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Imagine being a llama who grew up with a flock of sheep from birth. It’s so confusing, no matter what you do, something just isn’t right.
You try. You REALLY try. Your neck aches trying to graze like the sheep. You try to grow a fleece but your wool isn’t the same as everyone else’s. You follow the flock and wonder why you are always last, always wrong, always exhausted. No matter what you do, you are just ‘wrong’.
Nobody tells you that you are a llama. They just keep suggesting you try harder at being a sheep.
Most courses are designed for the majority of the flock: Linear. Lots of boring stuff to read. Sit still, take notes, remember all the things.
Most coaching probably doesn’t hit home either: Here’s your action plan. Here’s your five-step framework. Off you go. If that’s worked for you, great. You probably don’t need us!
But if you’ve sat in courses thinking ‘I kind of understand but something isn’t quite right’ or you’ve had a coach who helped you come up with a plan that made complete sense at the time and then went absolutely nowhere: you might be a llama who’s been handed a set of instructions to be a sheep.
Done Different is built to suit every brain, different brains included, especially the ones told to just try harder. And if we still haven’t got it quite right, you need to tell us. We are listening. WE WANT TO LEARN. We are passionate about supporting your learning and growth.
You’re not lazy, broken, or ‘too much’. Different brains just run on different rules: more curiosity, less linear thinking, and a serious dislike of boring five-step plans. Neurodiversity Celebration Week has good information if you want to understand yourself a bit better. And if you want to see what we’re building for llamas like you, our coming soon page is the place to start.
Come join our flock. You’ll fit right in. We’ll make sure of it.
Karen Trim, Founder of Done Different
The Nitty Gritty
- You’re not broken. You’re a llama trying to graze like a sheep — it was never going to work.
- Most courses and coaching are built for “the flock”: linear, one-size-fits-all, five-step plans.
- If that’s never quite landed for you, that’s not you failing. It’s the wrong instructions.
- Done Different is built for brains that think differently: curious, non-linear, allergic to boring five-step plans.
- Come find your flock. We’re launching soon.
Wow this sounds like an amazing new way of learning. Finally someone that actually realises that we don’t all learn in the same way.
When I’ve been on courses before and the famous ‘oh we will do Q&A at the end’ just makes me feel anxious as I know for sure I won’t remember my question at the end, I like the idea of being able to learn in a different environment and being valued and not made to feel like the odd one out in the group for thinking differently or learning differently.
Thanks for your kind words Jenn. I think we have all been made to feel that way at some point. These are the types of stories that are driving me to build something different.
Oh reading this just changes everything! It all clicks into place. The tricky school days, mental brain fog, wondering why I didnt understand things like everyone else. Failing exams…I knew I was different to other people. But it felt like a negative.
To find a place that ‘gets it’ is a breath of fresh air. Really exciting! Its taken me to my 50’s to embrace who i am. Though I still get frustrated with things.
This is SO exciting!
You will be first to know when things go live. I can’t wait to share things with you. I am excited too 🙂
This sounds awesome! Really love the focus on learning in a different way and supporting how wonderful neurodiverse brains learn!
Interested in how I personally learn and also how I can be better when sharing learning with others.
Thank you. You have now given me an ideaf or another little online course I can put together……