ADHD Paralysis in Entrepreneurs to Overcome Executive Dysfunction and Start Using Structure Hacks

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Welcome to the ADHD Entrepreneur Accelerator Podcast. Host Steve August, Founder of ADHD Entrepreneur Accelerator and August & Wonder, is an expert ADHD coach and productivity specialist. He is also the founder, coach, and leader of The Focus Formula ADHD Coworking Community, and creator of the 2X Accelerator, talks about why many ADHD entrepreneurs struggle to get started, even when they know what to do. In this episode, Steve shares why this happens, especially for experienced professionals in their second act, and how it’s often tied to executive function challenges. He explains how understanding your brain’s energy patterns, managing your “mental fuel,” and using tools like body doubling can help you start and stay on track. It’s a clear and real talk packed with tips to help ADHD brains move forward.

Steve knows how it feels to sit down, ready to work, but not be able to start. After facing this himself, he learned it’s not about discipline, it’s about how ADHD affects the brain’s ability to begin tasks. He found that managing energy and building the right structure makes a big difference. Now, he helps ADHD entrepreneurs understand their executive function, use their best focus times, and work with others to finally get things done and feel more in control.

Steve used to wonder why starting felt so hard, even with experience and big ideas. He learned that ADHD makes it harder to start, plan, and follow through, especially without structure. Real progress came when he stopped blaming himself and started managing his brain’s energy and focus. Now, he helps ADHD entrepreneurs use simple tools like co-working and timing their best hours to get unstuck and move forward with confidence.

Key Takeaways:

• Getting Stuck: Why ADHD entrepreneurs struggle to start, even when they know what to do.
• Executive Function: What it means and why it’s the real challenge behind “not starting.”
• Energy and Focus: How understanding your brain’s best times helps you get more done.
• Body Doubling: Why working with others makes starting and finishing easier.
• Smart Strategies: Simple tools to stop spinning and finally move your ideas forward.

Additional Insights:

• Why It Feels Hard: Steve explains how ADHD brains hit a wall when there's no structure.
• Less Energy, More Struggle: How aging and energy levels affect task starting.
• Think Like a Coach: Seeing executive function like a fuel tank helps you manage better.
• Simple Help: Tools like co-working and body doubling can boost motivation fast.
• Work With Your Brain: Success comes from using your brain’s strengths, not fighting them.

Here are a few quotes from the episode:

• “I knew what to do, but I just couldn’t get myself to start.” - Steve August
• “It’s not a focus problem, it’s an executive function problem.” - Steve August
• “Treat your brain like it runs on fuel, and use the best times to get started.” - Steve August

Join Steve August as he shares why ADHD entrepreneurs often get stuck at the starting line, and how...