How to Align Your Career with Your Passions

Over the years, I have given career advice to attorneys, florists, accountants, nurses, doctors, stay-at-home dads, therapists, clergymen, and even a professional skateboarder with ADHD.It’s a misconception that certain jobs are not right for people with ADHD.

As I’ve found, there seems to be no limit to the careers that adults with ADHD find fulfilling. But it is true that ADHD can make choosing a satisfying career a challenge.That leaves you asking: “What is the best career for me?” If you’re like many of the students I work with, you changed your major in college at least once.

Similarly, many of us have such varied interests that picking a career path to pursue is difficult.Just about every job involves some mundane tasks, but finding work that is interesting most of the time is critical to an adult with ADHD’s job satisfaction and performance.

Boredom can sidetrack us, which causes our performance to plummet. But if your job ties in to your passions, you’ll thrive. Maintaining a realistic assessment of your strengths and weaknesses are part of the job of planning for — and keeping — a job.I often ask clients, “What would you do if you knew you could not possibly fail?” This bold question can point people in the right direction, freeing them from automatically crossing something off their list because it might, at first, seem an unrealistic choice.[Free Download: 8 Dream Jobs for Adults with ADHD]It’s also important to know what you value.