Do you find yourself holding off on starting something because you’re waiting for the conditions to be perfect? Do these perfect conditions ever happen?
This week on Tips from an ADHD Coach, Jaye talks about how sometimes with ADHD we put off something we think is important, because we’re waiting for a perfect solution, or perfect conditions, which may never come. Listen for some tips to jumpstart yourself, even when it doesn’t feel like the perfect time.
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Timestamps
(00:49) Listener Leanne’s email
(01:49) Going through Leanne’s valid challenges
(03:46) Inability to get started because of too many barriers to be successful
(04:46) ADHD factors that make us feel like we need perfect conditions to do something
(08:19) What can we do when we get into this perfectionist trap?
(13:12) Recap
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