In my life, I have done some of the following:
- My BP award in Guides (the highest award you can get)
- Started the first mums in business network in Australia
- Won business and writing awards
- Started a magazine
- Run successful conferences
- Published a number of books
- Inspired hundreds of kids and teens to write stories
This is only scratching the surface.
Yet, I don’t feel like I’ve accomplished anything. Because I keep forgetting!
This image has been going around lately:
It says ‘People with ADHD often have success amnesia. We actually do a lot of awesome things well, but we forget about them and quickly move onto the next thing. And because we’re so often seeking the next thing, we forget to appreciate and acknowledge our success.’
This describes me perfectly.
I forget all the awesome things I’ve done, and when I remember, they don’t feel like they are all that great, possibly because they don’t fit neatly into the box that I’ve been told success looks like.
One example is the mums in business network. I created the first one. It paid our household bills for many years, it inspired other networks to begin, and supported many mums to start their own businesses. Yet I forget that was a huge achievement.
When I first saw this quote, it hit home.
I am totally awesome.
I have achieved some amazing things in my life.
Yet, I forget.
And that’s just how my brain works.
It doesn’t matter that my trophies are on display or my books are sitting on my desk, I still forget…
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