Ep 146: The ADHD Designer Brain in Business: Pivot or Push?

About this episode

Pam Durkin explores the unique challenges and opportunities faced by designers with ADHD in business, discussing when to pivot and when to stay the course.

There’s nothing more exciting than a new idea. A new offer or a fresh direction. For designers, especially those with ADHD or highly creative brains, novelty feels electric. It feels productive. It feels like momentum. But, are you making a strategic pivot or are you escaping the discomfort of the messy middle? In this episode, I'm diving into the unique wiring of the ADHD designer brain in business, the dopamine spikes, shiny object syndrome and the tendency to overbuild. You'll learn how to discern whether it’s time to shift or time to stay the course. Because hard doesn’t always mean wrong and boredom doesn’t always mean broken. My in person event is coming up May 13-15th in Naples! Come join us! To get all the info, set a clarity call 👇 or DM me on IG @pameladurkin https://www.instagram.com/pameladurkin/ Curious about working with me as your mentor and coach? If you want predictable, profitable cash flow in your interior design business through quality referrals, apply to the Luxury Client Academy here>> https://luxuryclientacademy.com/ Not sure what to do next in your interior design business to drum up business? Sign up for a clarity call here…

People in this episode

Hosts: Pam Durkin, pameladurkin

Topics covered

• ADHD in design
• business strategy
• creative process
• decision making
• mentorship
• interior design

Keywords

• ADHD
• design
• business strategy
• mentorship
• creative process
• dopamine spikes
• shiny object syndrome

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Luxury Client Academy, Elevate Inner Circle

Places: Naples

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