Who is Jade Miller?
Jade is obsessed with understanding humans and connecting authentically with people. Skilled in visual thinking, strategic problem solving and coaching, Jade uses her passion for communication and creativity to help others find their own sense of purpose. Being an autistic ADHD’er, with a special hyperfocus interest in psychology, sociology, culture and relationships, this shines through as her work as a communicator and artist who helps businesses and individuals develop strategy and vision for purposeful contribution.
Having overcome huge life challenges including neurosurgery, chronic illness, divorce, and late diagnosis of her Autism and ADHD, she is navigating life and business, keeping it real with a quirky sense of existential humour. Jade has 20 years of experience in communication, marketing and design across a broad range of disciplines, and a lifetime of autistic hyper-interests and creative pursuits. She has appeared on several business podcasts including Ways to Change the Workplace, The Brand Called You, Six Comms and The Craft of Consulting to talk about visual communication, clarity and connection, and she regularly shares visuals, thoughts and information on LinkedIn.
Jade lives in beautiful Brisbane, Australia with her two daughters and you will often find her spending time with them at the beach, or painting abstract art. She truly believes that life is about connection with ourselves and each other and finding ways to fill our lives with things we love doing.
What’s making LEMONADE all about?
Life is full of ups, downs, lemons and other crap that gets thrown at us on a regular basis. After navigating several major life challenges in a short few years in her 30s, and 20+ years of work in the communications space, this book emerged as a way of sharing the things Jade has learned along the way. Focused on the continual journey we are all on to improve ourselves and face life hurdles, this book is a vulnerable and humorous guide that you can return to whenever the challenges arise.
“Purpose is what you create. Making Lemonade is just about finding your own meaning in the light and dark of life. Purpose isn’t hidden under the couch; it isn’t one key task that you must fulfill (although some people do have a very clear life mission), it’s not a tangible item to discover. Purpose is finding out who you are, how to connect, what you believe in, then taking these things and moving forward to contribute to the world through things that you enjoy. Not to say that a purposeful existence won’t have challenges and boring bits. It totally will. But the closer you are to living yours, the more confident you’ll be when the lemons start flying. You can find resilience and fulfillment in the hardest of times. Good luck making your lemonade. Let me know how it goes. x Jade”