ADHD-ish™ ADHD Business Strategy for Busy Brains

It’s easy to observe the “tall poppy syndrome” and “crab mentality” everywhere we go, once you know what to look for. Crab mentality is a behavior observed in crabs when they are in a bucket. When one crab gets on top and is on its way to freedom, another crab grabs it and pulls it down. The tall poppy syndrome is an Australian expression that refers to the behavior of people who cut down those who are more successful, confident, and achieve more than them.

Sometimes, when we reach the top or when we are trying to be successful, we will notice that not everyone around us is happy about it. When we do our best at work or in business, others may try to slow us down so that we won’t outshine them. How many people are sincerely happy about your success?

Have you ever sacrificed success or hid your true potential in order to avoid having to experience this?

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Many entrepreneurs say that waking up early has helped them in their business and life. They have more time on their hands to finish important tasks, and they even have the time for activities that help improve their health and wellbeing.

This is one of the changes that many people would love to make -- waking up early in the morning to get more things done. For some people, it has become a habit and they find it easy, but for others, it is something that they continue to struggle with. They would wake up to the sound of their alarm, and their brain immediately tells them a thousand reasons why they should go back to sleep or hit that snooze button.

Waking up earlier than usual is not going to happen naturally, not without commitment and not without training. In this episode, I share how I did it, and why.

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When we become entrepreneurs and start our own businesses, we usually try to learn the process from scratch. There are so many resources nowadays, and with the help of the internet, we can easily collect them all. 

But one thing that we need to be mindful of is if we are actually over-preparing by learning everything right now, even though we don’t need them at this moment or in the near future.

We might be spending so much time learning and searching for resources that we no longer have the time to actually start or run our business.

I would like to share with you one of the rules that I adopted that has helped tame my tendency to overprepare. It’s called Just in Time learning.

You are serious about addressing your distractibility, procrastination, and perfectionism & their impact on your business and life, and going through the process with like-minded and like brained women is exactly what you need.

You're in momentum and want to keep it that way? What better way than in the community of other female entrepreneurs with distractibility, procrastination, and perfectionism, lead by yours truly? If you are a current or former individual client of mine (or have already worked with another coach or consultant) this is for you. We are going to level up and we are going to do it together! 

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There are times when we are confronted with other people’s problems. We listen to them talk about their lives and sometimes, hear them complain.

Many women find themselves involved in situations with other people that they had no intention of being in. Not only are we socialized to care about others, but even our estrogen hormone influences us to be more willing to put the needs of others before our own.

If we are not intentional with how we respond to other people’s problems, it will disrupt our routines, our peace of mind, and the time we have available to deal with our own.


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Many people put pressure on themselves to figure out their path in life when they barely even know who they are. Those early messages from so-called authority figures can be hard to forget, especially when most people do seem to follow that advice, whether it suits them or not.

Some people just pick and stick and never give themselves permission to change course and do something else. What they didn’t know is that there really is no one right way, not anymore. With the speed of change in the modern workplace, it’s really not such a great idea to get too attached to any one particular way of working or earning a living.

If you find yourself wanting to do something else, maybe it's time to consider starting something new, whether it's in the same field or a new one. 

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You're in momentum and want to keep it that way? What better way than in the community of other female entrepreneurs with distractibility, procrastination, and perfectionism, lead by yours truly? If you are a current or former individual client of mine (or have already worked with another coach or consultant) this is for you. We are going to level up and we are going to do it together, so get on the list! 

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Perfectionism may seem to be a good trait, but when you procrastinate on your plans because you want everything to be just right, this becomes a hindrance to achieving your goals. The real definition of a perfectionist is not someone whose life is perfect, it's someone who believes that it could be, wishes it were and suffers because it isn't.

A perfectionist sets very high expectations of themselves and others. They believe that a task is not finished when it does not meet their standards, or they never even begin a task unless they know they can do it perfectly. The standards that they set not only apply to how they work but it is also the same for how they evaluate other people’s performance. 

In this episode, I want to tell you how perfectionism can slow you down, and why we need to manage it. I AM a perfectionist and always have been, and I want to share with you how I deal with my perfectionism.

You are serious about addressing your distractibility, procrastination, and perfectionism & their impact on your business and life, and going through the process with like-minded and like brained women is exactly what you need.

You're in momentum and want to keep it that way? What better way than in the community of other female entrepreneurs with distractibility, procrastination, and perfectionism, lead by yours truly? If you are a current or former individual client of mine (or have already worked with another coach or consultant) this is for you. We are going to level up and we are going to do it together! 

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Everyone gets to experience the ups and downs of life. There are no exemptions. There are moments when things do not go our way or something unexpected happens, and it is a situation we don’t want to be in. When confronted with difficult circumstances, how you perceive and respond to them will make things better or worse.

There are some people who tend to look at the bright side regardless of what’s happening to them. They see their lives as something that they co-create and have control over. On the other hand, there are those who constantly complain about their situation and even blame themselves or others. They see life as something that is happening to them and believe that it’s just how it is. 

In this episode, I want to share with you how gratitude can transform your life from the inside out and how you truly hold the key to transforming your life, regardless of the circumstances. 

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When we are so focused on a goal, we can forget to stop and take in the big picture. Most driven people tend to zoom in or hyper-focus on their goals and on doing whatever is necessary to achieve them. Paying so much attention to those things means everything else going on around them just fades to black.

 Being hyper-focused on our goals is a good thing but we don’t want to forget to zoom out as well. Without stepping back or zooming out and looking at the big picture, we may be missing out on what is truly important. 

 The ability to zoom in and zoom out is a mindfulness practice. This helps with distractibility, anxiety, and focus. In this episode, we talk about what it means to zoom in and zoom out and share an exercise on how to develop the awareness and skill.  

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We all have stories, stories about ourselves, and stories about others. Some of these stories inspire us or drive us to do better. When our stories strengthen our belief in ourselves, our actions and decisions will reinforce them. If we believe we’ll do well and that we’re beautiful inside and out, these beliefs will be reflected in all that we think and do. 

But before this happens, before we can truly live in alignment with our full potential,  it is important for women with ADHD to accept that we actually have ADHD.  We need to unload our old story and own up to the reality of being so much more than our anxiety, depression, or perfectionism. Women with ADHD need also to challenge their negative thoughts about themselves and redirect them into thinking of ways to do and be better, without judgment. In doing so, one must be kinder to oneself.

Sometimes due to our rough childhood or unfortunate circumstances, we are lead to believe that we should more critical about ourselves in order to do our best. But sooner or later, we will realize this doesn’t actually work.  We can literally change our view of ourselves, our potential, our future, and our chances for success, by changing the story we have been telling ourselves. 

Once you change your story, you can truly change your life.

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Episode # 8 - Late to the ADHD Party

One of the reasons that women tend to be diagnosed with ADHD later in life than men is because our symptoms appear to be different but if you look past society’s expectations, just as many girls are likely to be identified as boys.  Women with ADHD, depending on their subtype and especially if their hyperactivity is mental instead of physical, may not recognize themselves as someone with ADHD.  Many women would be considered high-functioning, as well, but they are still falling short of their true potential. In this episode, we talk about why and share an exercise for how to think about your history through a new lens. 

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