Now It All Makes Sense - How An ADHD Diagnosis Changed My Life: The Sunday Times Bestseller from the Founder of LadBible and UniLad

As my self-awareness grows, I realize the importance of finding humour in the more challenging aspects of ADHD. For example, I’m really good at solving problems, but please don’t ask me to ‘show my workings’. I have no idea how I worked it out.

Because the presumption of bravery is proof that stigma still exists. And stigma is the main reason people suffer in silence and don’t ask for help.

many ADHD entrepreneurs try to run before they can walk. The initial excitement of a new business overpowers the need to gain the skills they need in order to create their desired business. They then find themselves in an overstimulating and unenjoyable situation which results in them abandoning the business.

For example, when the ADHD Chatter podcast reached its first 1,000 social media followers, I wrote two pages in my journal, detailing my skills which contributed to that milestone and the time I spent working towards it. I reminded myself that I had achieved this milestone not by luck or chance but through my skill, determination and hard work. Thi

Success amnesia (we literally forget about our success) creates a feeling of incompetence when we are required to do the same task again – we feel like an unqualified imposter.

Side note: it’s important to be intentional with which skills you decide to learn and which quests you go on – some will be necessary and some will be a distraction from your business. It’s okay to deviate (follow that dopamine), but it’s a good idea to do monthly check-ins to ensure your new skills are aligned with your business needs. It’s so eas

an ADHD entrepreneur, every business I’ve ever scaled has not been one continuous project but hundreds of mini-projects bolted together.

Make ‘effort’ the metric for success.

As ADHDers, our energy is more limited and therefore more valuable than for neurotypicals. When I buy something, I look at the cost of the item, but I also consider the cost of my energy. Buying the pre-cut apples had a higher financial cost but a much lower energy cost.