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EPISODE · Oct 22, 2025 · 16 MIN

Five Tools That Keep Me From Quitting

from The Business Focused Photographer Podcast · host Jill C. Smith

Episode Title: Five Tools That Keep Me From QuittingGuest: Solo episode with Jill C. SmithWe Discuss:Why photography is a great fit for creatives with ADHD — and where it can still get overwhelmingJill’s top 5 business tools that support her ADHD brainHow a missed session became the wake-up call to use a schedulerWhy she’s switching CRMs again — and what finally convinced herHow ChatGPT functions like a thought organizer and assistantThe way AfterShoot removes the dread of task initiation during busy seasonPermission to outsource things like laundry, meal prep, or bookkeeping if they’re draining your energyTLDR:This solo episode is part of Jill’s ADHD Awareness Month series, and it’s all about the tools that have helped her keep her business afloat despite her executive dysfunction. From schedulers and CRMs to AI assistants and editing software, Jill shares the five tools she leans on the most — not because they’ve “fixed” her ADHD, but because they’ve allowed her to keep showing up in her business when things get hard. If you’ve ever missed a session, avoided your inbox, or stared at a Lightroom folder for hours, you’re not alone — and these tools might just be the thing that help you keep going.Resources:HoneyBook: https://www.honeybook.comAfterShoot: https://www.aftershoot.comChatGPT: https://chat.openai.comPixieset Studio Manager: https://www.pixieset.com/studio-manager

Episode Title: Five Tools That Keep Me From QuittingGuest: Solo episode with Jill C. SmithWe Discuss:Why photography is a great fit for creatives with ADHD — and where it can still get overwhelmingJill’s top 5 business tools that support her ADHD brainHow a missed session became the wake-up call to use a schedulerWhy she’s switching CRMs again — and what finally convinced herHow ChatGPT functions like a thought organizer and assistantThe way AfterShoot removes the dread of task initiation during busy seasonPermission to outsource things like laundry, meal prep, or bookkeeping if they’re draining your energyTLDR:This solo episode is part of Jill’s ADHD Awareness Month series, and it’s all about the tools that have helped her keep her business afloat despite her executive dysfunction. From schedulers and CRMs to AI assistants and editing software, Jill shares the five tools she leans on the most — not because they’ve “fixed” her ADHD, but because they’ve allowed her to keep showing up in her business when things get hard. If you’ve ever missed a session, avoided your inbox, or stared at a Lightroom folder for hours, you’re not alone — and these tools might just be the thing that help you keep going.Resources:HoneyBook: https://www.honeybook.comAfterShoot: https://www.aftershoot.comChatGPT: https://chat.openai.comPixieset Studio Manager: https://www.pixieset.com/studio-manager

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