Episode 83
Michael Whitehouse talks about ADHD, Focus/lack of Focus, Systems, Delegation and life as an entrepreneur. By not being able to find a "safe path," he was forced to ultimately follow his own calling.
“I'm rarely able to get into that really hyperfocus state because I have so many things on my calendar, which is one of my challenges, which is why I like working Saturday morning. I never put anything on my calendar Saturday unless it's like a family thing or an event, and so if I wake up at whatever time Saturday morning and I'm inspired by something, I can come downstairs, go to the office and work on it until I'm done or until I'm tired. Either way, I really focus into it and just plow through and get things done.
I rarely am able to [plow through and focus] because most of my work is meetings It's, you know, calendarized.
And so I can't be like, no, I'm busy, I can't do this now, this is when the meeting is. So yeah, I enjoy that focus state I don't get into it as much as I'd like to.”
A year ago Michael was driving Uber to make ends meet and his biggest struggle is finding the focus to both get things done and to follow his own path. For 20 years Michael struggled financially until he finally chose to follow his own path at 40. and now he is sought after as “The Guy Who Knows A Guy,” a Networking Concierge.
Michael Whitehouse is The Guy Who Knows a Guy. In 2014, he came to Groton, Connecticut knowing no one at all. A year later, after diving into networking with both feet, he was a major connector in the local community. In 2020, he went global and began connecting entrepreneurs, investors, speakers and others around the world to people they need to know. He offers his services as a networking concierge, making connections and building strategic alliances around the world. He is the host of the daily Morning Motivation Podcast and the Neurodiversity Superpowers podcast.
Michael is the founder of the Neurodiversity Superpowers podcast, community, and mastermind
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