As an ADHD professional, you've likely faced your share of doubters and detractors. Well-meaning friends, family, and colleagues who think they know what's best for your career. "You should pursue this path." "You should behave this way at work to get ahead." But as Taylor Swift sings in her defiant anthem "Little Old Me", You don't get to tell me about sad.
Your neurodivergent journey is your own. Your talents, passions and strengths are what should guide your professional choices - not the unsolicited opinions of others who don't really understand what it's like to live and work with an ADHD brain. Research has shown that when we embrace our unique wiring and lean into our natural abilities, we thrive. One study found that adults with ADHD who pursued entrepreneurial careers that played to their strengths reported higher job satisfaction and performance compared to those in more conventional roles ill-suited to their dispositions (Lawrence et al., 2019).
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