Trials of the Undiagnosed Dyslexic Professional

Dyslexia doesn't announce its arrival like a wrecking ball.

It's more of a sneaky gremlin living in your brain, wreaking havoc on your confidence and messing with your professional game in ways you can't explain.

SLOW MOTION IN A REAL TIME WORLD

You watch colleagues breeze through tasks that leave you feeling like you're deciphering hieroglyphics.

The self-doubt creeps in – "Why's everything taking me so much longer than others?", "This is embarrassing", "Am I just not good enough?"

The frustration boils over – internally or (let's be honest) sometimes externally.

Building relationships at work feels like an uphill battle, and the constant feeling of "behind the curve" starts to chip away at your already shaky self-esteem.

GREAT NEWS! YOU'RE NOT BANANAS, JUST DYSLEXIC

The kicker? You don't even realize this inner turmoil is connected to dyslexia.

All of those years undiagnosed can really mess with your mind.

A diagnosis feels like a light bulb exploding over your head.

This whole time, it wasn't you, it was your brain's wiring.

You're not lazy, thick or stoops, you just have a unique Operating System that processes information differently.

RIGHT BRAIN TO THE RESCUE 

With this newfound knowledge, you can better appreciate the true power of your right-brain-ness, umm - right-brainery...

You know what I mean....

The fact is that you still have to work harder at some things or they may take you longer.

This doesn't mean you can't achieve greatness, bad-assery or even world domination if that's your jam.

MY TO-DO LIST AS A NEWLY-DYSLEXI.FIED

✅  Embrace AI 

✅  Reframe my focus from weaknesses to strengths

✅  Kick it with other Motivated Professionals 

✅  Stop apologizing for being me