Why am I such a failure?
We all fail from time to time, it’s a normal part of life and without it we wouldn’t learn and grow. Even though we can know this on a high level, that doesn’t necessarily stop us from feeling like a failure. Today I want to talk about those feelings, how they interact with neurodivergence and some ways we can go about countering them.
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD)
No one likes to be rejected, it’s not a good feeling. But for some of us, it hits so much harder than others. I’m here today to talk about rejection sensitivity, how it affects our careers and businesses and some ideas for how to help with it.
Neurodivergent entrepreneur challenges round 2
Last week we spoke about coaching, what it is, what it isn’t and why the industry is a bit of a minefield right now. Today I’m going to talk to you about what to look for in a coach, how to know whether a coach is really a coach and not an instructor or a mentor in disguise, and what questions to ask when talking to a potential coach.
Neurodivergent entrepreneur challenges
I wanted to talk about my experience as a neurodivergent business owner because while we're actually more likely to start our own businesses, I think it's probably more because traditional forms of employment often fail us than it being something we're naturally gifted at. That's not to say we don't have some strengths and I'm going to walk you through both the good and the bad.
How to find a coach that works for you
Last week we spoke about coaching, what it is, what it isn’t and why the industry is a bit of a minefield right now. Today I’m going to talk to you about what to look for in a coach, how to know whether a coach is really a coach and not an instructor or a mentor in disguise, and what questions to ask when talking to a potential coach.
Fed up with bad advice?
Life Coaching, Executive Coaching, Leadership Coaching, ADHD Coaching, Business Coaching. It’s all a booming industry right now and people and you might be hearing about it constantly but wondering what it actually is. I’m here to break that down for you and tell you what to look out for in a good coach and what to avoid.
Frustrated with your ADHD? Here are some ADHD strengths
ADHD can be hard and I don’t want you to think this is just some toxic positivity thing where I dismiss everything that you find difficult every day. But it can be true that despite its challenges, ADHD brings so many wonderful benefits and strengths and I really want to dedicate a post to talking about how wonderful we are.
How to change our thoughts to move forward
Last week I spoke about how our thoughts can limit us and suggested identifying as the person we want to be, eg “I am a leader” so that we pick up and implement the habits of that person. I finished by acknowledging that it’s easy for me to say “just identify as a leader” and another thing to actually do it. So let’s talk about actually doing it!
How our thoughts can hold us back
Talking about our self-perceptions, how we think about ourselves and the ways that it can limit us from the perspective of neurospicy brains.
Neurodivergent Leadership and Entrepreneurship
We've all poured over books, podcasts, YouTube videos and consumed so much content around leadership, entrepreneurship and careers in general but it doesn't always work and I want to spend a little bit of time talking about why.