One of the things people with Adult ADHD symptoms really struggle with is procrastination. And procrastination really comes out of fear. What kind of fear?
There are two main fears people with Adult ADHD symptoms face when they try to start a big project.
1. How do I know I’m choosing the right thing to work on?
2. How do I know I won’t fail, especially if I don’t know anything about this yet?
First of all, you’ve got to ask yourself, “What am I so afraid of?” Lets just bring it out into the open. If I pick an opportunity, the fear becomes, “Oh, my gosh. What am I going to miss?”
The truth is, the second someone with Adult ADHD focuses on something, you’re missing a lot of other things. Thats just the way it works.
Its not about the opportunity. Its not about which Internet-type thing you should be doing. Its “why.” You’ve got to ask yourself, “How would this particular opportunity fit in with my larger vision?”
Some people with Adult ADHD might not feel like they know exactly what they want to do with their whole lives. And this is where a...