How should I apply my talents?

If nothing else, you are a clear and organized writer. (Bravo for using the semi-colon correctly, for no spelling errors, use of whole sentences, paragraphs, upper and…well, you get the point.)

You must have some idea, from all the experiences you have had and the the jobs you have tried, what makes you happy, what fits with your personality and what is worth looking into in more depth.

9 to 5 – make your own hours
Inside, outdoors.
Cerebral – physically active
Social surroundings – quiet cubicle for research.
Conventional dress – pjs and macaw bedroom slippers
Management – second banana
Financial security – risk taking
City – rural
Relocate – stay where I am

There will always be a concrete job that you may not have tried but you certainly can define in the abstract what suits you.

Have you done any other personality profiling on yourself to find potential good fits for your particular colorful garden of strengths?

I am an ENTP and the most well suited to entrepreneurish and creative endeavors. I have always been a free spirited, fly by the seat of my pants type. I do not do well under micro-managing conditions.

I have excelled in the home decorating biz., shop keeping with creative reign, other small biz. ventures, real estate work, and once, working at a flower farm. lol

I am a firm believer in doing everything in ones power to find gratifying work that feels more like fun and allows your special gifts to shine!

Why not try to go back to school? That is your best road to the future that you want. Here are some scholarships for those with ADHD. Perhaps that could help you with school without working.

Try Sales. I think and operate in a similar way and have done sales most of my life and the best part is you are doing something new each time you make that sale. You get to meet and talk to customers from all walks of life and sales is perfect job to keep the active minded person engaged in the sale process.

I second most everything that @gailcalled said. I work with engineers and technical people of all stripe and degree – and I’m the one without a degree. You may have no idea how disheartening it can be to read long streams of text from educated people using words that are easy to understand (and spell), but which ultimately make no sense at all because of poor syntax, usage and grammar – and are also riddled with misspellings. (At least engineers are usually logical. Combine poor writing with illogic and you get government.) It happens here in Fluther a lot, too. Good writing is valuable! That was the first thing I noticed about your question, too.

I would suggest that you start a business. It hardly matters what it is. You’ll be amazed at how much – and how quickly – you can learn when your livelihood depends upon it. If you enjoy the business and decide to pursue it and grow it, then so much the better. If you don’t enjoy it after some time, then it’s still valuable to you to make it a going concern, learn your lessons from it, and then sell it as an asset that someone else can grow, while you do the same again in a new business.

Along those lines, I also strongly recommend The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman. I’m only halfway through it myself and getting great insights into business.

I wish that I had been given this advice myself when I was starting out decades ago. I know that it’s not too late now, but I’m lazy and comfortable where I am.

Well damn!

That list of ADHD traits mirrors me to a “T”.

I am known amongst my friends for being the one to go to for pep talks and alternative thinking, brainstorming. The most fun I can have is solving a seemingly one dimensional problem by expanding into alternate dimensions. lol

However, the “H” is ADHD is mellowing in my mid-life, but that is ONLY because I am in sync with my bodies rest needs more so than ever before.

If I were a dog I’d be a Bloodhound, no stopping me when I’m on a scent, I’d stay on the trail til I collapsed and then some. hahaha

I think you should apply your talents how you want to apply them. When you are on your own, what is your favorite thing to do? What is your favorite thing to do when with people? Or things? That’s where you want to focus.

The basic idea is that if you do what you love doing, the money will come along. I don’t know if that always happens, but it seems like a good theory to me. Well, actually, it doesn’t always happen. I love writing to people. No one pays me for that. Not even close. But still, it might work for you.

Why can’t you go back to school and work? There are so many certificate programs in the medical field that make for really great careers. I’ve tried to talk a couple of my less than motivated nephews to look into. Radiology technician is one field I’d suggest. If you are interested in getting a little more technical, look into nursing. Good luck.