It's The ADHD-Friendly Show | Personal Growth, Well-being and Productivity for Distractible Minds When You Outgrow the Life You Built
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Jan 9, 2026 The host shares a candid update on her journey of personal growth, revealing how her business lost momentum and felt unfulfilling. She explores the complexities of early retirement and the options it opens up, like pausing or pivoting her creative efforts. Reflecting on her childhood as a creative, she discusses how coping strategies shaped her identity. Embracing change, she introduces a framework for transformation, emphasizing that disorganization can lead to authenticity. Get ready for a fresh focus on creativity in 2026!
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Outgrowing A Beloved Project
- Karen describes feeling drained by a business she loved and unsure whether to continue or leave it behind.
- She compares her business to an outgrown childhood fort that no longer fits who she is.
Early Retirement Changed The Stakes
- Karen explains she reached early retirement and now faces the choice to retire or reinvent her work.
- She admits having many options felt paralyzing rather than liberating.
YouTube Can Be A Creative Space
- Karen shifts her view of YouTube from purely entrepreneurial to possibly creative-driven after watching Katie Steckley.
- This reframing opened options beyond treating the channel solely as a lead generator.