Why It's Good to Have ADD

Gulf Coast Disaster

This whole thing is starting to be clearer to me. It’s the first time I have written about something that doesn’t directly have to do with ADD or with Coaching.

This may be the most significant disaster in the history of human kind. It is certainly one of them either way. I’ve heard people in other parts of the world say things about how the US deserved it and try to politicize it in different ways. This of course is absurd. This is no more a political situation than the tsunami was.

I’ve heard people talk about global warming. I don’t know if this it true or not (neither do they really) but I do wonder if it might be just a bit egotistical to believe that human beings can change for either the better or the worse cosmic forces like the climate or weather patterns of an entire planet.

Here is what I do know…….There are people suffering. There are displaced refugees in the United States. Thousands, maybe millions of them. I want to do something to help. Hopefully many other want to help also. I wasn’t sure how I could help.

I mean I’m a 49 year old fat guy who is pretty smart and coaches pretty well but I’m not going to be a lot of use in a rescue operation. I do however make a pretty good living.

Maybe the best thing I can do is throw money at the problem. That’s what I’m going to. The Salvation Army has one of the tiniest administrative expenses of most major charities. What I mean by that is they keep very little donation money for themselves. Almost all the money they get is used to help people.

So for the foreseeable future I will be donating ten percent of all coaching fees and appearance fees that I earn to the Salvation Army Hurricane Relief Fund. That’s the best way that I can think of to help. I hope you will help the best way you can too.

Speaking and Appearance Schedule for Fall 2005

I have gotten a number of e-mails from people asking where they can meet me or hear me speak. So here’s where I’ll be in the near future….

Sept 14, 2005 - Speaking and Exhibiting at 2005 National AD/HD Awareness Day Focus Fair, 4:00-8:30pm, Naperville 95th St. Public Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Dr., Naperville, IL 60564

Sept 17, 2005 - Attending and coaching (Coach with an MCC) at ICF-New York at the Holiday Inn Martinique on Broadway, 49 West 32nd Street, New York, NY 10001

Sept 19, 2005 -Speaking at ICF Greater Madison (Wisconsin) from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Noodles & Company at 3600 University Avenue. Madison Wisconsin.

October 5, 2005 -Speaking at Warren Township Center, “Coaching Your ADD Child To Change A New Approach to Help Your Child”
-New Town Hall, 17801 W. Washington Street, Gurnee, Illinois 7:00-8:30 pm

October 27-29, 2005 - Speaking at C.H.A.D.D. National Conference, Hyatt Regency Downtown Dallas Hotel, 300 Reunion Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75207

November 14, 2005 - Speaking at CCF (ICF-Chicago Chapter) American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL 4:00 PM 7:30 PM

Other events will be added as they are confirmed. I hope to see/meet you there!

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