Often it is sometimes complicated for anyone with ADHD (attention deficit) to combine their inattentive, impulsive, and infrequently hyperactive instincts and behaviors cohesively into the workforce. Those very talented and energetic personalities are likely to be regarded as being among the demographics with the lowest job retention rate.

It may come as hardly surprising the dream of being self-employed seems like a fair option for all those with attention deficit. No more boss barking unreasonable demands, you can forget write-ups for chronic lateness, no more without having your notions taken heed of, you can forget being passed over for promotion since you just don’t get it, you can forget being forced to explain your actions to others, and you can forget feeling like an outcast with your coworkers. Wow, headed for job utopia eventually!

Or can it be? While jumping on the ADHD bandwagon is advisable for most of those with ADHD many facets of the entrepreneurial world can prove quite challenging. Things like being self-motivated, the need to plan projects and finish them efficiently, organizing billing and bookkeeping statements effectively, and finding out what customers want and getting for many years yesterday, not later or the coming year.

Yes, the entrepreneurial world is a race against time many times more intense as opposed to the corporate grind. If you work slow or are not able to deliver, clothing long before you will be looking over the online job listings on an employer ready to take a chance with a failed small company owner with ADHD.

Yes, the skills that should be successful in running your business are the same as many ADHD people have a problem with. Does this mean you ought to turn your back on your entrepreneurial dream and be very pleased with being unhappy within your … Read More