In this episode of Slay ADHD, Laura Lang discusses the process of turning dreams and wants into actionable goals for entrepreneurs with ADHD. She emphasizes the importance of starting with wishes rather than demands, focusing on a few key goals, and balancing personal health and relationships to prevent burnout. The conversation highlights the unique challenges faced by those with ADHD in goal setting and offers strategies for achieving meaningful progress.

Takeaways

The word 'want' can feel overwhelming for those with ADHD.

It's important to approach goal setting with a gentle mindset.

Narrowing focus to three goals can prevent overwhelm.

Personal health is crucial for achieving business goals.

Relationships play a significant role in long-term success.

Self-care is not selfish; it's necessary for productivity.

Creating stability is essential while pursuing growth.

Trusting the process can lead to better outcomes.

Taking one step at a time is key to progress.

Goal setting for ADHD differs from traditional methods.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Goal Setting for ADHD Entrepreneurs

02:48 Transforming Wants into Goals

05:20 The Importance of Focus and Simplicity

08:01 Three Key Goal Categories

10:56 The Role of Relationships in Goal Achievement

13:26 Balancing Goals to Prevent Burnout

If you're ready to take meaningful action to help you grow your business, you're welcome to book a complimentary coaching session with Laura and start making consistent progress today. Book Here.

As we head into a new year, a lot of us naturally start looking back.
We analyze the past year. We judge it. Sometimes we judge ourselves.
And then we start thinking about how we want the next year to be different.

It makes sense that this is the time of year when we start talking about goals and resolutions.

As you probably already know… most resolutions don’t actually stick.

In this episode, I want to talk about something much more important than resolutions — getting clear on what you actually want.
Not what you should want.
Not what other people say you should want.
But what you want.

Because if you skip that step, even the best plans and systems can leave you feeling frustrated or burned out.

This episode is really about giving yourself permission to want what you want — and learning how to listen to yourself again.

In this episode, we talk about:

• How we often look outside ourselves for permission or validation
• The difference between survival-mode wants and deeper, meaningful desires
• Why “I don’t know what I want” is often your brain trying to keep you safe
• How fear, risk, and effort can quietly shut down dreaming
• Why your wants are allowed to change — and why nothing you’ve pursued was wasted

I also walk you through a simple exercise to help you start uncovering what you really want — without pressure to commit or figure it all out right now.

A simple exercise to try after listening:

Start by writing down what you already know you want — for your life, your business, and your future.

Then let yourself go a little deeper. Ask yourself what you would want:

• If you had more time
• If money wasn’t an issue
• If you were younger… or older
• If you had more support
• If no one would judge you
• If you knew you couldn’t fail
• If it had never been done before
• If you had permission to want it

This isn’t about making decisions yet.
You’re not committing to anything.
This is just about letting yourself dream and seeing what comes up.

Why this matters:

When you ignore your own wants, it can slowly drain the joy out of your life and your business.
And sometimes, by not allowing yourself to want something, you may actually be holding back something meaningful you were meant to give.

Your desires aren’t selfish.
They’re often clues.

What’s coming next:

This episode kicks off a January series where we’ll talk about reconnecting with what you really want, giving yourself permission to dream, and then turning those dreams into goals that actually make a difference.

Next week, we’ll talk about where to go after you’ve identified your wants — and how to take the next step toward a future that feels more aligned and meaningful.

Want some support with this?

If you’d like help sorting through what you want and creating a path forward that feels right for you, I’d love to help.
Book a complimentary coaching strategy session here

Or you can watch a free masterclass recording to get more insights into ADHD challenges in business and how to work around them.

When you have a long list of important tasks, and your getting some big things completed, but somehow the simplest ones keep getting pushed aside, it can start to feel personal. Like you’re the one who is failing. Like you should be able to do all of the things.

But what if the issue isn’t a lack of effort?

In this episode, we’re unpacking demand avoidance—a common but misunderstood ADHD experience where anything that feels like a demand (even one you put on yourself) triggers resistance, distraction, or avoidance.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why being “really busy” can still come with missed deadlines
• How demand avoidance is different from procrastination or stubbornness
• The subtle ways it shows up in business (forgotten admin tasks, missed deadlines, neglecting your finances)
• Why your brain may be trying to protect you from stress, uncertainty, or overwhelm
• How ADHD motivators like urgency, novelty, and interest affect task initiation
• Why this pattern is not a character flaw—and absolutely not a sign that you’re not enough

You’ll also hear a couple of personal stories about how demand avoidance has shown up in my life.

This episode isn’t about forcing yourself to work harder. It’s about supporting yourself and the way you think, by understanding how your brain works—so you can stop carrying unnecessary guilt and start creating momentum in a way that works for you.

✨ If you’re ready to stop worrying about the things that didn’t get done—and start building a business that works with your ADHD brain—I’d love to help.  I invite you to consider two options. You can watch my free masterclass, a short video to help you with the basics to get focused and make progress. Or if your ready for some individual help with your business, schedule a call directly with me so we can talk about what you need to get unstuck and get to where you want to be in your business.

Free masterclass - https://www.adhdentrecoach.com/free_video

Book a call - https://www.adhdentrecoach.com/schedulecall

This time of year can feel really stressful, and it's really easy to let your business goals slide, when you trying to meet all of the expectations. Whether it is coming from you or from people you know and care about.

In this episode we will talk about protecting your time and energy while also caring for people and relationships that matter so much, especially this time of year.

I'll also teach you how to create a peace and connection list, so you can make sure the most important things to you get top priority during the busiest month of the year.

Do you ever wonder why gratitude matters? What if I told you that having a good grasp on gratitude could improve how you show up in your business, reduce your anxiety and increase your sense of connection with the people you interact with on a regular basis? On todays episode, I’m going to teach you how using gratitude can help you boost your confidence as a professional and put you more in touch with where you want your business to go from here.

In this episode, we’re diving deep into one of the most common — and most misunderstood — challenges ADHD entrepreneurs face: task initiation.

If you’ve ever known exactly what you need to do but couldn’t make yourself start, this episode will help you understand why. We’ll explore how task initiation fits into executive functioning, why the ADHD brain struggles with getting started (even on things you care about), and what’s actually happening beneath that feeling of being “stuck.”

You’ll walk away with compassion for yourself, clarity about how your brain works, and practical ways to support your ability to begin — without pressure, shame, or burnout.

If you want a little more understanding of how ADHD shows up in business and what you can do to help, check out my free training video at ADHDEntreCoach.com

Rejection sensitivity can show up at the most inconvenient times when your running a business and it can keep you from taking the steps that would bring your business the outcomes that you need and desire. Emotional dysregulation can also be a part of why that rejection feels so dangerous. When you get regulated, with a few simple steps, you can start to make progress that may have felt impossible before.

Check out my free training video for ADHD Entrepreneur's who are ready to create work arounds for the traits that are costing you missed opportunities in your business. Go to ADHDEntreCoach.com

In this first episode, we’re breaking down what overwhelm really looks and feels like—especially for ADHD entrepreneurs. We’ll talk about how your nervous system shifts into fight, flight, freeze, or fawn, and how those responses quietly shape your business decisions, your energy, and your progress.

You’ll learn:

• What each stress response looks like in day-to-day business tasks
• How to recognize when overwhelm is starting to take over
• Simple, in-the-moment tools to calm your system and get back into action

This isn’t about fixing yourself—it’s about understanding yourself. Once you know what’s happening inside your brain and body, you can choose a better next step instead of getting stuck.