Business Brilliance for Entrepreneurs with ADHD

Jacqui and Marcia interview Dr. Thomas E. Brown, internationally recognized expert on ADHD, about his newest book, "Smart But Stuck," and the impact our emotions have on getting us both stuck and unstuck. Dr. Brown discusses true stories of adults and teens with ADHD and their challenges at work, school, and in social situations.

Marcia & Jacqui discuss the differences between long term, short term, and prospective memory, why ADDers have memory problems, and what you can do right now to help make sure you remember the important things in your business & your life.

Marcia and Jacqui interview Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D. Associate Director of the Yale Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Brown discusses the newest science behind ADHD, including why ADHDers can focus so well on some things but not others, even though both are recognized as important, how ADHD is not about willpower or "trying harder," new findings about the ADD brain vs the non-ADD brain, what's really happening when you "space out," and more.

Marcia and Jacqui discuss developing short-term memory strategies like how to use talking points to keep you on track in meetings & presentations, a simple method to never lose your notes again, sneaky ways to enlist the help of others that don't sound like you're asking for help with your memory, and why ADDers have problems with memory in the first place.

Marcia and Jacqui continue their discussion about what you can do to improve your executive functions. This program covers emotional control, enduring frustration, thinking prior to talking or taking action, and controlling self talk to manage actions and behavior.

Learn about what you can do to improve your executive functions, in your business and in your life. Marcia and Jacqui talk about improving working memory, keeping facts in mind and manipulating information, motivation and activation, and starting, giving attention to, and finishing tasks.

Marcia and Jacqui help you respond to family & friends who may not be supportive of your business or your ADHD diagnosis.

Marcia and Jacqui respond to listener requests for a program addressing how to improve communication with friends and family, and building rapport with "normal" people in both business and non-business situations. Topics include how to stop talking and listen, how to "look" like you're listening even if you can't maintain total focus, how to talk briefly if you're frustrating people, and how to remember what people tell you.

Marcia and Jacqui share results of their 2012 ADHD in Business Survey. In addition to discussing the results about what listeners would like future programs to focus on, Jacqui and Marcia also directly answered participants' questions and read some comments and questions left in the open-ended sections of the survey.

When you are smart, creative, & imaginative, you can come up with great business ideas -- but you can also conjure up worst-case scenarios. AND your busy ADD brain can keep playing them over and over in your head, worrying about them unnecessarily. In this podcast, Jacqui and Marcia discuss how and why this happens, and offer practical strategies to stop unproductive worrying.

Marcia & Jacqui talk about making transitions, big and small, as smooth as possible. Transitions back to work after vacations as well as transitions between tasks during your work day can be very difficult for people with ADHD, both in terms of stopping the existing activity AND starting up the new one. Listen in to hear useful strategies for making transitions easier for the way your brain works.

Today, Marcia and Jacqui interviewed ADHD expert Jennifer Koretsky about breaking the rules, learning what works best for you, and "just doing it." Jennifer, author of "Odd One Out: The Maverick's Guide to Adult ADD," openly shared her own story as well as her vast expertise in working with and coaching adults with ADHD. Listen in to learn the 5 Essential Skills for Managing Adult ADHD -- the skills Jennifer found make the difference for those who want to not just get by, but thrive with ADHD.

In this energetic, entertaining, and inspiring interview, ADHD expert Nancy Ratey shares her favorite strategies and insights from her book, "The Disorganized Mind." Learn what Nancy teaches her entrepreneur clients to stay self-aware and functioning at your best, as well as how to find your passion & what to look for in an ADHD coach.

In this Part 2, question and answer session, Jacqui and Marcia answer your questions about what to do when your business is growing fast, including questions about working with an assistant, focusing your niche, following up with clients, and overcoming the fear of hiring.

Marcia and Jacqui talk about steps to control business growth without feeling scattered, and why it’s extra important to address & treat your ADHD when things are moving fast in your business. Topics include conserving your resources, attracting your ideal customer, delegating, & understanding your finances.

Jacqui and Marcia discuss how to have a good working relationship with an assistant or employee, including how to hire correctly in the first place, what to delegate, how to communicate, and what it's important for your employee to know about how your ADHD affects your work -- so they can best support you.

Marcia and Jacqui talk about the challenge of "getting it all done." When you have your own business and want to provide high calibre work to your clients, there is lot to do. However, people who don't have ADHD don't seem to feel that internal pressure that ADDers do. Marcia & Jacqui answer questions about why ADD business owners are more susceptible to this stress, & what you can do to help yourself.

Jacqui and Marcia interview Mark Kawate, business developer, and social media/brand design expert, about the best smartphone apps for business owners with ADHD. Mark's unique insight as a self-described "ADD & tech geek" as well as his personal recommendations for ADHD-friendly apps makes this a must-listen interview for any ADD business owner.

Nothing is more important or attractive to clients than for you to have confidence — it helps them to place their trust in you. In this special teleclass, Marcia and Jacqui show how to increase confidence in business situations, so you can focus on serving your clients and getting more of the work you want.

Jacqui and Marcia review 3 online resources to help your ADHD brain, so you can have a profitable business. Listen in as they discuss productivity tool RescueTime for tracking online activity; Lumosity, a web-based cognitive training program that allows you to improve your mental abilities by playing games; and Attengo, a web-based cognitive training program with an emphasis on memory and attention that it was specifically designed for people with ADD.