324 Why You Keep Failing at Goals (and How to Finally Stop)
I Have ADHD Podcast
Kristen Carder
4.8 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Ever made a huge, life-changing plan… and then totally ghosted it a week later? Welcome to the ADHD goal-setting struggle. If you’ve ever set a massive goal in a moment of motivation—only to burn out fast—you’re not alone. This episode is your permission slip to dream big and start small (like, really small).
This episode is for you if you’ve:
We’ll break down:
💥 Why ADHD brains love fantasy goals
🎯 How to set actually doable goals (with zero shame)
🏁 Why slow, steady, and sustainable wins the race (yes, even with ADHD)
You’ll learn:
Hit play and walk away with a goal you can actually stick to this week.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD. |
| 0:13.9 | I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD. Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, |
| 0:20.0 | and challenges of adulting, relationships, |
| 0:22.8 | working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. I'll help you understand your unique brain, |
| 0:29.7 | unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B. Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter, |
| 0:36.3 | and you've tuned into the I have ADHD podcast. I am |
| 0:39.6 | medicated, caffeinated, regulated, and ready to roll. I am here with you today coming at you |
| 0:46.7 | with an episode all about goal setting. We ADHDers fall into a very predictable, delicious, yummy, yummy trap called |
| 0:58.2 | Our goals are too big. |
| 1:02.2 | We make goals that are so big. |
| 1:06.1 | We overpromise. |
| 1:07.3 | We underdeliver. |
| 1:08.4 | We over commit. |
| 1:09.5 | We're going to talk about all of that today. |
| 1:11.9 | If you've ever been frustrated because you're just like, I know that I can do a lot. |
| 1:16.9 | I know I can do big things in my life. |
| 1:19.1 | I know that there's so much in me, there's so much potential, but I'm just like not moving |
| 1:24.7 | forward. |
| 1:25.7 | Like what the heck? |
| 1:27.0 | Why can't I just take the steps forward? Why can't I just |
| 1:30.1 | complete these big goals that I feel like I have the potential to complete? We're going to be talking |
| 1:34.6 | about it today. I cannot wait. As we get started, I just want to say thank you so much |
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