Podcast Episode: Cindy Baker - neurodivergent business coach, former school counsellor and teacher, empowered with ADHD

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Keywords

productivity coaching, ADHD, entrepreneurship, time management, emotional regulation, neurodiversity, business strategies, personal growth, coaching techniques, self-awareness

Summary

In this conversation, Cindy Baker, a productivity coach, shares her journey from education to entrepreneurship, emphasising the importance of understanding ADHD and how it can be leveraged as a strength. She discusses strategies for managing time and focus, the significance of a servant mindset in business, and the need for realistic expectations when starting a business. Cindy also highlights the value of embracing differences and finding strengths in oneself and others, particularly in a mainstream system that often requires conformity.

Takeaways

Cindy empowers entrepreneurs to manage their time and energy effectively.

ADHD can be a superpower when understood and managed properly.

Transitioning from education to entrepreneurship can be gradual and fulfilling.

Young people should focus on their strengths rather than their weaknesses.

It's important to have realistic expectations when starting a business.

A servant mindset can lead to greater fulfilment in business.

Managing focus is crucial for success in entrepreneurship.

Understanding one's energy cycles can enhance productivity.

Cindy emphasises the importance of personal experience in coaching.

Building trust with clients involves sharing personal stories and experiences.

 

Titles

Unlocking Productivity: Insights from a Coach

ADHD as a Superpower in Business

 

Sound bites

"You can only do what you can do."

"Your mess can become your message."

"Don't quit your day job too soon."

 

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Productivity Coaching

01:00 Understanding ADHD and Its Impact

08:00 Transitioning from Education to Entrepreneurship

11:48 Embracing Differences and Finding Strengths

17:43 Guiding Young People in a Mainstream System

23:42 Starting a Business: Key Considerations

31:30 The Role of Faith in Coaching

37:27 Balancing Adaptation and Authenticity

40:05 Managing Focus and Energy for Success

47:10 Final Thoughts on Entrepreneurship

 

 

Transcript

 

Melanie Suzanne Wilson (00:01)

Cindy Baker, welcome to the podcast. Where are you?

 

Cindy Baker (00:03)

Thank you for having me. Good to be here.

 

I'm in a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, in the US.

 

Melanie Suzanne Wilson (00:12)

Nice.

 

Awesome. And you said you are a productivity coach. For those who don't know, let's start off with what exactly do you do in that?

 

Cindy Baker (00:24)

Yeah, so I empower entrepreneurs and other kinds of creative professionals to overcome, overwhelm, and manage their time, their focus and their energy, really, so that they can grow their business without burning out.

 

Melanie Suzanne Wilson (00:44)

We got so much to talk about with that. And we'll start off. said that you have ADHD. Is that a big part of how you run your business and how you guide people, how you work?

 

Cindy Baker (00:46)

Yeah.

 

Yeah, I mean, it's I have a background as an educator. I was a school counsellor and a teacher, and I worked with a lot of adolescents that had ADHD. And I thought, you know, I think I have this. And so I was diagnosed as an adult. And when I learned that I had ADHD, I started to learn about different strategies and practice some different ways of doing things that worked with the way my brain is wired.

 

And that's what I really started to see success. So I kind of went from, you know, being all over the place and having chaos in my life to being somebody that other people came to for advice. And that's kind of how the coaching program started.