Everybody says you need consistency to be successful. But how do you stay consistent if you have ADHD—basically the disorder of consistency?
Well! The good news is that everybody's wrong about consistency. What truly matters is PERSISTENCE!
Think about it this way: there are two kinds of cyclists on the road to success. Those who can output 400 watts for an hour. And those who can spike their power to 2,000 watts for 3 seconds. And they snatch their victories in very different ways!
The 400W cyclist is consistent—they get on the power and hold it until everybody else gives up and falls far behind.
The 2,000W cyclist, on the other hand, surfs the draft behind other cyclists until it's time to strike—and THEN they rocket ahead, leaving everybody in the dust.
But here's the thing: 2,000W sprinters constantly "lose the wheel" and fall behind their pack because they can't put out consistent 400W. Their persistence isn't about maintaining speed—it's about closing every single gap that forms, again and again, so they're still there when it's time to unleash that 2,000W burst.
Both cyclists are persistent—they just persist differently. One never lets up. The other never gives up.
We, folks with ADHD, tend to be in the latter category.
For us, the question isn't whether we can maintain the same pace every day. It's whether we can keep showing up and closing the gaps until it's our moment to surge.