Gifts of the ADHD Entrepreneur

Nicholas Rizzo has found that the gifts of the ADHD Entrepreneur are often hidden within the struggles and behind the stigma.  His discovery and passion for helping others, led him to filling a niche in the entrepreneurial world for business owners who struggle with ADHD.  Through his business, Striven Life, he teaches his clients how to unwrap and harness the gifts that come with ADHD and turn them into tools for becoming the productive and successful business owners that they truly can be.

Come and learn a few valuable tips from Nicholas’ proven methods for unleashing the power of our gifts.

Gifts of the ADHD Entrepreneur

• Intense amounts of drive and passion.
• • They go all in without holding back.
• Insane amounts of creativity.
• Unique neurological wiring which lends to a fresh perspective.
• Natural abilities to think outside of the box and find ways to overcome obstacles.
• Plethora of big ideas.

Harnessing Your Gifts

• Become structurally unstructured.
• • Structure is important, but too much structure drains energy and creativity.
  • Schedule your day within time blocks, rather than hour by hour.
• Ask the right questions:
• • What do I feel like I can be best at doing today?
  • Where is my creativity pulling me?
  • Which block of time will be the best for me to work on this?
• Cut out aspects for your business that suck the life out of you and are not necessary.
• • Example:  Editing is nice, but may not be necessary.  Skip the edits or hire it out.
• Keep it simple.
• Try to understand yourself at a deeper level.
• • Keep the purpose of your why at the forefront.
  • Learn more about who you are and why you are the way you are.
  • Learn more about how you work and what distracts and discourages you.
  • Continuously evaluate yourself and your actions.
  • Be willing to fail and to struggle because those are the best ways to learn.
  • Find out why something isn’t working and keep trying to improve it.

Utilizing Accountability Methods

• Set up daily check-ins with an accountability buddy or with yourself.
• Each night: journal or write down what was accomplished that day.
• • This builds confidence and momentum and allows you to track progress.
• Plan and list in detail which actionable steps you need to take to get from where you are to where you’d like to be.
• Every week: Pick  20-30 of the most effective tasks to accomplish for that week.
• Every morning: Select 3-5 items from the weekly list to work on.
• • Ask yourself: Where is my creative energy pushing me?
  • What am i excited and passionate about?
  • Be flexible in your choice of task.  
• Do something every day to help your business grow.  

Final Thoughts From Nicholas

• Don’t try to do it all at once.
• • Various layers of your business such as Facebook posts, product launches, etc., don’t all have to be done as soon as you open your business.  
  • Build your business one layer at a time.

Connect With Nicholas

• Facebook: Striven Life
• Website: Striven Life.Com
• E-Book Download: The ADHD Entrepreneur Advantage
• Twitter: My Striven Life