I’m Elena Thompson, and I’m excited to join ADHD Focus Founders. I’ve been navigating life with ADHD for years.. I also live with TINNITUS, which has taught me a lot about managing distractions, creating routines, and being patient with myself. I love exploring strategies for productivity, mindfulness, and balancing work with life. When I’m not working on projects or learning new focus strategies, I spend time with my three dogs, read, journal, or listen to music. I’m here to learn, share, and grow alongside all of you, and I’d love to hear what tools help you focus, what keeps you motivated, or even small wins you’ve had lately. Looking forward to connecting with everyone!

Pause + Breathe Take one slow breath before answering. No fixing. Just noticing. 1️⃣ Name What’s Real What’s honestly present for you right now as you start the week? (A word, a sentence, or “unclear” all count.) I feel a strong reluctance to starting my new part time job tomorrow. I have all the reasons why I want to do it, why I'm choosing to do it AND it feels gross in my body. Even though it logically makes sense and will enhance my life financially and up grade my sales skills, it's proving hard to find that space of alignment with it. Maybe I'll feel different by EOD tomorrow 2️⃣ Let It Go — or Let It Be What’s one thing you’re releasing pressure around, or allowing to exist without fixing this week? What’s one thing you’re releasing pressure around, or allowing to exist without fixing this week? I'll be releasing pressure around the same thing I mentioned above. Leaning into this job and relaxing into whatever comes up during this process and letting everything be as it is. 3️⃣ One Small Anchor What’s one simple thing you can return to when you feel scattered this week?(A habit, phrase, place, rule, or reminder.) Que sera, sera (Whatever will be, will be)

Happy Monday founders - now let's help each other grow! There are so many brilliant minds in this community, and I bet we can help each other massively with a tiny amount of effort. Inspired by @Matthew Burns, I made this post! As entrepreneurs, we juggle a LOT of hats. That means we often have a massive to-do list and are constantly "doing" things - but it's not necessarily the most effective things. So here's the game: 1. Write a one to two sentence description of your business. Who do you serve, and what do you help them do? 2. Share one spot where you're stuck OR where you're not sure what the most important task is in your business. 3. Comment on at least two other people's posts with one TACTICAL thing they can do to get past their bottleneck or prioritize their task list. Example in the comments. Let's all help each other grow!

Hey everyone, I’m curious if anyone else here has this combo, because I’ve had both ADHD and tinnitus for many years now, but lately they’ve been tag-teaming me a bit. Whenever my tinnitus spikes, my focus drops even more. I’ll be in the middle of something, and suddenly my attention gets dragged away by the ringing. Then when I try to go back to what I was doing, I end up jumping to a completely different task... and then another… and suddenly I’m scattered across five things instead of finishing the one I started. As a solopreneur, on some days, this is pretty much destroying my productivity. 😔 I’ve been using sound therapies and some simple relaxation techniques during the day to help me pull my focus back. I also try to stay away from medication on purpose. Not sure if this is good or bad (for productivity). I'm wondering what other people are doing in these situations. Any tips or shared experiences would be really helpful. 🙏

The old saying goes "when life gives you lemons🍋, you... throw them to feel better". I clearly don't have that saying down which might explain why my life stays interesting. Last week I found myself navigating an unexpected transition at my job. I quit.👋 But that’s not even the story. I still had my own leads (prospecting queen 👑 behavior), I signed a referral agreement with a partner I trust in the industry… and then boom💣 : closed won. In my head, it was just me helping someone who needed AI guidance. But in my 1:1 with @Bill, he pointed out something I completely missed. I accidentally made my first sale as an entrepreneur. Me? An entrepreneur??? What the hellyyyyy. ❓ I double-checked my NDA, and as long as I’m not poaching customers, I’m allowed to pursue this path. I can’t share specifics on the deal, but I can say I made more than I would’ve at the company I left. I’ve always wondered how people discover the ideas that launch them into entrepreneurship. Nothing ever clicked for me. Turns out… sometimes the idea finds you. I’m grateful because there was no plan B to quitting my job.😂 I would’ve hated for my 3–5 years of AI experience and hard-earned relationships to go to waste.