Hey, Reader-
We’re one week into the Career Reset group, and guess what’s already showing up across the board?
ADHD women are exhausted from being good at the wrong things.
Let me say that again.
Just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean it belongs in your career.
Inside the group, we’re mapping energy, not just skills. And it’s wild how often those two don’t overlap.
You can be world-class at managing chaos, defusing conflict, or cleaning up after everyone else’s bad decisions.
That doesn’t mean you should build a career on it.
It might just mean you’ve been surviving. As we discussed in our initial group session:
If it drains you, it doesn’t matter how good you are at it. That’s not your path - that’s your warning.
And this connects directly to what I wrote about in the breadcrumbs blog post:
- You’ve already been leaving clues.
- You just haven’t trusted them, because they didn’t look impressive enough.
- Or difficult enough.
- Or you didn't think where they were leading was “realistic.”
But the energy doesn’t lie.
If your brain lights up when you’re deep in research, but your job has you in back-to-back meetings managing grown-ass adults -
That’s not a skills mismatch.
That’s a life mismatch.
So here’s your challenge for the week (if you're brave enough to accept, mwahahaha):
Track Your Energy - Not Your Output
For every task you do over the next 2–3 days, classify it using this quick little list:
⚡ energizing
😐 neutral
🪫 draining
After the 2-3 days are up, take a look at your work:
- Look for patterns - what do you notice?
- Not the drama. Not the outliers. Just the pattern.
That’s your map.
If you’re ready to follow the breadcrumbs - really follow them - my group program is where we do that.
- The What Works Lab is my ADHD-friendly career clarity group.
- It’s where we stop guessing and start figuring out what actually fits.
It’s built on the same coaching framework I use in my one-on-one coaching, and it’s no fluff, no hustle, no “just manifest it” nonsense.
>> Reply "Waitlist" to join the waitlist now.
Not sure it's a match? Here's the deal.
You’re probably ready to work with me if:
- You’re drained but still showing up
- You’re great at your job but hate it anyway
- You’re starting to suspect the problem isn’t you - it’s the job
You’re probably not ready if:
- You want to talk about changing, but not actually change
- You’re hoping someone else will tell you what to do
- You’re still waiting for a sign that’s more obvious than this one
Energy is data. Breadcrumbs are direction. Clarity is a skill.
If you’re ready to build work that doesn’t suck the life out of you -
Let’s go.
Rachel
