I was diagnosed with ADHD as a child. At the time, it didn’t mean much to me. What I actually lived through was a path full of obstacles, and a constant feeling that I didn’t fit the mould.
A brain that doesn’t fit in the boxes
The school system is designed for brains that sit still, pay attention and work steadily. Mine worked differently. I could be brilliant at whatever fascinated me and completely absent for everything else. For a long time, I took that as a flaw in my character. I didn’t yet know that it was simply how I functioned, and that I could learn to work with it.
Ten years in finance
I then spent ten years in finance, first as an adviser and then as a regional manager. Over that time, I helped hundreds of people reach their financial goals. That’s where I learnt to listen, to ask the right questions and to hold a structure.
It’s also where I understood something important: my ADHD wasn’t just an obstacle. My energy, my intuition, my ability to throw myself into things and to bounce back quickly were part of what made me successful. The problem wasn’t my brain. It was that I didn’t have a framework suited to it.
What changed
For years, I tried the usual methods: planners, apps, Monday-morning resolutions. They lasted a few days, then fell apart. What finally worked wasn’t more discipline. It was understanding how my brain works: what drains my energy, what recharges it, and where my all-or-nothing switch gets flipped. From there, I built simple routines, made to fit me, and tested them on myself for a long time.
Why I became a coach
I’ve left finance for good. Today, I do for people with ADHD what I used to do for my clients in finance: help them reach their goals, personal ones this time. I do it with the same rigour, and with something extra: I know what it’s like from the inside.
I don’t offer a miracle method. I’m neither a doctor nor a psychologist, and when a situation goes beyond what coaching can offer, I know which professionals to refer you to. What I offer is a practical framework, tested on myself first and already proven with several clients, so you can stop fighting your brain and start working with it.