{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":4.16,"endTime":7.72,"body":"Welcome back to the Basic Bee podcast. I am so thrilled to have you here"},{"startTime":7.76,"endTime":11.384,"body":"as well as my friend Diane Wingert. I'm thrilled because she's on here. We're going"},{"startTime":11.392,"endTime":15.08,"body":"to be talking about really how to uncomplicate your business and I'm sure other"},{"startTime":15.12,"endTime":18.408,"body":"things when you have a busy brain and lots of endless"},{"startTime":18.504,"endTime":22.168,"body":"ideas. Not that I know what that's like at all. But before"},{"startTime":22.224,"endTime":25.88,"body":"I bring Diane on, here's a little bit about her. After a"},{"startTime":25.92,"endTime":29.48,"body":"20 year career as a psychotherapist, Diane pivoted into"},{"startTime":29.52,"endTime":33.124,"body":"coaching solopreneurs and small business owners. Her passion is helping"},{"startTime":33.172,"endTime":36.916,"body":"ambitious outliers create profitable, sought after businesses"},{"startTime":37.028,"endTime":40.692,"body":"and balance, purpose, profits and peace of mind. Diane has"},{"startTime":40.716,"endTime":44.532,"body":"extensive experience working with neurodivergent business owners, especially those"},{"startTime":44.556,"endTime":48.308,"body":"who are gifted ADHDish or both. On the personal"},{"startTime":48.364,"endTime":52.18,"body":"side, Diane loves dark fiction, strong coffee, hello and laughing out"},{"startTime":52.22,"endTime":56.02,"body":"loud. She's also a peloton enthusiast, practicing Buddhist, and"},{"startTime":56.14,"endTime":59.844,"body":"host of the top rated ADHDish podcast which you'll"},{"startTime":59.892,"endTime":63.132,"body":"catch me on soon. And if it's out, I will make sure it's linked below."},{"startTime":63.236,"endTime":67.052,"body":"Diane, hello. We've already been having so much fun. I kind of feel"},{"startTime":67.076,"endTime":70.62,"body":"bad they missed the pre talk but. Oh well, me"},{"startTime":70.66,"endTime":74.188,"body":"too. They're here for the main event. That's right."},{"startTime":74.324,"endTime":78.092,"body":"Speaking of that, as we were chit chatting before, you were sharing some of"},{"startTime":78.116,"endTime":81.836,"body":"these really great ideas that even you have. So I think we should just jump"},{"startTime":81.868,"endTime":85.532,"body":"right into it. Give us the brief recap of that, of what you were"},{"startTime":85.556,"endTime":89.052,"body":"sharing with all these ideas. I think what we're mainly gonna get into"},{"startTime":89.156,"endTime":92.54,"body":"today, Brittany, is, you know, when you have a busy brain, you may have"},{"startTime":92.58,"endTime":96.04,"body":"ADHD or be ADHD is, but having"},{"startTime":96.16,"endTime":99.912,"body":"too many great ideas is actually a burden because"},{"startTime":100.016,"endTime":103.192,"body":"as soon as you have it, I always say the best idea I've ever had"},{"startTime":103.216,"endTime":106.584,"body":"is the one at the top of the stack. It's hot, it's"},{"startTime":106.632,"endTime":110.184,"body":"spicy, and it is probably the best idea I've ever had. At least that's what"},{"startTime":110.192,"endTime":113.864,"body":"I'm thinking at the time. But I have literally wasted more brilliant"},{"startTime":113.912,"endTime":117.752,"body":"ideas than I've been able to bring to life. 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I was just sharing with you before we hit"},{"startTime":140.02,"endTime":143.26,"body":"record that I really want to release an episode on"},{"startTime":143.3,"endTime":147.132,"body":"ADHD Ish about the characters in"},{"startTime":147.236,"endTime":150.892,"body":"Wicked, the two female leads, because I think there's a lot to"},{"startTime":150.916,"endTime":154.742,"body":"be learned from them, especially for independents like"},{"startTime":154.766,"endTime":158.342,"body":"us, and especially those that are neurospicy. So watch for that in the"},{"startTime":158.366,"endTime":162.086,"body":"future. I'm so excited and I try to keep an eye on whenever a guest"},{"startTime":162.118,"endTime":165.222,"body":"comes on. I really do my best of, oh, they actually did that thing. Or"},{"startTime":165.246,"endTime":167.942,"body":"they followed through with this. And I try to add in the link. So I"},{"startTime":167.966,"endTime":171.702,"body":"will do my bestest to pay attention and watch for that episode to"},{"startTime":171.726,"endTime":175.014,"body":"come out. So there's a little fire under your tush for that. And I'll give"},{"startTime":175.022,"endTime":178.262,"body":"you a friendly nudge on Voxer if you happen to miss it. Yes, but what"},{"startTime":178.286,"endTime":182.022,"body":"we're talking about is good ideas and not letting them go"},{"startTime":182.046,"endTime":185.714,"body":"to waste. 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I was literally"},{"startTime":215.136,"endTime":218.848,"body":"just about to regale you with my latest brilliant idea. He"},{"startTime":218.904,"endTime":222.672,"body":"said, I have literally seen you have one brilliant"},{"startTime":222.736,"endTime":226.368,"body":"idea after the next. Year after year after year, you"},{"startTime":226.424,"endTime":230.272,"body":"never do anything with any of them. I literally don't want to hear it"},{"startTime":230.296,"endTime":234.112,"body":"anymore. And at first I thought, what an asshole. How"},{"startTime":234.136,"endTime":237.952,"body":"can I be married to this guy? But you know what? He was"},{"startTime":237.976,"endTime":241.812,"body":"right. And so I learned having a"},{"startTime":241.836,"endTime":245.524,"body":"lot of creativity, having a lot of cleverness, and actually wanting"},{"startTime":245.572,"endTime":249.348,"body":"to do something with it instead of wasting it. 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I very much am lying in this moment."},{"startTime":352.12,"endTime":355.792,"body":"No, I mean truly, because it's been fun. And I talk about"},{"startTime":355.816,"endTime":358.992,"body":"this in an episode where Jordan Gill was on the podcast as well and we"},{"startTime":359.016,"endTime":362.768,"body":"were talking about just experimenting out loud and having an idea and running"},{"startTime":362.784,"endTime":366.532,"body":"with it. So this is almost like the complete counter to that conversation"},{"startTime":366.596,"endTime":370.34,"body":"of like, okay, how do we actually run these brilliant ideas through"},{"startTime":370.38,"endTime":374.212,"body":"some kind of funnel in order to know which one to prioritize, which one to"},{"startTime":374.236,"endTime":377.764,"body":"actually take action on and which ones? Again, maybe we can just table"},{"startTime":377.812,"endTime":381.636,"body":"it, maybe get to it in the future, maybe not. 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I tell you what, let's just"},{"startTime":573.266,"endTime":576.63,"body":"table it. Remind me at our next review."},{"startTime":577.57,"endTime":580.762,"body":"And even though I know it's totally staged and I've told them what to say"},{"startTime":580.786,"endTime":584.57,"body":"and I've told them to pretend to be excited, even if they're not, man,"},{"startTime":584.61,"endTime":588.122,"body":"it still works because I just kind of need to have the moment. 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It can be."},{"startTime":814.92,"endTime":818.44,"body":"And not everybody's burdened by this, but those listening who"},{"startTime":818.48,"endTime":822.296,"body":"are, you know, when you know, you know, I think it's personally"},{"startTime":822.328,"endTime":826.152,"body":"a wonderful trait to have, but we"},{"startTime":826.176,"endTime":829.848,"body":"have to be able to separate ourself from this"},{"startTime":829.904,"endTime":833.704,"body":"sense of urgency. Like, well, I have this idea now. What are"},{"startTime":833.712,"endTime":837.128,"body":"you going to do with it? Sometimes, as you said, just having"},{"startTime":837.184,"endTime":840.376,"body":"it, that was its own reward. You're"},{"startTime":840.408,"endTime":843.88,"body":"literally stoking the creativity furnace and"},{"startTime":843.92,"endTime":847.77,"body":"fire and just keeping the pilot light from going out. 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Okay, so as we're wrapping up, I know"},{"startTime":1647.572,"endTime":1651.324,"body":"you have a really cool guide that we can link to and share a"},{"startTime":1651.332,"endTime":1653.8,"body":"little bit about that and then where people can find you."},{"startTime":1654.27,"endTime":1657.798,"body":"Absolutely. The guide we're referring to is basically how to make"},{"startTime":1657.854,"endTime":1661.13,"body":"decisions as a entrepreneur with adhd."},{"startTime":1661.47,"endTime":1664.854,"body":"There are several specific techniques in there. Some journal"},{"startTime":1664.942,"endTime":1668.63,"body":"prompts, a technique using traffic lights. I try to make"},{"startTime":1668.67,"endTime":1672.23,"body":"as fun as possible. And absolutely all of the strategies are"},{"startTime":1672.27,"endTime":1676.022,"body":"tested and effective, but you use the ones that work for"},{"startTime":1676.046,"endTime":1679.03,"body":"you. Ignore the rest. I'm sure you will link to the guide in your show"},{"startTime":1679.07,"endTime":1682.89,"body":"notes. And I like to say, if you like the sound of my voice"},{"startTime":1682.97,"endTime":1686.058,"body":"and what I have to say with it, you should absolutely check out"},{"startTime":1686.114,"endTime":1689.946,"body":"ADHD ish podcast. Brittany's episode"},{"startTime":1689.978,"endTime":1693.61,"body":"is like number 250. So I've been at this for a little"},{"startTime":1693.65,"endTime":1697.37,"body":"while, and there's a lot of great stuff all the way"},{"startTime":1697.41,"endTime":1701.162,"body":"back to 2020. Oh, that's so exciting. Yeah. And of course, all of the"},{"startTime":1701.186,"endTime":1704.57,"body":"links will be everywhere, and if for some reason something happens, just come find"},{"startTime":1704.61,"endTime":1708.33,"body":"me. Oh, and if you like social media, my"},{"startTime":1708.37,"endTime":1711.99,"body":"accounts were recently hacked and I lost most of them. But I one left"},{"startTime":1712.03,"endTime":1715.862,"body":"I'm clinging on to, and that is LinkedIn. And"},{"startTime":1715.886,"endTime":1719.286,"body":"I also have a weekly newsletter on LinkedIn, also called"},{"startTime":1719.358,"endTime":1723.062,"body":"ADHDish, so you can check me out there as well. And your writing is"},{"startTime":1723.086,"endTime":1726.294,"body":"actually amazing over there. So I don't know if you speak it and then you"},{"startTime":1726.462,"endTime":1730.182,"body":"write it or how that works, but it's amazing. Here's the thing. I am"},{"startTime":1730.206,"endTime":1733.958,"body":"a good writer. I mean, I was a psychotherapist. I, you know,"},{"startTime":1734.014,"endTime":1737.542,"body":"had to write like a zillion page master's thesis and stuff. I am a good"},{"startTime":1737.566,"endTime":1741.208,"body":"writer, but I find that the words flow out of me"},{"startTime":1741.264,"endTime":1745.064,"body":"more naturally and more easily when I'm speaking. Plus,"},{"startTime":1745.112,"endTime":1748.744,"body":"it doesn't feel good to swear when you're writing. But I definitely swear. You do?"},{"startTime":1748.752,"endTime":1752.264,"body":"When I speak. So do you. Maybe you gotta tutor me, you"},{"startTime":1752.272,"endTime":1756.088,"body":"know, But I do the podcast first and then I take the writing from there."},{"startTime":1756.144,"endTime":1758.744,"body":"That's probably why you like it. Yeah. No, I mean, it makes a lot of"},{"startTime":1758.752,"endTime":1762.408,"body":"sense. Play to your strengths, right? Absolutely. That's part of what"},{"startTime":1762.464,"endTime":1766.162,"body":"we're doing. When you have lots of great ideas, pass them not"},{"startTime":1766.186,"endTime":1769.682,"body":"only through your values and your capacity and the amount of support you"},{"startTime":1769.706,"endTime":1773.234,"body":"have, pass them through your strengths. Monitor"},{"startTime":1773.362,"endTime":1776.482,"body":"and align with your strengths because they will take you a lot farther and they"},{"startTime":1776.506,"endTime":1780.002,"body":"will be a lot more fun in the going. Yeah. Well, thank you so much"},{"startTime":1780.026,"endTime":1783.122,"body":"for joining me for sharing this with all of us. I think it's going to"},{"startTime":1783.146,"endTime":1786.674,"body":"really resonate with a lot of people. Girl, I will hang out with you anytime,"},{"startTime":1786.722,"endTime":1790.386,"body":"any place, anywhere. Just ask. I love it. Thanks for tuning"},{"startTime":1790.418,"endTime":1791.37,"body":"in. I'll catch you next time."}]}