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'Copy This! How I Turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 Square Feet Into a Company Called Kinko's'

Many adults with ADD can get discouraged trying to accomplish their goals. It is important to learn from other adults with ADD who have used their strengths to succeed in life. Here is a short exerpt from Paul Orfalea's book Copy This! How I Turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 Square Feet Into a Company Called Kinko's' that was posted in the Wall Street Journal

As opposed to "Open three new stores by the end of the year," my goal became simply "Expand the business." Keep your goals as anchors and then wander around among them, giving yourself plenty of room for error and experimentation. I used to sketch the following illustration for my partners back in my twenties. You start with some clear goals. Here they are represented by two straight lines:

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I think its an excellent blog forum where delicate topics such as Adult Disorders are being discussed.

Good see this.
Its abolutely true, I am a member of an Oldage home, I ahave seen people in the age of 35 even going through this disorder, its matter if serious concern. Instead of declaring them as insane ..i think a strong other-way approach is required..??

what say...??
here on

goodparenting.co.in i found some related article on Dyslexia and its causes....

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