Remember Where You Started
This week is a big week for The ADHD Podcast!
This week we aired our 600th episode and we are also celebrating 14 years of podcasting for Taking Control! It just doesn’t seem possible, yet, here we are…
Pete Wright and I had so much fun recording the 600th episode of The ADHD Podcast. We took some time to reflect on everything that has happened over the last 14 years that got us to where we are today.
If you don't listen to the podcast, you may not know that Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast actually started 14 years ago as Taking Control: The Organizing Podcast.
That's right! Before I became an ADHD coach, I was helping others organize their home and office space.
After a few years with my organizing business and The Organizing Podcast, I discovered my real passion, and it wasn’t organizing! While I enjoyed organizing (and still do), I was working with a lot of clients who had ADHD and as I heard their stories and learned about their struggles, I knew I wanted to help.
In this recent reflection episode to celebrate 600, Pete recalled that he was nervous about switching to an ADHD podcast. He warned me that we would lose valuable, faithful listeners who tuned in every week to learn about organizing. We would lose our status as a #1 podcast in organizing.
That’s when I realized something—I didn't care.
About the numbers, that is. I have, and will always care about everyone who listens to our podcast and those who follow Taking Control content. You guys are the reason I’m here, writing about this, right now. Without you, this doesn't mean a thing. I might as well be talking to a wall.
What I realized was, I didn't care about the numbers or the data or having a podcast that was at the top of some list. All I really cared about was helping people with ADHD live their best life.
I just wanted to be able to let ADHDers know that they're not broken and don’t need to be ‘fixed’. I needed to do my part to make sure people knew they weren't alone.
Luckily, in the end, it was the best decision I could have made, and I've never regretted it for a second—and neither has Pete!
Of course, there are plenty of days that are hard. Some days, going to work is the last thing on my mind. This is something we all experience at some point, whether we love our jobs or not. But, the good days have certainly outweighed the bad, and I feel very thankful to be able to celebrate this huge milestone with Pete Wright, my team at TCA, and most importantly, all of you!
Lastly, my hope for all of you and all our valued listeners of The ADHD Podcast is this: while it is important that we don't live in the past, it is also important to never forget where you started.
On those hard days, when you feel like giving up, remember to look back to where you started, then look and see where you are now. You may not always feel like you're making progress, but you might just surprise yourself when you look back to see how far you've really come.
Thank you for your time and attention,
Nikki
