451 | Bending your Business to Your ADHD with Mike Lekies

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Eric is joined by Mike Lekies, who has been a business coach and sales trainer for 15 years and runs a business together with his non-ADHD but not-neurotypical wife.  He has 25 years of experience in sales and was diagnosed with ADHD at age 43, which turned his life upside down.  Mike is also an Alumni of ADHD reWired’s Coaching and Accountability groups!  If you want to find out how to structure your business around your ADHD, then this episode you’ve been looking for! 

You’ll hear more conversations about Mike’s experiences in business and the lessons he learned with his business ventures.  Then, you’ll also hear about business and marriage, and what led Mike to getting diagnosed with ADHD, how it affected his identity, and some of the perks he’s enjoyed being the owner of his own business. 

Learn more at https://www.successfuladhdentrepreneur.com  

Get in touch with Mike on:

• LinkedIn 
• Passion&Profit (German) 

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Other Questions/Topics Answered in this Episode:

• How can you bend your own business to your ADHD? 
• How do we build systms that work for us that scaffold the challenges we have? 
• What three numbers do I need to track to determine if my business is moving forward? 
• How do I interpret the data I track? 
• Questions Mike asks about his own business:
• How many leads do I generate?
• Is it (my leads) critical? 
• Will my business survive this critical number of leads? 
• Is it “ok” or is it more than I need? 
• What’s the difference between revenue and sales? 
• What is the importance of having well-qualified leads? 
• What is a qualified lead? 
• How can I add automation into my business? 
• What can I automate in my business? 

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Resources & Honorable Mentions:

• Book: The ADHD Effect on Marriage - by Melissa Orlov 
• Website: ADHD and Marriage 
• Booking & Scheduling Tool: Calendly 
• Automation, Email Marketing & CRM Tool: ActiveCampaign 
• App: Evernote (for note-taking) 
• App: Make (formally Integromat) 
• App: ClickUp - Where teams get work done. 
• “If ADHD is a gift, where’s the gift receipt?” - Eric Tivers

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Check out the Other Podcasts on the ADHD reWired Podcast Network:

• adhdessentials.com with Brendan Mahan
• hackingyouradhd.com with Will Curb
• adhddiversified.ca with MJ Siemens