If you've ever felt like you're "full of potential but under-utilised," this one's for you. In Episode 2, I'm pulling back the curtain on my career chaos — from small-town Mudgee to Sydney Uni (via train… bad call), through hospital admin, insurance call centres (nightmare fuel), and eventually into local government. Spoiler: I burned out. A lot.

I'll share:

• Why I didn't get diagnosed until 35 — and how my GP finally named what I'd been living with for decades (ADHD + autism = suddenly everything made sense)
• The burnout cycle I couldn't break — sick days that turned into shutdowns, guilt spirals, and masking my way through nine-to-five life
• How building my own business changed everything — no more "making up hours," no more forcing my brain to perform on low-dopamine days
• The role AI plays now — voice-noting ideas into custom GPTs so I can actually act on them instead of letting brilliant thoughts dissolve into beach-walk brain fog
• Why I stopped drinking (12 months today, actually — holy shit) and how that + working for myself = no burnout in over a year

This episode is a little rambly, a little vulnerable, and very real. If you've ever wondered whether you could build a business that works with your brain instead of against it — stick around.

✨ Links & Resources

• My automation hack: Voice note your idea into a custom GPT (like my Content GPT), let it draft the thing, then send it straight to Notion where my VA schedules it. Zero brain drain.
• Google's NotebookLM — I'll be doing a full episode on this soon, but if you haven't tried it yet, go now. It's chef's kiss for ND brains.
• Imagen 3 (aka Nano Banana) — Google's image gen tool. I used it to make the Saved by the Bell-themed podcast tile you're probably looking at right now 😏
• Wanna work together? Head to wrightmode.com to see how we can build AI systems that actually work for your brain (not against it)
• Slide into my DMs on Instagram → @wright_mode — tell me your random AI confession or just say hi

🎙 AI Confession Booth

This week's unhinged AI use? I fed some podcast ideas into Google's Imagen 3 and asked it to make the tile look like a Saved by the Bell intro. Did it work? Kinda. Am I keeping it? For now, yes. We're vibing.

Your turn: DM me the weirdest, funniest, or most chaotic way you've used AI recently and I'll shout it out in the next episode.

🧠 One Thing to Try This Week: The Low-Dopamine Day Permission Slip

Next time you wake up and your brain says "nope, not today" — don't fight it. Give yourself permission to:

• Move your body
• Sloth around guilt-free
• Work later if the energy comes back (or don't)

Episode Length: ~18 minutes
Vibe: Reflective, a little chaotic, very relatable
Best for: Founders, ADHD/autistic entrepreneurs, anyone who's ever cried in a work bathroom and thought "there has to be another way"

Catch you next time 💛

• Want to work together? Check out my offerings at Wright Mode
• Connect with me on Instagram → @wright_mode