How to Harness ADHD, Prevent Burnout and Build a Remote Business | Dr. Julie Causton

About This Episode

What does it take to walk away from a safe, tenured university professorship to build a business on your own terms? In this episode of The Total Entrepreneur: Mind, Body, Spirit, John interviews Dr. Julie Causton, founder of Inclusive Schooling. Julie shares her bold transition from Syracuse University into full-time entrepreneurship, how she built a remote-first consulting company, and the exact daily systems she uses to harness ADHD as a superpower. Whether you're looking to optimize your executive functioning, prevent burnout, or design a business around ultimate life freedom, this conversation is packed with actionable strategies, wisdom, and a touch of "magic." Key Takeaways: • • Leaving tenure for the unknown: Julie reflects on straddling academia and consulting before making the leap from a secure, tenured faculty position at Syracuse University to full-time entrepreneurship. • • The mission of inclusive schooling: How Julie’s company helps school systems integrate students with disabilities into general classrooms, replacing traditional "sit-and-get" learning with student choice and movement. • • Building a remote-first model by design: Why Julie and her partner, Dr. Christie Pretti-Frontczak, eliminated heavy business travel to transition to a 100% remote model, and how an abundance mindset keeps them thriving. • • Entrepreneurship with ADHD: Superpowers and Systems - Navigating time and space blindness, delegating executive functioning tasks, and building a business partnership where strengths and deficits complement each other. • • "Rest Like It's Your Job": Why deep rest and sleep hygiene are essential high-performance tools for preventing entrepreneurial burnout. • • Daily Architecture: Journaling, 15-Minute blocks and sprints - Julie breaks down her exact daily operating system, including "Morning Magic" journaling, visual time-blocking, and gamifying tedious tasks with 8-minute sprints. • • Bringing "The Woo" into Business: How setting segment intentions, practicing gratitude, and utilizing visualization can transform business negotiations, day-to-day interactions, and long-term goal setting. Connect with Dr. Julie Causton: • • LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-causton-4696032a/ • • Website - https://www.inclusiveschooling.com/ Connect with Dr. John M. Torrens: • • LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmtorrens/ • • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnmtorrens/ • • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@drjohntorrens

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