Hey there, it's Coach Ryan with Stimuli. Today we're going to be talking about what makes a job stick, or stink, and how to find the right fit for your ADHD brain. Did you know that employees with ADHD are 30% more likely to have chronic employment issues and are 60% more likely to be fired from a job, and three times more likely to quit a job impulsively, according to a 2008, Berkley study. That means that if you find yourself jumping from job to job, you're not alone. Here's the simple truth, we must be interested in the work that we're doing in order to fully engage our brains. That's the truth about ADHD, and no amount of self-discipline, accountability, or task management is going to surmount that obstacle.So instead of fighting against your brain, and its wiring, let's find a way to work with your brain. If you're truly uninspired from your work, don't spend your energy trying to change yourself. Instead, change your work. And look, even if you're not ready to immediately shift your career. Small steps are safer than great leaps into the unknown. I'm gonna give you four steps today, and how you can decide if your job is right for you.Step one is to be honest with yourself. Ask the question, what is something that engages your genuine interest? And if you know in your gut, that your current work doesn't fulfil you, there's no need to despair. That's the greatest feedback that leads us to step two.And step two is to find something outside of your work that engages your interest. Your relationship with work is like any relationship really, I mean, you can expect that it's not going to expect to fill all of your needs. Sometimes, finding something outside of your word that fires you up something that gets you energised and curious and motivated. That will be the secret formula to your happiness at work. Whether it's pickleball, surfing or painting, or if it gives you a consistent healthy dose of dopamine, it's going to have a positive impact at your work. Quick story from my past that, years ago when I was struggling to succeed and find joy in my corporate sales job, I found that attending Toastmasters International every week - and Toastmasters is the public speaking group that's around the world - it made a huge difference in my enjoyment and performance at work. Because once I started expanding my identity beyond just my job title, and nurturing my own interests, taking my interests seriously enough to invest in them, instead of just dismissing them, that's when I began to find more ways to engage with what I truly loved.And that leads us to step three, you've probably heard it before: work smarter, not harder. Once you expand your self worth beyond your job description, you're able to see your job more clearly for what it truly is. And then you can ask yourself, what are the minimum mandatory deliverables you need to do in your job? In other words, how can you get a passing grade? Have you ever heard the phrase, I know it's popular here in America that "C's get degrees"? Well, it's true. And this doesn't mean it's lazy. It's just smart. You need to know what it takes to get a passing grade at your job. So that helps you to not get sidetracked. This means you need to understand your job description in order to be successful at it. So you don't need to have straight A's but you do need to at least pass. What used to trip me up in my corporate job was completing the duties as assigned. In other words, I was actually so bad at this, that I would pick one day a week to stay late and catch up on those items. That means that I worked 10 hours a day once a week just to keep up with my basic responsibilities. And while this did work, it meant that I was working way harder instead of smarter. What I eventually figured out was once I identified the KPIs that I was expected to do, and that stands for key performance indicators, I could immediately determine what to prioritise and what to put to the side. I created systems for success, reminders of what to stay on top of and I took my reminder seriously because I knew if I didn't, I was gonna start sinking and leave my job, whether it was by choice or by force.And here's the thing, it doesn't really matter how great you are at doing presentations and connecting with clients, I mean, that was me. If your job is to close deals and file paperwork, that means you're going to be falling short. Which leads us to our final step for this lesson, which is step four: determine where your strengths shine. If you're really great with connecting with clients, then find a way to leverage that skill. If you're really enjoying, or if you get a lot of fulfilment from solving IT problems, then find where those problems accumulate, seek out opportunities where your strengths can really be put on display, but not at the expense of your other work. That was always my problem. It's hard to ask this to your boss on the idea of giving you more work in an area you enjoy when you're not completing the work that you're already being trusted or assigned to do. Because all jobs are going to involve some amount of administrative work, or work you don't like. But if you can find where your strengths shine, you can use that as a signpost, a mile marker pointing you closer towards the job that you want to do the job of your dreams.So to review, the first step is to be honest with yourself. It's okay not to like the work, but it's not okay to keep lying to yourself about it. Step two, find something or maybe several things outside of work that light up your passion and curiosity. I was just telling a client earlier today, you can't serve from an empty plate. So if you're not getting that fulfilment, if you're not filling up your plate at work, find something outside of work that brings you joy. Something that can light up that passion and curiosity. And once you start getting healthy doses of dopamine, and giving that to yourself in one area of your life, you're going to be happier in all aspects of life. Step three. It's to work smarter, not harder. There's no prizes given for unnecessary effort or suffering. And how many of us are going through that when you have ADHD? Find the easiest path to success and take it. That's where that minimum mandatory comes in. And lastly, step four, determine where your strengths shine the brightest, and seek out more and more opportunities to let yourself shine to put those strengths on display. All right, that's all for now. Thank you for taking time to explore this topic and understand your ADHD brain a little better. I'm ADHD Coach Ryan. And as always, I believe in you.