LST #54: John Torrens || Harnessing ADHD Superpowers For Business Success

Learn Speak Teach Episode #54 with John Torrens. - Watch The Full Episode: https://youtu.be/hMwng-Hbjuw - Full Show Notes at: https://realbusinessconnections.com/episode/johntorrens/ - ADHD is not a disability; it's a superpower you can leverage to succeed in your business. People with ADHD are usually overactive, hyper-creative, ambitious, and innovative. They take risks, see opportunities, and learn from mistakes because they constantly look for ways to improve. These are the very things that help you create a thriving business. In today's episode, John Torrens shares his experience as an entrepreneur with ADHD and tools to help you harness your ADHD to maximize your creativity, focus, and productivity, while managing the downsides to achieve more success in your business. John Torrens is an entrepreneur, founder, and president of multiple companies in healthcare and education. He is also an educator at Syracuse University (SU), a TEDx speaker, and the author of "Lightning in a Bottle: How Entrepreneurs Can Harness Their ADHD to Win." Tune in! During this episode, you will learn about; [00:00] Episode intro and a bit about John Torrens [02:46] What inspired John’s drive and passion for education [05:11] What John does in his business career [06:16] How entrepreneurs with ADHD can manage their drive and be more successful [11:00] John’s advice to entrepreneurs [13:07] How to get better if you’re driven and don’t want to quit early on [16:58] Delayed gratification [18:37] Figuring how you’re wired and doing it your way [21:10] Leaders with ADHD and how they can leverage their attributes [23:54] Lesson’s from Coach Jim Johnson's basketball story [26:05] About John’s book and where you can find it [27:59] What people ask John all the time after watching his TEDx talk [30:02] Solving problems [32:48] Journaling your ideas and implementing the core and recurring ideas [35:09] Why John keeps his journal and what he writes in it [37:05] John started journaling in the 90s. Find out why he got into it [3