Oct 20
Antonia Bowring is a top executive coach who works with founders, C-Suite executives, and leadership teams. One of Antonia’s areas of expertise is helping neurodiverse leaders create the necessary scaffolding to leverage their gifts and maintain their focus.
She is a frequent speaker to companies and groups on topics ranging from mindfulness, ADHD in the workplace, and communication best practices. Her new book, Coach Yourself! Increase Awareness, Change Behavior and Thrive provides practical frameworks for exploring the power of performance coaching to become the best version of yourself.
Join our conversation to hear about Antonia’s unique life-changing experience that led her to an ADHD diagnosis, how she helps her coaching clients move past shame and into confidence, the importance of managing up no matter your position, her thoughts on disclosing ADHD in the workplace, and more.
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"I am infinitely more confident. I am infinitely more comfortable with myself. I am infinitely able to look ahead and identify goals and feel excitement, intention, and the resilience needed to achieve them."
- Antonia Bowring
"When I think of managing up, it really is thinking about not only what do I need to do for you that is going to fulfill my job responsibilities, it's thinking about, well, what's coming up for you and how do I help you? How do I think about a situation? Not just from my perspective, but from yours. How do I make your life easier?"
- Antonia Bowring
"I am a seeker. I am driven by curiosity. I am driven by shiny objects, usually of some kind of intellectual or physical pursuit. And I don't want to overstep this, but I have enormous, enormous empathy, which I also think coexists very often in ADHD."
- Antonia Bowring
- Antonia shares her personal experience with ADHD, mentioning she was diagnosed after a psychedelic medicinal journey in California.
- Antonia is a seeker and curious individual with a lifelong learning mindset. They were drawn to the journey as a way to expand their consciousness and become a nicer person.
- Antonia discusses her ADHD diagnosis and symptoms, including difficulty focusing in crowds and impulsivity.
[14:57 - 30:47] Meditation, self-awareness, and personal growth
- Antonia struggles with social cues and moves quickly in the world, often forgetting to sit and relax.
- Antonia encourages individuals to let go of a perfectionist mentality and delegate tasks to others when possible, in order to prioritize their strengths and well-being.
- Antonia emphasizes the importance of managing up, even for CEOs and founders, who may not always be in the room for important decisions.
- Antonia encourages managers to recognize and respect the unique needs and abilities of each individual on their team.
- Antonia believes regular one-on-ones are crucial for building trust with direct reports.
- Antonia dreams of normalizing ADHD by treating it as a difference in brain wiring, rather than a problem or superpower.
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