How to Turn Adhd into a Superpower - Dan martell

In this video, I share with you how you can turn problems into opportunities. After years of being diagnosed with ADD, I was finally able to transform it into a superpower. Watch the video to learn how you can also stop fighting and start taking control of your life. I also share some daily routines that have helped me. Join me on FB: ****** Connect w/ me live: ****** Tweet me: ****** Instagram awesomeness: ****** Are you an entrepreneur? Get free weekly video training here: ****** I was diagnosed with ADD when I was 11 years old. To say that had an impact on my life would be an understatement. For many years, I felt I was “broken”. After going through challenging teenage years, I finally decided to take control of my diagnosis and read a lot on the subject. Since that point I’ve turned it into my single biggest asset. I’ve been blessed (and surprised) to have since founded several companies, raising millions in venture capital and being involved in hiring over 1000 people through the business I've started or invested in. All of this was the bi-product of my super power ADHD! Here's a list of ways I've learned to leverage it: Meditation: I do really simple things like meditating in the morning to reset my mind Workout in the Morning: I workout in the morning to reset my body and my energy level. Energy Management: I also do a thing called “energy management” which I did a video on recently, which talks about how I structure the tasks and activities I do in my day to really get the most out of it… KNOWING that this is how my brain is wired. ****** I eat a “Clean” diet: This probably has the biggest impact on my ability to focus. I only eat high quality, earth grown ingredients. This means no processed anything, a little sugar, and very little carbs, etc. It’s not Paleo or the Slow Carb diet, it’s just clean ingredients. Lots of organic vegetables, fruits, lean meats and nuts. Instead of fighting it, I used it to my advantage. Found ways to manage my energy levels through the day based on the tasks at hand, as well as daily practices that keep things in check. P.S. It took me until I was 24 when I finally, honestly, truly believe I was no longer "broken". I hope to share this message to let others know the same. We are blessed and it's time to shine. -------------------- ABOUT DAN MARTELL -------------------- Dan Martell is an award-winning Canadian entrepreneur and founder of Clarity, a venture-backed startup that makes it easy to connect with top business minds over the phone. He previously co-founded Flowtown, a San Francisco-based social marketing product which raised funding, grew to over 50,000 small business customers and was eventually acquired by Demandforce in 2011. In 2012 he was named Canada's top angel investor having completed over 33 investments with companies like Udemy, Intercom and Unbounce. He believes "you can only keep what you give away" and is heavily involved in many charitable organizations & community events.

- Is ADHD a super power? I'm here to say that I believe that it is. I grew up and was diagnosed at 11 years old with ADD which I don't even know how you can do with a child that's just hyperactive. Cause I have two little boys and that just seems like every kid today. But you know there's three things that I've always felt that really gave me the edge. You know, and it was challenging. I think a lot of people, if you deal with Attention Deficit Disorder, for me hyperactive disorder, it's trying to find the time to focus. Or even the ability to focus and really retain the content. So, luckily I was introduced to some really amazing books. One was called Driven from Distraction, which really talked about, not only the amazing leaders that we have in our world today, that are affected and have ADD or ADHD. But also the way they dealt with it. So the book gave me a framework to think about it. So, I want to teach you that. But some of the benefits that I believe I've had is, I have that power to hyper focus. You know, some people find it weird but I do my best work in airports, coffee shops, where there is a lot of noise and distraction. I don't know if you do this, but I can't even work without having background music on and sometimes that's t.v. You know, for a long time, when we had this thing in Canada called Much Music, I used to play the music videos all the time. And not that I was listening to the songs. I was just doing it as a kind of like, this background white noise. Anyways, hyperfocus, when I bite into something, when I decided to do something, I go super deep, super aggressive. It's amazing! The other benefit is creativity. I feel that, I'm with the team and we're brainstorming different product ideas. I just feel like my brain's able to kind of look at different patterns and connect things that other people don't always see. And I always just thought it was maybe just who I was. But I felt like, as I met more creative people, more people that on the surface you think they have ADD, they have the same ability, this belief that whatever the problem or the challenge is, they're gonna find a solution. And that's why I believe that it is my super power. And that a lot of people might be on medication, I believe you need treatment. But I think there's a huge disconnect between medication and treatment. I'm not an expert, I'm not a doctor. But read the books, educate yourself. I use really simple things like meditate in the morning to reset my mind. Workout in the morning to kind of reset my body and my energy levels. And I also do a thing called energy management which I did a video on recently. Which talks about how to structure the task and the activities I do in my day to really get the most out of it. Knowing that this is the way my brain's wired. I've never looked at it as a disability. If anything, as I mentioned, I think it's a super power, it's an enhancement. It's who I am. And I want everybody to live who they are. So I wanted to share with that in case in case you we're struggling with this. And to give you some thoughts and some strategies to kind of work through it and really get the most out of life. Anyways, I hope you found this useful. I'd love to hear from you in the comments below. What was the takeaway? What was the thing that I said might have resonated with you? And I looked forward to seeing you next Monday as I continue these weekly videos. Thanks Alex Icon for the challenge. He asked me to do 30 days. I said there's no way I could do 30. But I'm gonna continue doing these for the next three months. Every Monday I'm gonna release one. So hopefully you subscribe to my Facebook, my Youtube. And, I'll see you next Monday.