{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks","title":"Episode 43: Andrew McDonald","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c58bc153\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2726,"description":"Welcome to episode #43 We’re thrilled to be joined by Andrew McDonald today!\nAndrew goes by the moniker, The Neurodivergent Copywriter. He helps neurodivergent entrepreneurs to build successful marketing outreach campaigns that honor who they are, allowing them to reach their true potential. Andrew is neurodivergent himself. He understands how challenging typical marketing strategies can be for neurodivergent individuals. So, he offers guidance in avoiding high-stress, sleazy, hard-sale strategies. Instead, Andrew focuses on building strong customer and client communities around businesses run by neurodivergent individuals, ensuring these businesses thrive and remain sustainable.\nWelcome to the show Andrew!\n\n\nQuestions\nJN: Can you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity? When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical? What challenges did you face? What is it like now?Always felt like he didn’t fit inBut only identified in the last few years.\nHas had CPTSD for decades\nOCD has been a lifelong\nRSD\nAnxiety and depression\nIntrovertedDoesn’t mind being around people.\nBut not his happy place\nWent against the common advice of building a businessUntil stumbling on a neurodivergent entrepreneur summitAble to find what was congruent withSkill set\nPersonality\nSome things that didn’t workFake it until you make it\nCold prospectingE.g. not being a fan of cold emailsBecause of rejection sensitivity - there’s a lot of rejection in cold emails.\nTook a different route. Used the content / inbound marketing approach.\nCoping mechanismsCoping with stressTaking strategic breaks (a day or a couple of days)\nMeditation\nAwareness of mental state\nSelf-compassion\nGot there through experimentation\nJC: What \"work\" projects are you concentrating on?Works with ND entrepreneursBecause he had a tough journey himself with unhelpful neurotypical advice: “Reach 6 figures in 6 months working from home in your pajamas”\nHelps ND entrepreneurs build communities that know like and trust them...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QZFZQrtBSDhon7MItX8a5mQvkXQ5KKmI2fe6dyhM72o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDE3LzE2NjEw/NjYyOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}