🚀 “What if instead of climbing the mountain, you could flow down the river?”
In this episode, we’re joined by Jamie Toyne, an entrepreneur, ADHD coach, and former professional tennis player. Jamie’s journey spans high-performance sports, building successful businesses, and overcoming three significant burnouts. Through his personal experiences, he’s developed powerful insights into managing ADHD and using flow states to unlock creativity and productivity.
About Jamie Toyne
Jamie was diagnosed with ADHD as a child and has navigated the unique challenges and opportunities it presents throughout his life. As a professional tennis player, Jamie learned firsthand how hyperfocus and flow could drive excellence—but also how pressure and misalignment could lead to burnout. Transitioning from sports, he founded two successful companies, Dealflow and Exitplanr, helping over 400 entrepreneurs exit their businesses.
Today, Jamie channels his expertise into the Flowjo ADHD Coaching Program, where he helps ADHD entrepreneurs overcome burnout, embrace their superpowers, and align their businesses with their passions. He’s also the author of The Pressure Gauge Mindset and an advocate for a balan
ced, flow-based approach to work and life.
Key Discussion Points
- Burnout and ADHD: Jamie opens up about his personal experiences with burnout, explaining how internal conflicts between ambition and execution often lead to breakdowns.
- The Power of Flow States: Learn how flow can be the antidote to burnout and a path to sustainable success. Jamie shares actionable insights on how to reduce cognitive load, embrace creativity, and align your business with your natural strengths.
- Entrepreneurship with ADHD: Jamie explores the unique challenges faced by neurodivergent entrepreneurs, from managing executive dysfunction to overcoming imposter syndrome and rigid systems.
- Practical Strategies: From identifying your “boulders” to regulating energy through routines and self-compassion, Jamie provides strategies to help entrepreneurs thrive.
Connect with Jamie
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamietoyne1/
- Website: jamietoyne.com
- Flowjo ADHD Coaching Program: Learn more
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