Slay ADHD
This podcast is your guide to working smarter, not harder. Each episode delivers practical strategies to help entrepreneurs beat burnout, stay organized, and stop dropping the ball on the details that matter. Whether you're juggling clients, finances, or day-to-day operations, you'll learn how to build systems that keep you on track, deliver quality results your customers will love, and grow a business you're genuinely proud of — without losing your mind in the process.My name is Laura Lang and for over 20 years, I've been an entrepreneur with ADHD coming along for the ride. Sometimes it's helped me, sometimes it sidelines me...
Bonus 2 of 5 - FOCUS - Executive Function Explained: The hidden force behind business results
This episode explores the concept of executive function and its impact on business success for entrepreneurs with ADHD. It delves into the challenges of executive function in business and provides insights into specific areas of executive function, such as task initiation, time management, planning & prioritizing, working memory, organization, and goal-directed persistence. The episode also addresses the relationship between stress and executive function challenges, emphasizing the need for structural solutions over willpower.
Learn more at LauraAnnLang.com and you can take advantage of the offer to benefit from the program as a beta tester.
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Bonus 1 of 5 - FOCUS on Business - The ADHD Entrepreneur Paradox
Why do ADHD entrepreneurs often feel trapped by the challenges of running a business? I will discuss the reasons we are so good at what we do, but still struggle to get ahead. With the introduction of the FOCUS Program, I will address these challenges and review how building effective systems can get you over these hurdles.
The conversation explores the impact of neurodiversity in business and offers insights on overcoming ADHD challenges through system improvements.
This is part 1 of a 5 part series.
Takeaways
ADHD entrepreneurs...Episode 13 - working around working memory issues
Episode Overview
Laura opens with a personal story about forgetting to arrange a dinner delivery for a couple in need at her church — and the shame spiral that followed. This relatable moment sets up a deeper conversation about working memory: what it is, why it's harder for people with ADHD, and how to build practical workarounds.
What Is Working Memory?
Working memory is the ability to hold multiple pieces of information in your mind while actively using that information to complete a task. Think of it as your brain's processor — sorting incoming thoughts and...
Episode 12 - It's About Time
In this episode of Slay ADHD, Laura discusses the challenges of time management faced by individuals with ADHD, particularly entrepreneurs. She explores the concept of time as a symphony, the issues of time blindness, hyper-focus, and the importance of planning and prioritizing tasks. Laura provides practical tips for improving time management skills and emphasizes the need for self-compassion in the face of these challenges. The episode concludes with an offer of a free ADHD planner for business owners.
takeaways
Struggling with time management is a common challenge for those with ADHD.Time can be...Episode 11 - The ADHD Mind Balance Tree - Your life at a glance
What if instead of being overwhelmed by all the responsibilities in your life, you could see them each as a part of the whole beautiful life, like the branches of a tree?
In this episode of Slay ADHD, Laura discusses the challenges faced by entrepreneurs with ADHD, particularly the feelings of overwhelm and stress-induced dysregulation. She introduces the concept of the ADHD Mind Balance Tree as a creative organizational tool to visualize and manage various responsibilities in life. This method emphasizes the importance of seeing life as a whole rather than a series of tasks...
Episode 10 - Improve your life and your business through balanced habits
In this episode, Laura discusses the importance of creating balanced habits for entrepreneurs, as a way to create a sense of balance and ease in life and in business. We all need self-care to prevent burnout and improve productivity, but it's hard to find the time.
Laura shares her personal experiences and introduces four key balanced habits that can help individuals manage stress and maintain a healthy work-life balance. The conversation highlights the significance of recognizing stress, setting up evening rituals for better sleep, and the overall impact of self-care on business success.
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Episode 9 - How to achieve big goals for people with ADHD
In this episode, Laura discusses the challenges of goal setting for individuals with ADHD and introduces a unique system designed to align with their thought processes. She emphasizes the importance of focusing on manageable steps rather than overwhelming oneself with rigid structures. By sharing her personal experiences and successes, Laura illustrates how this system can lead to significant achievements while maintaining a sense of enjoyment and control over one's goals.
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Episode 8 - Navigating ADHD in Goal Setting: Turning Wishes into Achievable Goals
In this episode of Slay ADHD, Laura Lang discusses the process of turning dreams and wants into actionable goals for entrepreneurs with ADHD. She emphasizes the importance of starting with wishes rather than demands, focusing on a few key goals, and balancing personal health and relationships to prevent burnout. The conversation highlights the unique challenges faced by those with ADHD in goal setting and offers strategies for achieving meaningful progress.
Takeaways
The word 'want' can feel overwhelming for those with ADHD.
It's important to approach goal setting with a g...
Episode 7 - What you want really matters
As we head into a new year, a lot of us naturally start looking back.
We analyze the past year. We judge it. Sometimes we judge ourselves.
And then we start thinking about how we want the next year to be different.
It makes sense that this is the time of year when we start talking about goals and resolutions.
As you probably already know… most resolutions don’t actually stick.
In this episode, I want to talk about something much more important than resolutions — getting clear on what you actual...
Episode 6 - Why important tasks are so hard to get to.
When you have a long list of important tasks, and your getting some big things completed, but somehow the simplest ones keep getting pushed aside, it can start to feel personal. Like you’re the one who is failing. Like you should be able to do all of the things.
But what if the issue isn’t a lack of effort?
In this episode, we’re unpacking demand avoidance—a common but misunderstood ADHD experience where anything that feels like a demand (even one you put on yourself) triggers resistance, distract...
How to fit joy into the season
This time of year can feel really stressful, and it's really easy to let your business goals slide, when you trying to meet all of the expectations. Whether it is coming from you or from people you know and care about.
In this episode we will talk about protecting your time and energy while also caring for people and relationships that matter so much, especially this time of year.
I'll also teach you how to create a peace and connection list, so you can make sure the most important things to...
Can gratitude really help my business?
Do you ever wonder why gratitude matters? What if I told you that having a good grasp on gratitude could improve how you show up in your business, reduce your anxiety and increase your sense of connection with the people you interact with on a regular basis? On todays episode, I’m going to teach you how using gratitude can help you boost your confidence as a professional and put you more in touch with where you want your business to go from here.
Episode 3 - When you want to get started but just can't
In this episode, we’re diving deep into one of the most common — and most misunderstood — challenges ADHD entrepreneurs face: task initiation.
If you’ve ever known exactly what you need to do but couldn’t make yourself start, this episode will help you understand why. We’ll explore how task initiation fits into executive functioning, why the ADHD brain struggles with getting started (even on things you care about), and what’s actually happening beneath that feeling of being “stuck.”
You’ll walk away with compassion for yourself, clarity about how your brain works, and pra...
Is rejection sensitivity sabotaging your business?
Rejection sensitivity can show up at the most inconvenient times when your running a business and it can keep you from taking the steps that would bring your business the outcomes that you need and desire. Emotional dysregulation can also be a part of why that rejection feels so dangerous. When you get regulated, with a few simple steps, you can start to make progress that may have felt impossible before.
Check out my free training video for ADHD Entrepreneur's who are ready to create work arounds for the traits that are costing you missed...
Understanding Overwhelm and how to get out of it
In this first episode, we’re breaking down what overwhelm really looks and feels like—especially for ADHD entrepreneurs. We’ll talk about how your nervous system shifts into fight, flight, freeze, or fawn, and how those responses quietly shape your business decisions, your energy, and your progress.
You’ll learn:
What each stress response looks like in day-to-day business tasksHow to recognize when overwhelm is starting to take overSimple, in-the-moment tools to calm your system and get back into actionThis isn’t about fixing yourself—it’s about understanding yourself. Once you know what’...
