Let's go back to that first email that you sent. You know, you had these books that you've spent all this time and energy creating. And you wanted to get them out in the world and you were stuck. You sent one email. What did that do? How did that open up the floodgates?

I realized I could do it. And I realized that I had success doing that and I got a response from that email. And then I started sending out, you know, I sent out another 5. And out of those five

I got 2 more responses, and then I sent out another 50 and didn't get the response because I did it last thing on a Friday night. Duh, so but, like, I can look at that now as a lesson and go, what did I learn out of that?

Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F Kennedy, Moazar, Michael Jordan, Will Smith. That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of occasions. Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or had ADHD. And you know what we hear even less about? Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robinson, Whoopee Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron Brockovich. Share. Yeah. The successful women navigating ADHD, and that's why I started this podcast, ADHD for smart ass women. I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor. A lifelong student, now a coach. I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is a okay. a system that helps people like you figure out what they should do with their life. And we're here today to talk ADHD. Your strength your symptoms, your workarounds, and how you proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in. I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest gifts. And you know what? I spy a happier life for you too. So without further Adu, a shiny new episode is starting now.

Hello, I am your host, Tracy Otsuka. Thank you so much for joining me here for episode number 243 of ADHD for smart ass women. You know that my purpose is always to show you who you are and then inspire you to be it. And in the thousands of ADHD women that I've had the privilege of needing, I've never met a one that wasn't truly brilliant at something, not one. So, of course, today, I'm just delighted to introduce you to Sarah McCall. Sarah is the author of the book Cecil gets a haircut, which she wrote as a tool to help parents, teachers, educators, and superintendents of schools work with children with anxiety. To accompany the book, she also developed additional teaching resources that work in conjunction with Tapa Phah. Did I get that right, Sarah?

You sure did. That was amazing.

-- encouraged. for health initiative in New Zealand. Sarah spends most of her days working with principals, teachers, and parents to help these children become more self directed within the classroom so they're engaged with the curriculum and less interested in annoying adults and other students in the classroom. In a former life, she's had many roles from McDonald's swing manager, rugby club bar manager. That, yeah, I can only imagine. Help Advocate, sales rep, but most importantly, Sarah is mom to 5 children. 4 biological children, ages 29, 27, 2322, and one adopted daughter who is 38. She's also mother-in-law to 5 kids and grandma to 5 amazing grandsons, ages thirteen, twelve, ten, eight, and seven. She has a significant number of motor vehicle licenses, including a classified truck license A HEAB operator, and most recently, a passenger license, which she uses to drive a school bus for the rural schools in her area. Sarah McCall lives in West Otago in Beautiful New Zealand with her husband and cat Sofia. Sarah welcome. Did I get all of that right?

Oh my goodness. It sounds like such a lot when you put it that way.

Oh, I'm curious. What is a class 5 truck life? cents.