Rebuilding a Business with an ADHD Brain
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
Release Date: 03/13/2026
The ADHD Minute-The 10-Minute Reset Ritual for Busy Adults with ADHD
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
We're doing something new here at Overcoming Distractions. It's called the ADHD minute and it's a quick shorter episode for you the person with the demanding career that just happens to have ADHD. Ever feel busy but not productive? For busy professionals and executives with ADHD, it’s not a time problem, it’s a pause and reset problem. This episode introduces a simple 10-minute reset ritual to help you regain focus fast. When your brain is overloaded, it seeks relief, not priorities and that leads to more distractions and task-switching. Instead of pushing harder let’s learn to reset....
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How Busy Adults with ADHD Can Find Clarity in Chaos-Advice from a NASA Operations Expert
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
Dave sits down with John Mollura, a former test operations expert for NASA and the U.S. Military. John shares his journey of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and how he transitioned from viewing his "brain wiring" as a deficit to a high-performance superpower. From mission-critical field testing in the Mojave Desert to creative problem-solving on spacecraft hardware, John explains how the ADHD brain is uniquely equipped for pattern recognition and decisive action in high-pressure environments. Our Adult ADHD Discussion: ADHD and Pattern Recognition: Not everyone agrees that ADHD is a...
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The ADHD Edge is Working With Your Energy, Not Against It
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
If you are trying to manage a packed calendar, constant demands, pulled in 1000 directions, and still feeling behind, it’s time to have a talk about your energy and productivity. Managing your time isn’t the real challenge, understanding your energy is. For busy professionals with ADHD, especially those balancing demanding careers and family responsibilities, productivity often comes in unpredictable waves. In this short episode, Dave explores how to stop forcing focus and instead align your work with your natural energy cycles. In this episode, we discuss: Why you need to identify your...
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Start Strong, Finish Calm: Daily Routines for ADHD Professionals
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
Busy professionals with ADHD often don’t struggle with effort. They struggle with starting the day and shutting it down. Without clear transitions, mornings feel chaotic and evenings feel unfinished. Dave explores how simple, repeatable routines can act as anchors to create stability, reduce decision fatigue, and help you move through your day with more clarity and control. Without adding pressure or complexity! These are must haves for ADHD individuals in demanding careers and businesses. Key Takeaways: Build a simple morning routine focused on momentum, not perfection Start your day by...
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Rebuilding a Business with an ADHD Brain
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
In this episode of Overcoming Distractions, Dave talks with Scott Proposki, a high-level photographer who has shot for the White House and National Geographic. Scott shares his journey of scaling a seven-figure studio, losing it during the 2020 pandemic, and the psychological toll of that transition. The conversation focuses on how entrepreneurs with ADHD can pivot from seeing their condition as a liability to leveraging it as a professional asset. Even when it seems impossible. Key Discussion Topics The Power of Hyper-Focus: Scott discusses how his camera acted as a "superpower," allowing...
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Reducing Time Blindness for High-Performing ADHD Professionals
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
Why does the day disappear, even when you start with a clear plan? For busy professionals with ADHD, time blindness isn’t a character flaw. Research points to neurobiological differences in executive function and time perception, dopamine dysregulation affecting motivation and internal timing. The result? Reactive weeks. Strategic thinking is squeezed out by “urgent.” Constant context switching. Strained relationships. In this episode, Dave reframes time blocking as visual decision-making and not rigid scheduling. Why high achievers with ADHD struggle with estimating time The leadership...
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Prioritization for the Real World When You Have Adult ADHD
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
In this episode, Dave breaks down how prioritization really works for busy professionals with adult ADHD. When everything feels urgent and your to-do list never ends, it’s easy to confuse motion with progress. This episode of Overcoming Distractions focuses on sorting tasks by importance, urgency, and, most critically, energy. We explore an ADHD-friendly version of the framework Must / Should / Could system to reduce overwhelm and force clarity around what actually needs to get done today. Key discussion points include: Why everything feels urgent when you have ADHD How to identify...
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People-Pleasing & Adult ADHD — The Hidden Cost for High-Achieving Professionals
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
People pleasing is often seen as being helpful, reliable, or easy to work with. But for busy professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners with ADHD, it can quietly become one of the biggest drivers of burnout, overcommitment, and frustration. In this episode, Dave talks about how people pleasing shows up in leadership and the workplace, why it’s so common in high-achieving adults with ADHD, and what it actually costs you over time. More importantly, Dave will explore practical ways to recognize these patterns and how to begin shifting toward healthier boundaries that support...
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Uncovering Emotional Dysregulation in Women with ADHD with Dr. Gilly Kahn
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
In this episode of Overcoming Distractions, Dave welcomes Dr. Gilly Kahn, a clinical psychologist, ADHD specialist, and author of the new book, Allow Me to Interrupt. While ADHD is often associated with external disruptions in boys, Dr. Kahn highlights how it frequently manifests internally as emotional dysregulation in women. The conversation dives deep into why women are often diagnosed later in life and how biological factors, specifically hormonal shifts, play a critical role in how ADHD symptoms fluctuate. Key Discussion Points The Gender Bias in Diagnosis: Dr. Kahn discusses how current...
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Stop storing everything in your ADHD brain
Overcoming Distractions-Thriving with ADHD, ADD
Managing the Noise: Why Your Brain Feels So Loud If your brain feels like 37 open tabs that won't load, this short episode of Overcoming Distractions is for you. Designed for entrepreneurs and executives living with ADHD, we explore why your working memory is constantly overloaded and why "externalizing everything" is a biological necessity, not just a productivity tip. Dave shares lived experience on how to move from chronic mental noise to clarity by simply getting information out of your head and into a trusted system. Key Discussion Points: The ADHD Mental Strainer: Why trying to store...
info_outlineIn this episode of Overcoming Distractions, Dave talks with Scott Proposki, a high-level photographer who has shot for the White House and National Geographic. Scott shares his journey of scaling a seven-figure studio, losing it during the 2020 pandemic, and the psychological toll of that transition.
The conversation focuses on how entrepreneurs with ADHD can pivot from seeing their condition as a liability to leveraging it as a professional asset.
Even when it seems impossible.
Key Discussion Topics
- The Power of Hyper-Focus: Scott discusses how his camera acted as a "superpower," allowing him to achieve elite professional success through intense focus.
- The Dangers of "The Stop": Why high-energy entrepreneurs with ADHD often thrive in chaos but can struggle with depression when professional momentum suddenly halts.
- The Myth of Academic Success: Both David and Scott reflect on their poor academic histories (the "C- student" experience) and how it didn't prevent them from both becoming best-selling authors.
- The Importance of Body Doubling: Scott identifies how his previous success relied on having assistants or office managers to act as "accountability partners" and why isolation during the pandemic was so damaging.
- Building Repeatable Systems: A look at the Mark Cuban philosophy: why entrepreneurs must create repeatable systems to turn a "chaotic job" into a real business.
- Recovering from Zero: Insights into the mindset shifts required to rebuild a business and professional identity after a total loss.
Find Scott Proposki here: www.scottproposki.com
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