🏆 SUCCESS
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou
Success isn’t about ticking every box—it’s about building a life that reflects your truth. For ADHDers, traditional measures of success—grades, promotions, productivity—can feel unreachable or irrelevant. But when success is rooted in values, it becomes a personal, sustainable, and meaningful pursuit.
In the ADHD terrain, success may not come in straight lines or steady timelines. It may arrive in bursts, in breakthroughs after setbacks, in moments where you didn’t quit. Living this value means owning your wins—especially the invisible ones. Getting out of bed, managing emotion, finishing a task—these are real triumphs.
True success for ADHDers often includes resilience, self-acceptance, and alignment. It’s not about proving your worth—it’s about expressing it. It’s the moment you say, “This matters to me,” and build from there. It’s crafting a life where you can thrive—not just survive.
This value also invites compassionate ambition: the ability to dream big while being kind to yourself along the way. It reminds you that success is a direction, not a finish line. And that the version that fits your brain and your soul is more than enough.
🧭 The HOPE Trail Map
- Helps or Harms: Am I chasing someone else’s definition of success—or honouring my own?
- Own My Values: I want to be someone who measures success by alignment, not just achievement.
- People and Pursuits: Who celebrates my real wins—not just the flashy ones? What pursuits make me feel proud from the inside out?
- Enact and Evaluate: Today, I’ll define one success on my terms—and honour it fully.
⚠️ Trail Challenges
- External comparisons may cloud personal wins.
- ADHD-related inconsistencies can undermine confidence in success.
- Perfectionism may prevent recognising anything short of “ideal” as success.
🪧 Trail Markers: Small Steps Toward Success
- Celebrate one task you completed today—however small.
- Rewrite your definition of success to include emotional, creative, and relational wins.
- Ask: “What would success look like if I didn’t have to prove anything?”
🔥 Campfire Questions for Reflection
- What does success mean to me—in this season, with this brain?
- What’s one success I’ve never given myself credit for?
- How would I live differently if I truly believed I am already enough?
Success is not a scorecard. It’s a story—a story where you define what matters, how it feels, and who you become along the way.
