Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with Adult ADHD takes a street-smart approach to managing adult ADHD. This is THE podcast for busy professional adults, including business owners, entrepreneurs, CEO's, marketing and creative professionals and even PHD's with demanding workloads.
The podcast is an excellent resource for any adult, especially individuals looking for strategies and tactics to create better circumstances in their professional lives.
If you're a small business owner with ADHD and other life responsibilities, this is the perfect podcast to help you navigate the ups and downs of business and life with ADHD.
Every week host David Greenwood, author of the book by the same name, has experts in the field of adult ADHD as well as other entrepreneurs with ADHD. Every episode is packed with solutions and methodical approaches to having a better life with ADHD.
The podcast covers productivity, navigating workloads, how to manage yourself in a chaotic work environment, and burnout. And MUCH more!
Entrepreneurs and business owners with ADHD share their insights and approaches with Dave regularly on the podcast. How did they do it and what do they need to have in place to be successful? Those answers can be found in the podcast.
There are also many episodes with just Dave, who shares his thoughts as a busy entrepreneur with ADHD. Dave Greenwood has been both an entrepreneur for decades and an executive at one of the most recognized brands in the world, doing it all with ADHD.
This is not a Q&A or a stuffy podcast. Every time you hit the download button, you'll feel like you're having a cup of coffee or a pint of your favorite beer with Dave and/for his guests.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 334
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
5 ways to lower your stress at work when you have ADHD
Are you an adult with ADHD that is also stressed out at work? Much of our stress when we have ADHD does revolve around our work, job, and career. But there are ways to lower your stress level in the …
This calendar product can be a game changer for adults with ADHD and the family
Many adults with ADHD struggle to find a calendar system that works for work and home life. And when you're running a household with children, sometimes your calendar system can get more complex.
Y…
Burnout and ADHD-Part 2
If you have adult ADHD and you're feeling burned out, you want to listen to Part 2 about how to navigate burnout when you have ADHD.
You can find Dave's book Overcoming Burnout here. https://www.amaz…
ADHD and burnout-5 areas for recovery and prevention
Dave talks about the continuing epidemic of burnout on this episode. And he discusses why burnout can affect adults with ADHD faster and even harder than others.
And to a greater extent, adults with …
5 Things I learned about thriving with adult ADHD from my guests
After recording over 200 episodes of this podcast, writing two books and mentoring individuals with adult ADHD, Dave discusses some of the core ways everyone can thrive with adult ADHD.
While ADHD ca…
A Reintroduction to Overcoming Distractions Thriving with Adult ADHD
Welcome to Overcoming Distractions Thriving with Adult ADHD. This podcast is a reintroduction to Overcoming Distractions, the mission and what types of issues we discuss each week.
We have had many n…
Why checklists are not enough for adults with ADHD
If you are an adult with ADHD you're going to have to find some type of checklist system or To Do List that works for you and your own personal circumstances.
Dave gives you a quick primer on some of…
Easy ways adults with ADHD can practice mindfulness
Mindfulness does not mean that you need to sit in a quiet room for two hours and not speak or move. Mindfulness as this week's guest Chris Berlow states is keeping the main thing…. the main thing.
Th…
Why energizing activities help us thrive with adult ADHD
Are you an adult with ADHD that needs more clarity on the types of activities that energize you as well as the activities in your life that drain your energy?
In this shorter version of Overcoming Di…
How to remember and achieve goals with adult ADHD
Did you set goals at the beginning of the year or did you create any New Year's resolutions?
Have you gotten off track on your New Year's goals or completely forgotten what you set out to do this yea…
5 tips for managing large projects when you have adult ADHD
One of the many challenges adults with ADHD face is managing large and ongoing projects. Most times, these projects revolve around work or our career. And because there are so many aspects of managin…
A quick burnout checkup for adults with ADHD
This is a quick checkup if you're feeling a little cooked lately. Grab a notebook and a pen!
Some people feel refreshed at the new year, but it can also give us more pressure and stress about goals a…
Are you following conventional wisdom with your adult ADHD?
Conventional wisdom would have adults with ADHD believing that we need to follow a specific path to manage and thrive with adult ADHD. But as you may have uncovered by now, following conventional wis…
How to get more comfortable engaging with your calendar when you have adult ADHD
Adults with ADHD seem to have a love/hate relationship regarding scheduling and using calendars. Are you one of these people?
Sure, it sounds like a simple concept but for many of us with adult ADHD,…
Overcoming shame as an adult with ADHD
As individuals with ADHD, by the time we are adults, we have experienced and internalized hundreds of thousands of negative inputs about who we are and how we are. This can create defensiveness, peo…
Are you an adult with ADHD entering a leadership position?
If you are an adult with ADHD and find yourself in a leadership position, you'll want to pay attention to what our guest Brendan Mahan says this week.
Brendan from ADHD essentials is back on overcomi…
ADHD and Feeling Too Busy
Every adult with ADHD experiences the feeling of being too busy sometimes.
Dave tackles how we can minimize this feeling that many of us go through in our professional lives and at home.
Oftentimes a…
How this creative digital nomad manages ADHD
How does a creative digital nomad manage her ADHD on the road?
On Overcoming Distractions this time is Nikki May, owner of Nikki D May Art and Design. Nikki sold her house, purchased a bus and now ru…
Imposter syndrome, ADHD and how to move forward with intention
Many adults with ADHD can also experience imposter syndrome.
Some even say it is much more common in adults with ADHD than others.
That is the focus of this podcast with Matthew Zakreski a licensed c…
How those with ADHD can make the next day at work much easier
Dave talks about one of the simplest strategies to thrive with ADHD in the workplace.
How and why making a list the night before each workday is a powerful tool for adults with ADHD.
Many people tell…