Find Your Own Wind: Fuel Your Motivation through Emotion

<p>Emotional planning sounds like one of those concepts you <em>think</em> you already understand — until you realize it has nothing to do with mood journaling, crystal grids, or color-coding your feelings. What Nikki brings forward in this conversation is something far more practical: the idea that ADHD motivation doesn’t start with logic. It starts with <em>emotion.</em> And if we learn to work <em>with</em> that reality instead of trying to muscle our way through it, the whole experience of getting things done changes.</p><p>This episode was sparked by a discussion inside GPS, where members were reflecting on our earlier conversation with financial coach Nicole Stanley. Nicole talked about how emotionally meaningful goals are the ones we actually stick with — even when motivation falters. That hit a nerve. If emotional meaning helps us save money, why can’t it help us take out the trash, send the email, or finally make that dreaded insurance phone call?</p><p>From there, Nikki pulls...