How I get my brain to stay the course ๐ง
If you're anything like me, you've struggled to pick one business and stick with it. But the ONE thing that allowed me to succeed as an entrepreneur is ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ. Even when things get boring, tedious, or downright frustrating. ๐ฉ Even when it seems impossible. ๐ก Even when you really want to quit. โ The problem? My ADHD brain craves novelty. Excitement. Adventure. And sticking to one thing meant that at times it was boring, tedious, and overwhelming. The shiny objects got shinier and shinier till they felt impossible to resist. As someone who started five different businesses before I found one I could stick to, I know all too well how hard it is to keep my crazy brain on track. Dropshipping from China. Selling crafts on Etsy. Social media marketing services. Promotional products. I tried a lot of things... ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. Sound familiar? ๐ค But finally, after years of trial and error, I figured out a way that worked for me: I built a business that aligns with my passions, is intrinsically motivating, and has enough novelty to keep things interesting over a long period of time. And when things inevitably got difficult or boring? I had a system of accountability to keep me going when my own willpower wasn't strong enough. Someone to say, "Hey, it doesn't look like this aligns with what you said you want. Are you SURE?" Unfortunately, these accountability systems lacked one crucial element for me... Compassion for how my brain works. My business coach was great at saying, "No! Don't do that thing, stick to what you said." But they didn't give me enough flexibility to pivot in a way that's aligned, while still staying the course. And they discredited the power of my ADHD brain with an obsession. That was the secret; I found business success when I got ๐ค๐๐จ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐. The more obsessed I became with my goals, the easier it was to hyperfocus on them long enough to make them work. Obsession is how I built a business that earned $30-50k per month passively.