Starting and running your own business is an emotional rollercoaster of intense highs and prolonged lows.
If you have ADHD, it might feel even harder. The reality is that many common business tips may not work well for you because they often ignore how our brains are wired differently.
This is why an ADHD coach can be very helpful. They can offer specific strategies to help you minimize your weaknesses and amplify your strengths.
Key Highlights
- Do you feel that traditional business advice doesn’t help you? That’s because it wasn’t designed for your ADHD brain.
- Focus on your ADHD strengths by delegating, automating and outsourcing your weaknesses so you can build a business that gives you the work-life balance you need to recharge and prevent burnout.
- Discover how ADHD business coaching can give you ideas that work for your unique ADHD brain.
- Setting clear goals and weekly accountability so you can better manage your time, energy and attention.
- Explore 10 ways this type of coaching can help you 10x your business growth by setting up marketing automation system that allow you to sell while you sleep.
Understanding ADHD and Its Impact on Entrepreneurs
It’s time to think differently about ADHD, especially in business. It’s not just about struggling to focus. It’s about a special way of seeing, thinking and interacting with the world.
Entrepreneurs with ADHD are great at thinking differently; we can hyperfocus on things we enjoy and we excel at coming up with groundbreaking ideas. It’s the execution and turning our ideas into reality where we struggle.
We have many challenges that aren’t faced as much by neurotypical entrepreneurs. We often struggle with managing our time, staying organized and keeping our emotions in check. These problems can affect the growth of our business.
How ADHD Affects Our Executive Functioning
“ADHD is not a disorder of knowing what to do, it’s a disorder of doing what you know — at the right times and places. Anyone who exhibits the classic symptoms of ADHD will have difficulty with all or most of the seven core executive functions.”
― Dr. Rusell Barkley
ADHD is a condition that affects executive functioning. It makes it harder to handle important skills. We tend to struggle with these 7 core executive dysfunctions:
- Self-awareness
- Inhibition
- Non-verbal working memory
- Verbal working memory
- Emotional self-regulation
- Self-motivation
- Planning and organization
For someone with an ADHD brain, some tasks can be tough. It can be hard to prioritize, stay organized, finish projects and control impulses. This might make it hard to hit deadlines and stay on task consistently. You may become stressed by paperwork and administration and just avoid doing it all.
It’s important to remember that every brain is unique. ADHD impacts people in different ways. Knowing your own strengths and challenges is the first step to achieving your full potential as an entrepreneur.
Breaking Down Myths: ADHD in the Business World
One common myth is that people with ADHD cannot be organized or successful in business. This is not true! In fact, adults with ADHD are 500% more likely to become entrepreneurs.
Even if usual organization methods don’t work for you, it’s possible to develop custom strategies that work well for your ADHD brain. ADHD entrepreneurs thrive when we create systems that fit our strengths while delegating, outsourcing and automating our weaknesses.
ADHD business owners are often very creative and passionate. We think in new ways and share exciting ideas. We are also open to taking risks that cause most people to never take the leap and get their business off the ground. These traits are key for success as an entrepreneur.
ADHD entrepreneurs can improve their mindset by accepting the way they think. We thrive when we have high consequences and accountability — that’s where ADHD Business coaching comes in.
Self-motivationThese skills are planning, organizing, paying attention, and managing time. If you have ADHD, you might find certain skills more challenging than others.
The Role of ADHD Business Coaching In Boosting Personal And Business Growth
ADHD business coaching offers useful strategies to help you deal with obstacles and roadblocks that cause procrastination, shiny object syndrome and ADHD paralysis.
It focuses on building an ADHD-friendly business where you can build on your strengths and minimize the cost and consequences of your weaknesses.
Imagine having someone who really understands how your brain works. This person can help you handle the highs and lows of running a business. They create a friendly space for you to talk about your challenges and get advice to overcome your roadblocks.
Here are some key aspects of ADHD business coaching that are particularly helpful:
1. Accountability
Entrepreneurs with ADHD often struggle with self-motivation and consistency so coaching can really help with structure, accountability and regular check-ins. With the help of an ADHD business coach, you can set clear goals, develop action plans and be held accountable to achieving your milestones each step of the way.
2. Self-Management
Typical time management techniques don’t work so well for the ADHD brain, that’s why it’s more important to focus on energy and attention management so you can get your most important work done in your peak performance windows.
3. Deep Focus
Entrepreneurs with ADHD often struggle to maintain focus for extended periods, leading to a lack of productivity. A business coach can help you develop strategies to improve your concentration, such as mindfulness techniques, flow state triggers, physical exercises and key environmental changes.
4. Mindful Awareness
ADHD business coaching can help you overcome impulsivity by teaching you to mindfully pause and reflect before acting. It can also help you develop better strategies to manage impulsivity and emotional dysregulation.
5. Relationship Building
A big part of business is relationship building. Effective communication is crucial for entrepreneurs, but those with ADHD often struggle to articulate their ideas and build relationships with high-profile clients and investors, which can be improve through active listening, reducing social anxieties and clarifying pitches and ideas.
By working with a coach, you can increase your chances of success and you can consistently achieve your most challenging business goals.
How ADHD Business Coaching Can 10X Your Growth:
Here are some of the ways that an ADHD business coaching can help you make more money and grow your business with a lot less stress, overwhelm and burnout:
1. Identify Your Most Profitable Niche
Identify and verify your most profitable niche that is aligned with your unique expertise and passion.
The foundation of any highly-profitable business is the niche. Many business owners can increase their profitability just by refining their niche and gaining a better understand of the key problems and paint points of your ideal clients.
2. Craft A Irresistible High-Ticket Offer
Craft an irresistible signature offer that will attract your ideal high-value clients.
With clarity about your niche and ideal client, you can refine your offer and craft a high-ticket offer that will stand out in the marketplace and help you get much more value from your time and expertise.
3. Create A Client Acquisition System
A client acquisition system to establish your authority so you can consistently attract new clients.
Once you have built a strong foundation with a profitable niche and high-ticket offer, you can start to pour gasoline on the fire by running online ads and setting up joint ventures to collaborate with other entrepreneurs.
4. Setting Up A Lead Generation Funnels
Set up lead generation funnels that will generate a steady flow of high-quality leads.
To run ads successfully and have the proven metrics and return on investment (ROI) to attract lucrative joint ventures, you need to create, test and optimize a lead generation funnel that generates a steady flow of high-quality leads.
5. Writing Email Nurturing Sequences
Create email campaigns that will nurture your leads and convert them into buyers.
To make a successful lead generation funnel create your email campaign that will nurture your leads and convert them into buyers. Doing this right can 2-3x the profitability of your lead generation funnels and it can help position yourself as the leading authority who best understands you client’s problem in the market.
6. Create A Content Marketing Strategy
Get consistent high-quality traffic to your website by ranking highly on Google.
Content marketing is the best way to position yourself as your industry leader. Creating a content marketing strategy to rank on Google for targeted keywords is one of the most effective ways to consistently get new visitors into your funnel that have the problem that you can solve.
7. Specialized Retargeting Email Campaigns
Retarget your most valuable traffic with ads and email nurturing sequences.
Retargeting is another way to boost your conversions or booked calls from your website by 2-3x. This form of ads are inexpensive and they yield a great return on investment for a low amount of time and effort to set up them up.
8. Build An Irresistible Lead Magnet
Build a lead magnet so you can rapidly grow your email list with ideal prospects.
A lead magnet that speaks directly to the core problem faced by your ideal clients and show you how you can solve it for them is essential for attracting the right prospects and getting them to book calls with you.
9. Getting Your Sales Copy Written
Effective copywriting for your funnel, client acquisition system and email marketing campaigns.
With clarify about your niche, your ideal clients and a well-designed client acquisition sequence, it becomes much easier to write compelling copy that speaks to the hearts and minds of the people that visit your website and go through your lead generation funnels.
10. Launch Your Client Booking Funnel
Implement a system to schedule and book coaching and consulting calls so qualify and pre-sell clients.
Finally, you want to protect your valuable time by having a process to qualify and pre-sell clients so when you get on a call with them they know exactly what you offer and how you can help them. Then, you can find the form your offer that fits their needs: DIY (do-it-yourself courses), DWY (done-with-you coaching) or DFY (done-for-you consulting).
Book An ADHD Business Coaching Insight Call
If you want to implement this process in your online business, book an insight call with me and I’ll lay out a game plan to help you supercharge your business growth in the next 3 months.
