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

If I walk into a supermarket without a list, I’ll get overwhelmed by the choice and be unable to make a decision.

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.

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

Emptying the washing machine = 8 points Picking up the sock I’ve walked past every day for three months = 10 points I buy myself something nice every time I reach 100 points.

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

Our natural empathy and drive to make others happy create a powerful source of motivation because we associate the outcome of a task with how someone else is going to feel.

We didn’t know we were swimming against the tide.

I know I need to clean the flat. I know I need to renew my car insurance. I know I need to send that email. I know I need to reply to that friend. I know I need to drink water. I know about all these things, but trying to prioritize them is exhausting. I over-analyse everything and end up doing nothing.

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