Ep. 70 Confessions of an ADHD Founder Coach

I only got diagnosed with adult ADHD last year at 55 years old, but I’ve been living with it for a long time. The good news is now that I know what I’m dealing with, I can work with it. I recognize my mind's little quirks. Time blindness. Emotional dysregulation. Rejection sensitivity dysphoria. Limited reserves of executive function. Last year, I identified my ADHD as both the biggest catalyst (visionary ideas every minute!) and biggest barrier (easily overwhelming myself with visionary ideas!) to get my business to the next level. Once you start recognizing patterns of ADHD in your life, you really start seeing it in your business: - Accumulation of brilliant things created but not optimized - Inconsistent execution, leading to less than desired results - Chasing new silver bullet of the month/quarter/year to fix things - Constant overwhelm, and battle with stress So I’m trying an experiment this year. I’m re-shaping my business to work with my ADHD. The goal is to not just grow, but scale the right things. Yes, more revenue. But also more calm. More space. More fun. So I thought I’d share my plan for scaling my business without losing my sanity. Now you might think of ADHD as something that makes business harder. And there’s truth to that. But there’s a hidden judo move available. Once you recognize the patterns, these challenges actually give you a map of what you need to address to make growing your business easier and more sane. The amazing thing is that this map works not just for ADHD businesses, but any business. In this week’s Rocket Ship Founder Podcast, I'm talking about my plan to work with my ADHD to scale my business smartly. I cover: The imperative for Ruthless Simplicity Using structured sequencing to prevent overwhelm The necessity of finding Dopamine in old places Even if you are not ADHD, This 14-minute listen will transform how you see your business. To your success!