Most ADHD entrepreneurs don’t fail because they’re lazy or don’t know what to do… They fail because starting tasks and staying focused with ADHD is hard — a core part of what’s known as executive dysfunction. If you struggle with ADHD productivity, procrastination, or task initiation, this post is for you. ----- After 13 years as an entrepreneur with ADHD, I find that my brain would rather do literally anything else: 🧹 Clean my room 🔧 Tweak my logo for 3 hours 🤩 Go all-in on a new side project But over the last decade, I've found that executing on the RIGHT things, in the right order, is what sets apart my $50k months from 6-month droughts with no income. So how do we fix this? 🤔 👉 By overcoming task initiation paralysis. The voice in your head that says, "I know I SHOULD do this, but I'd rather binge YouTube." This is what Brendan Mahan refers to as the "Wall of Awful" in his book ADHD Essentials. We're stopped from initiating tasks by an emotional barrier. The accumulation of shame, guilt, and fear of failure (or success) prevents us from starting or completing tasks. Setting a big task that will take hours — like building a landing page or coming up with a new offer —increases the size of the wall of awful. 👎 This makes initiating the task harder. Here's the thing, though... As Mark Twain once said, the secret of getting ahead is getting started. And the secret of getting started is breaking down complex & overwhelming tasks into small, manageable steps. Then starting on the first one. How do you do that? 👉 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘁 For example... ❌ Instead of "Build my landing page" ✅ → Open a blank Google doc or notepad ✅ → Write down the goal of the page ✅ → Outline the section headings ❌ Instead of "DM 100 people" ✅ → Pick one person to DM ✅ → Draft a DM template ✅ → Send the DM ❌ Instead of "Promote my new offer" ✅ → Join one new Facebook group or Skool community ✅ → Write a single post talking about my offer

I’m thinking about building a tool for ADHD entrepreneurs that does three things: • Helps you decide the ONE task that matters most today • Starts a deep work focus session • Alerts you when you get distracted The goal is to help you actually finish the most important thing each day. Would something like this be useful to you?

We built Focus Founders to be a space where ADHD entrepreneurs can find community, tips, and support in achieving their business and personal goals. In honor of that, I want to hear from you... What would you like to see more of in this community? Pick the one that MOST appeals to you, and if you want multiple, leave a comment!

I want to take a moment to celebrate @Rex Loyer and @Bill Widmer for creating this beautiful space that feels so authentic, safe and honestly rare in the entrepreneurial world. ✨🤝 This community isn’t just a place to post wins or updates, it’s a space where real presence, real reflection, real connection and real growth happen every single day. 🌱 The atmosphere y’all have built encourages honesty, connection, and momentum in a way that feels natural. I’m grateful to be in a community where who we are matters just as much as what we build ❤️‍🔥 Rex, your presence and leadership is a guiding light to us all 🌟 and Bill, your authenticity and spaciousness makes it easy to be open and vulnerable 💖 Thank you both for holding a container that continues to shape who we’re becoming. What we're creating here is big and I want to say with my full heart THANK YOU! 🙏 What is your favorite quality of Focus Founders? 💭

I played with guitar. Two at the same time. Live Performance too. Also, I took creative liberty & transformed into a dragon in the second video. @Bill Widmer let me know if the second video is okay to post. If not I can edit it out. Which is the coolest scene