183: The ADHD Entrepreneur's Client Attraction Problem (Spoiler: It's Not What You Think)

You know that marketing guru who told you to "just follow the proven 7-step funnel system"? Yeah, they probably don't have ADHD.

If you're an ADHD entrepreneur who's tried every marketing strategy but still struggles to attract ideal clients, this episode is for you. We're diving into why traditional marketing fails neurodivergent business owners and the 4 authentic strategies that actually work WITH your ADHD brain.

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The Real Problem Most Experts Miss:

- Why cookie-cutter marketing strategies backfire for ADHD entrepreneurs

- How rejection sensitive dysphoria sabotages your visibility efforts

- Why "consistency is king" is toxic for neurodivergent business owners

The 4 Authentic Client Attraction Strategies:

1. The Authentic Inconsistency Approach - Post when inspired, not on forced schedules

2. The Hyperfocus Content Method - Batch creation during obsessive period.

3. The "Behind the Chaos" Strategy - Share your messy process, not just results

.4. The Interest-Led Marketing Approach - Follow curiosity instead of rigid content pillars

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Episode Transcript

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You know that marketing guru whotold you to just follow the
proven 7 step funnel system? Yeah, they probably don't have
ADHD. Because here's what happens when
we try those cookie cutter strategies.
We build the funnel, we write the emails, we set up the
automation, and then we completely abandoned it 3 weeks

(00:20):
later when something shinier catches our attention.
That's exactly why I created ADHD Preneur Academy, to give
ADHD entrepreneurs a way to build systems that actually
stick without all the shame and without the burnout.
Sound familiar? Here's the plot twist nobody

(00:41):
talks about. The reason traditional marketing
doesn't work for us isn't because we're lazy or
undisciplined. It's because our brains are
wired completely differently, and that's actually our secret
weapon. And I need you to hear me on
this. That difference isn't your
weakness, it's your edge. I'm here to flip everything you

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think you know about client attraction on its head.
The pain point we all feel. Let me paint a picture that's

(01:25):
probably way too familiar. You've invested in that $2000
course about authentic marketingor effortless funnels.
You're excited this is finally going to be the system that
works for you. You spend 3 days hyper focusing
on setting everything up. You write 17 different versions
of your opt in. You design the perfect lead

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magnet. You map out a six e-mail nurture
sequence that would make Marie Forleo weep with joy.
And then crickets. Not because the system doesn't
work, but because maintaining itfeels like trying to keep a
houseplant alive when you forgetto water yourself most days.
That's where the focused and free membership comes in.
We build flexible, ADHD friendlyworkflows so your business

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doesn't dry up the minute your attention shifts the flip.
Or maybe you've completely givenup on marketing because every
strategy you've tried felt gross, pushy, or just
fundamentally wrong for your brain.
Either way, you're stuck in thisweird place where you know

(02:31):
you're amazing at what you do, your clients tell you
constantly, but somehow the clients you want aren't finding
you. Or worse, you're attracting
clients who drain your energy and pay peanuts.
That's exactly what I help entrepreneurs shift inside my
growth game plan sessions. We rebuild your offers and your

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messaging so you stop settling for misaligned clients and
finally attract the ones who getyou.
Here's what I realized after years of trying to shove my
square ADHD brain into round marketing holes.
We're not broken. The systems are strategy #1 the
authentic inconsistency approach.

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Forget the content calendar. Instead, post when you're
genuinely excited about something.
Your enthusiasm is contagious and people can feel the
difference. Example Business Coach Say
you're a business coach. You don't need six months of pre
scheduled content. Share that breakthrough moment

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you had with a client today. That single post will connect
deeper than 20 polished tips. Example, Boutique Owner, If you
run a boutique, don't wait untilFriday feature day to showcase
inventory. Go live the minute a shipment of
clothes arrives. Show the excitement, the mess,

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the boxes everywhere. People love the energy of real
time. Want help turning those random
bursts of energy into actual client attracting posts?
Grab my free Flow playbook. It's designed to turn scattered
ADHD thoughts into content that connects.
I'll put it in the show notes for you.
Strategy #2 The hyper focus content method.

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When you're in a rabbit hole, you set batch your content
during hyper focus sprints. Example Virtual assistant.
Say you're a VA and you get obsessed with Canva templates
one afternoon. Don't just create one Instagram
post for yourself. Create 10.
Then save them. That's your next month of
content done in one sitting. Example course creator.

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Maybe you're building a course and you get hyper focused on
module 2. Instead of stopping, record
everything that pops in your brain.
Clip it into mini lessons later.Your hyper focus can literally
create your course library. Inside my content Sprint, I
teach you how to turn 1 hyper focus session into an entire
month of content. So even when you ghost the

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Internet for a few weeks, your business keeps running.
Strategy #3 the Behind the Chaosstrategy.
Share your messy process, not just your results.
The 2:00 AM breakthroughs, the disappearing acts, the 17 sticky
note systems, That's the stuff that attracts your real people.

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Example social seller, if you'rein network marketing, don't just
show the Polish team retreat. Show your toddler climbing on
you while you're placing an order.
That's what your audience relates to.
Example brick and mortar shop. If you own a shop, share the
chaos of setting up a new display.

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Show the behind the scenes of pricing tags.
That's what humanizes your business.
That's why I created my unmaskedcommunity.
So ADHD entrepreneurs have a place to share the real
unfiltered behind the scenes without judgement.
Strategy #4 the interest LED marketing approach.
Follow your curiosity instead offorcing yourself to stay on

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script. Your enthusiasm is magnetic.
Example photographer. Maybe you're obsessed with fall
colors this week. Talk about it, post it.
Use that passion to connect withyour audience, and then link it
back to your services. Example business coach.

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If you can't stop reading about time blocking hacks, go live and
share your thoughts. Even if you haven't figured it
out yet. Your people love watching you
test an experiment. That's exactly what ADHD
Entrepreneur Academy is built on.
Your brain isn't the obstacle, it's the strategy.

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The way you think. Hyper focus and connect is the
system. Rapid fire ideas for different
ADHD styles. Overwhelm perfectionist.
Add 1 personal line to your nextbusiness.
Post all or nothing creator batch when you're on rest When
you're off visibility phobic. Start by commenting, not

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creating. Scattered Sharer voice memos
equals goldmine of content. Listen, beautiful brain, your
ADHD isn't a marketing problem. Defects.
It's a marketing superpower to use the clients you want, the
ones who pay well, trust your process, and stick around.
They're not looking for another beige cookie cutter

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professional. They're looking for someone
real, someone creative. Someone Like You.
And I need you to take this in. Stop trying to market like a
neurotypical entrepreneur. Start marketing like the
brilliant, chaotic, authentic human you actually are.
And if you're ready to learn howto do that without burnout, step
into ADHD Entrepreneur Academy. That's where we turn all this

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too much into your winning strategy.
Before you go, pick one thing you've been hiding about your
ADHD brain and share it this week.
Just one. Watch what happens.
Or better yet, come hang out with us inside, unmasked, where
the messy truth becomes your magnetic marketing.
Until next time, make it simple.Make it social, make it awesome.