Happy Momentum Monday (on a Sunday)!

12 ADHD Game Changers That Actually Move the Needle

Ok, so sometimes managing ADHD can feel like trying to herd caffeinated squirrels. But through the years of coaching hundreds of fellow ADHDers (and a lot of person trial and error), I’ve found a few tricks that actually work. Not just “Pinterest board” work, but “my-kitchen-is-a-mess-and-I-have-no-spoons” work.

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So this week, I’m dishing out 12 of my absolute top-tier, needle-moving, ADHD-friendly game changers. Some are mindset shifts, some are super practical. All of them are built around one core idea:

Momentum over motivation. Always.

Here are a few faves from the list (you’ll want to bookmark the full breakdown!):

1. Externalize It

If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a thousand times. ADHD brains are a little like that basket with the lotto numbers on it. Lots of thoughts, ideas, fears, excitments, conversations, and to-do lists going round and round and round. Get the shiz out of your head!! Brain dump. Make ONE list. Not 12. And put that list IN THE SAME PLACE. Have one notebook (not my favorite method), or one note in your notes app or one list in reminders, but give it a HOME. Otherwise you’ll have too many places and won’t know where to look when you need. We don’t need help in that department! So we’re not (necessarily) doing scribbles on envelopes and the back of receipts. Just one list. In one place.

Bonus: Do it before bed so you don’t lie awake thinking about 837 things you need to do tomorrow. Give your brain a roadmap to wake up to. And remember it’s a to-start list-ish. It a general idea of what needs to happen. It’s not carved on stone and written in blood.

2. Find the Barrier to Entry

Sometimes the smallest hurdle can completely derail your momentum. Like needing to change out of pajamas before heading out, or switching from glasses to contacts.
Here’s the trick: identify that first friction point, the little thing that makes everything else feel harder and tackle it early.
Put on your shoes. Toss on a comfy outfit. Do the “get-ready” step that mentally signals “we’re doing the thing.”
It’s wild how much smoother your day can go when that tiny first block is removed.

3. Top 3

Pick your top 3 tasks for the day. Not top 27. Not “clean the house, fix your life, become a new person.” Just 3. The rest is overflow, and if you get to it, great. But focus on 3 things you want to get done. It will help with the overwhelm and setting yourself up for failure with a list 3 days long when you realistically only have 3 hours.

4. Micro-Moves Create Momentum

What’s the tiniest step you can take toward the thing you’ve been avoiding? Open the laptop. Wash one fork. Send a “hey” text. Roll out the yoga mat and lay in childs pose. Start small. Let momentum do the heavy lifting.

5. Dopamine Stack

Do the boring thing with a fun thing. Dishes + podcast. Laundry + guilty pleasure playlist. Go for walk with an audio-book. Stack something that gives you no dopamine with something does!

And my personal favorite…

6. Embrace Your Chaos

Let your ADHD life be a little messy. That Pinterest-perfect planner life? Maybe not your jam—and that’s okay. If your walls are bare and your socks are mismatched, you’re still doing a really good job and you’re still a good person! None of this is tied to character or morality. Don’t waste energy trying to look like someone else’s version of “together.”

You can grab the full list of 12 ADHD Game Changers right here.

This Week’s Action Step:
Pick one game changer from the list and try it. Just one. I want you to test it, not perfect it. ADHD thrives on experimentation—so let this be your lab week.

One more thing…

I’ve always worked hard to keep my ADHD coaching services super accessible. But the truth is my prices are less than half what others are charging which means I’m getting priced out of the market. Starting June 1, my prices are going up.

I know, I hate it too. But it’s necessary so I can keep offering this work sustainably.

So if you’ve been thinking “someday,” let me lovingly shout at you:
NOW IS THE TIME. Spots are filling up as people are signing up to get this pricing, so don’t procrastinate.

Lock in current pricing before June 1. Book a call, join a program, or snag a coaching spot before the rates bump up. I’d love to work with you and help you stack those small wins into something big.

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Have fun changing the game and I’ll see you next week!

—Leah