealing with distractions and interruptions at work can consume more than two hours out of your whole workday. It’s no different at home. The boundaries between work and life are blurred and technology and our fast-paced lives interfere with our productivity and sense of wellbeing. Unfortunately, most people are unaware of the connection between lack of attention and their work/life productivity
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Gifted with a Glitch: The Twice Exceptional Leader
William was one of those kids who breezed through most of public school with his great brain. He had a few academic close calls as a college undergrad, but he always pulled it off in the end. He completed his MBA at the top of his class at an extremely competitive university. Sure, there were a few too many all nighters—and more than one plea to a professor for an extension on a late assignment—but his scores were so high and his in-class discourse so articulate that he graduated with glowing recommendations to a very promising, entry-level job.
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***Adolescents with AD/HD and/or Learning Disabilities: Preparing for High Stakes Tests such as SAT and ACT
For most teenagers, the mere thought of spending three hours on a Saturday morning answering multiple choice and essay questions is anxiety provoking. Students with AD/HD and/or learning disabilities feel even more anxious: • “With all that pressure, I just can’t think.
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How to Keep Yourself Up When Business is Down
Inevitably, business cycles go up and down. When a serious economic downtu does occur, even the highest performers experience doubts and difficulties. Those who work on commission or own small businesses, for example, real estate and insurance agents, financial services providers, and other entrepreneurs, are especially vulnerable. Bleak times notwithstanding, however, some independent professionals survive and thrive. They stay the steady course by keeping the negativity down and the productivity up.
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Actions Against AD/HD Distractions
Actions against AD/HD Distractions: How to Ensure a Better Bottom Line for Your Businessr By Geraldine Markel, Ph.D. A primary characteristic of AD/HD is distractibility. Distraction is a significant barrier to achieving efficiency and productive in business. You are diverted from important tasks and performance lags. Too frequently, distraction leads to procrastination, incomplete projects and stress. How much is distraction costing your business in missed opportunities, needless mistakes, late fees, or neglect of management chores or professional commitments?
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Definition: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD and ADHD)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD or ADHD) is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. It is the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children affecting about 3 to 5% of children globally with symptoms starting before seven years of age. It is characterized by a persistent pattern of impulsiveness and inattention, with or without a component of hyperactivity. ADHD is diagnosed twice as frequently in boys as in girls, though studies suggest this discrepancy may be due to subjective bias.
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Book Review: Defeating the 8 Demons of Distraction
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD and ADHD). Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a disorder characterized by a difficulty in retaining focus, especially on tasks, for long periods of time and interfering especially with academic, occupational, and social performance.
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*** Distractibility, Inattention, and Disorganization: Do I Have ADD or ADHD?
Sure, everyone is on the go these days—but does your life feel like the Indy Racing League? Do you spend more time in overdrive tha Danica Patrick? Things can get so hectic that many people feel that they have ADD—or at the very least, that they suffer from ADD moments. For example, one driver in the thick of the rat race took off from the gas station with the nozzle still in her tank! Everyone has distracted moments—both amusing and less so—but when a person has a disability such as ADD or ADHD, things take a more serious turn.
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Don’t Let Distractions At Holiday Time Get You Down
Loaded down with holiday packages, Steve braces himself against the bitter wind as he searches the mall parking lot for his car. When he finally reaches his sedan, he sets a large box on the roof and digs into his pocket for the keys. While he loads shopping bags into the back seat, a neighbor calls out a greeting from a few rows over. They wish each other happy holidays, and with snow flurries stinging his eyes, Steve climbs into the car and turns on the heater full blast.
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Cleaning Up The Mess Of Professional Mistakes
Have you made a professional blunder? Perhaps you’ve made an insensitive remark, used poor judgment, lacked follow-through, or lost an important document. You’ve cost others time, energy, and perhaps, money. The way in which you deal with professional mishaps contributes to your professional image and to your sense of self.
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Ace the SAT/ACT Retake: How Parents Can Help Their Teens Improve Their College Admission Test Scores
As the results from college admissions tests begin to arrive, many parents will recognize the need for their student to retake the tests and achieve higher scores in order to be accepted at highly ranked universities. However, a typical teenager in the midst of sudden mood changes and general confusion about life might be less than receptive to the idea of preparing for another round of these expensive, time-consuming, but crucial exams. Such household tensions can leave parents at a loss to encourage adolescents to address their weak areas and maximize their strengths.
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Networking Nightmares
Everyone raves about the benefits of networking to market and expand business opportunities. Typically, networking includes activities such as reaching out to other business owners by attending networking meetings or meeting people one-on-one, sharing goals, and creating a sense of camaraderie rather than competition. Unfortunately, the new and perhaps naïve entrepreneur may jump into networking without adequately assessing the real costs and benefits of these potential relationships.
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Managing Your Mind
Discover how to improve performance and decrease stress. Managing Your Mind Coaching and Seminars provides information, products and services for adults and adolescents with AD/HD and/or learning disabilities. Learn how to decrease distractions, stop procrastination, clear the clutter, or control a racing mind.
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ManagingYourMind.com
http://www.managingyourmind.com
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Geraldine Markel
- "A successful plan will help you increase your work and life performance, and decrease stress."
Contacting Geraldine Markel
Managing Your Mind Coaching & Seminars
Geraldine Markel, Ph.D.
3975 Waldenwood
A Arbor, MI 48105
tel/fax: (734)761-6498
How to get started
To learn more, visit www.managingyourmind.com and www.demonsofdistraction.com. You can see, hear, and read about Geri's speaking and coaching, as well as review her books and products. Sign up for a free newsletter; email Geri about harnessing your personal potential, geri@managingyourmind.com.