I’ve been studying a lot about ADHD and autism lately.
I really like Jenna Free’s approach of regulating your system. As a adult who recently discovered having ADHD, this is the kind of thing you just never knew.
Got a little bit of a late start on calling today.
Had a quick call with a potential client about a $500 per month ads & website management retainer. We’re going to ink the deal tomorrow morning.
Had lunch with the wife.
ADHD got the best of me for a bit but I ended the day making ~27 calls.
Only one solid lead.
Other things: Configuring SuiteCRM still. It’s a bit more work than I anticipated.
What I’ll do to make tomorrow better
Run appointment first thing in the AM.
Get right to calling.
Hit 100 calls minimum.
End of day thoughts
The 5 second rule is legit.
I came up with an interesting index card system for managing my day to day. If I keep using it, I’ll write about it!
I’ve always used Hubspot in the past because their free tier was a great starting point. I’d jointed their first level of paid membership, but was let down that it really isn’t much better than the free. Then if you want to upgrade from there the jump in price is astronomical!
Seriously Hubspot?? going from $15/mo to $1170/mo! See for yourself here.
Next I tried Pipedrive
This ran roughly $30/month. It was alright, but clunky. I liked that it let me have more than 2 pipelines, which hubspot didn’t. I ended up cancelling and going back to hubspot.
Finally the free and open source option - SuiteCRM
SuiteCRM isn’t quite as sexy but it is free, very functional and the learning curve isn’t hard at all. I installed it on a subdomain of my own website, set up an SMTP mail server and it does more than Hubspot would ever do at an affordable price, And well, it is better than Pipedrive too.
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ADHD is rough man
I struggle every single day to focus. I’m so frustrated at the end of the day sometimes when I haven’t reached my full potential. If you’re a fellow ADHD struggler, I feel for you, and we should connect. It’s lonely sometimes and I’m happy to talk with others.
What I’m currently trying
~400mg caffeine per day
~3mg nicotine per day (via pouches)
Multivitamin – I use the same ones as my kids so probably not optimal levels.
Why these?
Caffeine: Well, I just love caffeine. Who doesn’t right? Most people with ADHD seem to feel like it helps. From a science perspective it should help stimulate the part of the brain that is naturally a bit sleepy in the neuro diverse ADHD’ers
Nicotine: I’ve never been a smoker or tobacco user. I just came across some evidence that it’s a nootropic, prevents degeneration and boosts dopamine. Neuroscientists like Alex Huberman and the famous biohacker Dave Asprey support using it in small quantities. From my own use and study staying under 5mg per day is safe and I have no problem not using it for days at a time
Multivitamin: Just filling in the nutritional gaps.
What I’m going to try:
I’ll be using these in addition to my current stack.
- 1 tsp Nordic Naturals Fish Oil. My research shows that higher EPA than DHA helps with focus.
- 1000mg Tyrosine twice daily (recommended by neuro scientist on TikTok) This is the amino acid that the body uses for dopamine production. One doctor claims that his patients have seen considerable relief using this dosage.
I know there is greatness ahead of me.
It’s time to get it.
I’m doing my own 30 day challenge to lift off and be the success I know I can be.
Current Situation:
I’ve got roughly $2000 in the pipeline and nothing saved right now. I got the $2k in the pipe from making around 40 to 5o calls total.
The Plan
550 calls per week with offers that are geared to make recurring monthly income.
I’m also going to start a new foot in the door offer that I think should work.
Wrap up
I’ll write in more detail over the coming days. I just needed to kick off this series
I really admire Russell Brunson. I remember finding his content back in 2010 and joining his Dotcom Secrets X program. Waaay before clickfunnels.
He put out a video recently talking about how having ADHD can be a super power as long as you harness it. I’ve been struggling to focus lately and thought I’d give his tips a shot.
In case you missed the video here it is:
I set a deadline
This sort of worked. I set my deadline, then got distracted filling up my bird feeders.
Later though I reset a deadline and finished one of the projects I’d set out to do. Baby steps, right?
I kept my hands busy
This image is a placeholder till I take one of the actual thing.
Normally I sit down to do work, and I instantly want to get up to do something else. I don’t even realize it! One time I had a job to get done, and next thing I knew I was in the back yard cutting wild mushrooms and posting pictures in a mushroom identification group on Facebook (soooo frustrated with myself)
Having something to keep my hands busy in the moments I wasn’t typing was almost soothing to my brain and kept me in one spot so I didn’t wander off to do another non-sensical task. Seriously if you know, you know.
Conclusion
This was only 2 of the 5 tips Russell gives, but it helped!
What I’m going to do now?
I’m going to restart a meditation practice. I believe it’s the best way to practice focus. More posts about this to come…
If you’re like me and have the focus of a goldfish but want so bad to be able to get more done, this video might help you. I’m going to give these ideas a shot.
1. Set a Deadline
Plata o plomo deadlines. This means silver or lead. Referring to when drug cartels wanted to make political changes, they would offer the politicians a bag of silver to make the change happen, or lead (in the form of a bullet).
Set a solid deadline. Whether it’s 1 hour from now or 1 year.
2. Reverse Engineer the milestones
Make the steps and timeframes by breaking your task into chunks. Like mini deadlines.
3. Have Healthy Distractions
Explains why I always have small items I’m playing with while being productive. Lighters, knives etc.
Having a healthy distraction can help a person with ADD focus better. Sounds counter intuitive but if you know, you know.
4. Document your journey publicly
Essentially have an accountability partner. Or many of them by making your big goal public and documenting it.
5. Celebrate your milestones
Make the process fun!
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