I’ve struggled my whole life with lateness and disorganization. I am often in trouble with employers & I’m often in fear of losing my job. I RARELY have any complaints about the quality of my work, but at some point for my bosses, my problems obscure all the good work I do. It seems that my lateness is ALL employers end up focusing on. Luckily I’ve been able to escape before losing any job, but unfortunately, I’ve had to leave some jobs that I LOVED.
I’m sick of it. Lately, I have a harder and harder time climbing my way out of periods of depression after repeated failures. I am beginning to think that in order to avoid disappointing employers, I should work for myself, perhaps freelance. With 8 yrs of experience in disaster prevention planning & urban planning, including research & writing, I have the ability. However, time management, organization, motivation (read, laziness) is a HUGE problem for those of us w/ ADD.
Any advice on how I could work for myself & avoid ADD pitfalls?