One month ago, a new client told me:
“I just do the bare minimum in life and I can’t get motivated to do anything.” (He’s been on stimulant medication for many months.)
This week, his accountability text said:
“I can sit down at work for a few hours and really feel productive… I can sit down after dinner and concentrate and read – and I’m motivated to do it!”
What a turnaround!
For many people with ADHD, the hardest part isn’t doing the task – it’s starting. Whether it’s replying to an email, cleaning the kitchen, or beginning a new project, the initiation phase can feel disproportionately difficult. It’s not laziness or lack of willpower. It’s an executive function challenge: your brain struggles to switch gears and activate effort when there’s no immediate urgency or reward.
What helps?
-Strengthening the foundations: sleep, diet, exercise gives you more energy and resilience
-Designing systems and strategies that align with how your brain works (instead of fighting against it)
-Learning how to launch – small, repeatable ways to get into motion
This person spent over four decades of his life feeling lazy and unmotivated.
What’s the truth?
He’s a deeply growth-oriented person – held back by low energy, low dopamine, and a lack of skills to work with his unique challenges.
ADHD coaching can create rapid change. Watching clients flip the script, build momentum, reclaim motivation, and experience early wins is highly inspiring.
