Claire is an AuDHD, nerdy, creative weirdo who founded Wizard’s Way as a result of her own professional journey. Claire serves as the wizard guide as you adventure to explore and create possibilities and actions to improve. Claire is a trained Autism and ADHD coach, with degrees in Whole Systems Design and Ecology/Evolution. Claire’s practical cred comes from decades of serving as COO, Coms Manager, Teacher, and Reuse Artist.

If change keeps turning into a perfectionism loop, Claire Mendelsohn (AKA “Beast”) offers a practical approach: run small, time-boxed experiments, then follow what you learn.

The big idea

You probably do not need to “be a different person.” You need a next step that is small enough to test.

The 3 traps that keep people stuck

– Forever trap: you treat one decision like a lifetime contract.
– Everything trap: you think you must change the whole system or it is not worth starting.
– Perfectionism trap: you demand the best version before you begin.

Claire’s experiment playbook

1. Choose one thing you want to shift.
2. Write the experiment prompt: “What if I tried [tiny change] for two weeks?”
3. Keep it specific. Keep it doable. Try to keep it to one variable.
4. Track what happens as you go:
– Did I do it today?
– What did I notice?
– What got in the way (if I did not do it)?
5. At the end of two weeks, decide:
– Keep it.
– Extend it.
– Level it up.
– Drop it and try a new experiment.

A real example from Claire

Claire tested: “What if I don’t argue with my child for two weeks?” Instead of debating, Claire used simple acknowledgements (“hmm, hmm”). The result was less escalation and more calm.

What to remember

– If it did not work, that is not failure. That is data.
– Do not rely on memory alone. Leave breadcrumbs.
– If the stakes feel heavy, zoom out. A little cosmic perspective helps.

Try this today

Pick one friction point and write your experiment:

– What if I tried [tiny change] for two weeks?

Then add a note with three bullets:

– Did it / did not do it

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