For those on Cohort 3 - we did it - we did it - WE DID IT!! We made it through in whatever form we chose and completing the full 6 weeks is a massive achievement. While I've been embarking on my own journey both with Cohort 3 and watching my parents health decline recently, I honestly didn't think I could do this. I love the encouragement and support we all showed for each other - this community rocks. I'm frightened of what the future may hold for me when I lose my two biggest supporters in life, but knowing that I did this course tells me I can and will survive! The programme gave me back so much of my life that I didn't realise had ebbed away. Words could never express how grateful I truly am. I am a different person - my inner child has finally been allowed to shine. To all the Cohort 3 family - thank you for being part of our wonderful transformation. We did it together and we should be so proud of ourselves. @Jim Ebbelaar thank you for being the wonderful person that you are - helping so many of us through our journeys of ADHD. If anyone gets the opportunity to join the next cohort - please do take it! It will honestly transform you. There's no regrets here! 🤩

You did the thing. Six weeks of showing up, cracking open, getting honest. Sit with that for a second, because it matters. Right now there's a decision sitting in front of you: do you continue? And here's the thing I want to be honest about. The buzz of these last six weeks will fade. That's not a warning, it's just how it works. The real question isn't "how do I hold onto this feeling," it's "who am I becoming, and what keeps me showing up after the dopamine settles." That's the lens I'd invite you to decide through. 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. I didn't jump straight in. I sat with it. And carrying on with the continuation program turned out to be one of the best calls I've made. I'll be honest, it was a big financial decision. The New Zealand dollar doesn't do me any favours against the US dollar. So I don't say "just continue" lightly, because I know it's a real cost for a lot of us. What it's given me is a steadying anchor. When I get a speed wobble, I can go "hey Sage, I'm wobbling." When I feel a spiral coming, I can go "hey Sage, here we go again." My work looks very different now. Much more Technical (so big learning curve) I work remotely, mostly alone, and the feedback loop I used to thrive on is so much harder to find. Working from home can feel like being back in lockdown. This community is what keeps me seen, heard and involved through a genuinely hard work and life transition. It's been a steadying hand on a wobbly stretch, and I'm grateful for it. So if any of this resonates, and you're looking for a springboard for change, the continuation might be worth a look. No pressure, only an honest invitation from someone who's glad she said yes. I'm genuinely excited about the extra frameworks and tools Jim is bringing in. And if you can't continue right now, whether it's timing or money, please hear this just as warmly: 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗮𝘆. You'll see what people are focusing on, you'll hear what they're working through, and you can absolutely keep building your own version of that. Think of it as a deeper dive of your five day challenge. The community itself still teaches you, and I'd genuinely love to keep seeing you here.

I'm seeing posts about cohorts but I have no idea which cohort I'm in or whether I'm in one at all. Someone please demystify this for me?

Over the last six weeks I've quietly protected a Morning Declutter time.Some of ou have even jined me at some BDoubling sessions. Small, consistent, non-negotiable. No willpower heroics, just showing up. And the result? My front guest bedroom has gone from "please don't open that door" to fully tidied and made over. I'm talking a princess could now visit, should she so desire. Pea under the mattress and all. 👑✨ Here's why I'm telling you, beyond the bragging rights. 😄 Confession: I've got some new-found energy lately, and a sneaking sense of self that's been missing for a while. Dangerous combination. It means I start thinking. 𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁. Transformation doesn't fail because of strategy. It fails because behaviour doesn't change. Something Jim said really landed for me: 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀: What do I need to do less of, to make room for better things in my life? That's behavioural change in one sentence. Not "become a new person." Not "try harder." Just adjust the dial. This is the part we so often skip. We treat change as addition - add a habit, add a system, add more discipline. But our ADHD brains don't have spare capacity sitting around waiting. The real lever is subtraction: removing the "less helpful" things so the better ones finally have room to land. You can't pour something good into a glass that's already full. And that bedroom? It got better because I subtracted - the clutter, the dread, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗺-𝗯𝗼𝘅 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆. Space made, room transformed. The princess is just the proof. It reminded me of a simple tool I used to use in Operations Management. I gave it an ADHD lens, reshaped it a little, and thought I'd share it here. For our brains, "be more disciplined" rarely works. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀: - What needs more? - What needs to be better? - What needs to be different? - What needs less? That's practical. That's actionable. And that last one, less, is usually where the space comes from.

Hello everyone xx I've been trying to clear clutter from my house lately and what I'm discovering is that some clutter isn't really clutter at all. It's old versions of ourselves. Projects we once cared about. Dreams we thought we'd pursue. Hobbies we no longer have time for. Plans that never quite unfolded the way we imagined. Sometimes letting go of an object feels easy but letting go of the story attached to it is harder. I've realised there is quite a lot of grief hidden amongst my clutter, which makes the task so much harder. Have you ever found that when you're clearing a space, you're also letting go of a version of yourself? How do you do it?