How to Run a Successful Business with ADHD (Part 1) {Ep 084}
What does it look like to run a business – successfully – with ADHD?
Why do people who have ADHD often start their own businesses?
How the heck can I get myself to focus long enough to see the success I want in my business?
In this episode we are going to go through ALL of this, plus more. I share a little of my own background in dealing with my own focus issues, as well as my son, and we are going to talk about the strategies that I’ve used to help.
This is part 1 of a 2 part series, so stay tuned for part 2!
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This episode has been a LONG time coming. How to run a successful business with ADHD is a loaded topic – and let me first say that I am NOT a doctor. This is not medical advice, this is not any type of medical recommendation.
What this IS though – is me sharing some of the things that I have learned after 16 years in business, and watching my business grow beyond what I could have ever dreamed possible.
In this episode we are going to look at how to run a successful business with ADHD. Why do people who have ADHD often start their own businesses – did you know we are 300% more likely to be entrepreneurs?
We will talk about how the heck to get yourself to focus long enough to get the things done that you know you should be doing in your business. How to automate things that you hate doing, and the consequences I have faced for NOT doing so.
Key Topics
- My background with ADHD for myself, and my son.
- Part 1 of 8 strategies and tips on how to run a successful business with ADHD.
Major Takeaways
- You might hate me for this, and I know I will get some pushback, but for myself, I see my ADHD as a superpower, NOT a disorder, and here’s why…
- Consequences can sometimes be not so pretty – and I made some mistakes, like the electricity being turned off. How to NOT have that happen to you!
- Ever been called too emotional? This might be why, and what to do about it!
- 8 strategies and tips for how to run a successful business with ADHD
- Hyperfocus – the sometimes awesome side of ADHD that no one talks about, and how to really harness it.
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