FTN 036: The One Where We Redefine Success, with Mike Merriam
What if everything you knew was wrong? What if you were tracking all the wrong metrics on your path to what you thought was success? Our guest today experienced that, and came out transformed for the better on the other side. Meet Mike Merriam. What really got to me about
FTN 035: The One Where OCD meets ADHD, with Josh Verne
The Faster Than Normal ADHD T-Shirts are live! Grab yours before the campaign ends next week! So whenever I talk about taking ADHD meds, I call it my “expense report medication.” That is, if I’m forced to take medication, it’s only for things that truly won’t get done otherwise –
FTN 034: “The ADHD Oprah of China,” with Dominic Johnson-Hill
If I can’t get the real Oprah on FTN, the next best thing is the “Oprah of China,” Dominic Johnson-Hill. Meet this week’s guest, and learn how he went from growing up having a truly awful fear of failure and hating everything about school, to learning to channel his ADHD into
FTN 031: John Sonmez on Systems, Rules, and Meta-Rules for Utilizing ADHD
The thing I love the most about ADHD is this: I get to talk to people who went through the exact same things as a kid, that I went through as a kid. This week’s guest is no exception – Meet John Sonmez – Bullied as a kid, and turned his
FTN 032: Founder of Fast Braiin, with Jim Poole MD
Meet Dr. Jim Poole. He’s this week’s guest, and he runs a wonderful company called FastBraiin, which has centers around the country that focus on helping children, students, and parents understand that ADHD is a gift, not a curse. (Sort of like a walk-in version of this podcast!) The best
FTN 033: Backstabbing with Ryan Zamo
Not often we get a TV star on Faster Than Normal! Meet Ryan Zamo, star of Amazon’s “Backstabber.” One of the hardest things anyone has to deal with in life is rejection – Now imagine having ADHD, and having to deal with rejection in a million different ways. “Was it because
FTN 030: The One with the ADHD PhD, Featuring Rachel Cotton
Let me tell you about Rachel Cotton. Other than the half-eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwich on foccacia bread that’s strangely taking up half her headshot, she’s one of the most hyper-focused people I’ve ever met. Possibly even more than me, and that is saying a LOT. Also, she loves
FTN 029: Host of EOFire Podcast, with John Lee Dumas
If you’re an entrepreneur, and you’ve never heard of the EOFire Podcast, you’re probably not an entrepreneur. John Lee Dumas launched a podcast in 2012 focused on the entrepreneurial journey, and by 2015, the revenue from it allowed him to move his family to Puerto Rico and live the life
FTN 028: Dyslexia and the CEO of High Tower Advisors, with Elliot Weissbluth
Happy last day of August, live from Shanghai! Hope you’re having a great week! This week’s guest is Elliot Weissbluth, the CEO of Hightower Advisors. Elliott was diagnosed with dyslexia when he was a young boy, and much like those with ADHD, he learned to change his brain to use his gift
