Your brain has a hundred ideas.
Let's turn them into a plan you'll actually follow through on.
Weekly accountability for neurodivergent business owners who know what needs doing but can't consistently follow through.
You are running a business with a brain that processes the world differently, and most productivity advice was not built for that. CLEAR Accountability is a weekly structure that turns that into a clear plan you actually follow through on.
You start Monday with a plan.
By Tuesday something more interesting has taken over.
By Thursday you're buried in the wrong tasks.
By Friday the guilt kicks in.
You don't need another planner, app, or generic productivity advice. You need a structure that works with how your brain operates, applied consistently every week.
The CLEAR framework is your external executive function system
Neurodivergent brains often struggle with four things: knowing where to start, estimating how long things take, deciding what matters most, and following through consistently. The CLEAR framework handles all four, every single week. In simple terms, we handle the structure your brain finds hardest to maintain on its own.
Clarity
Get everything out of your head. Every idea, every task, every nagging thought. Neurodivergent brains hold too much in working memory. We empty it so you can think clearly.
List
Broken down into concrete, actionable steps. No vague "work on the website." Instead, "write the three FAQ answers, 30 minutes." Your brain needs specificity to get started. We give it that.
Estimate
We time-estimate everything. Neurodivergent brains often struggle with time blindness, finding it difficult to know how long a task will actually take. This step alone changes how you plan your week.
Allocate
We evaluate what actually matters and allocate your time to it. Your brain wants to do everything at once. We help you do the right things in the right order.
Roadmap
You leave with a concrete plan for the week. Time-blocked, prioritised, committed to. Not a wish list. A plan that respects how your brain actually works.
Even coaches need an external brain
“As a performance coach and leadership trainer, I'm already familiar with mindset, structure, and productivity tools. But I needed someone outside my own head, someone who could keep me focused, accountable, and moving in the right direction. That's exactly what Dave brings.
Dave's accountability system is brilliant. Structured enough to keep you disciplined, but flexible enough to adapt to your business model, your pace, and the way you naturally work. He's calm, grounded, and completely free of judgement. He creates a space where you can be honest about the things you haven't done, but he never lets you stay stuck.
I'm more organised, more focused, and I've created space not just to keep up with the day-to-day, but to think ahead and work proactively rather than reactively.”
40 minutes of structure your brain will thank you for
Every week, same time, same format. Consistency matters for neurodivergent brains because it removes the decision fatigue of "when should I plan?" You don't have to plan. That's our job. You just show up.
Each session follows the same CLEAR structure so there are no surprises. You know what's coming, your brain can prepare, and the framework does the heavy lifting on the executive function tasks that drain you.
Between sessions, everything is tracked in one simple tool. No switching between apps, no scattered notes, no "where did I put that list?" One place. We set it up for you.
The structure your brain needs, at a price that works
No contracts. No lock-in. 14-day money-back guarantee on every programme.
Move the Needle Lite
For business owners who need structure and accountability every two weeks.
- 40-minute sessions fortnightly
- CLEAR framework applied to your business
- Task tracking between sessions
- Confidential, one-to-one
- 14-day money-back guarantee
Move the Needle
The full weekly accountability experience. Consistent structure, every week.
- 40-minute sessions every week
- Full CLEAR framework each session
- All tasks tracked in one simple tool
- Weekly action plan and time blocking
- Confidential, one-to-one
- 14-day money-back guarantee
What business owners say about their accountability partner
“I arrived overwhelmed with two businesses and tasks scattered everywhere. Within six months, we'd launched a new service with 95 clients and I'd hired my first employee.”
“I can wholeheartedly recommend Dave to anyone seeking the right kind of accountability, growth, and a fresh perspective on being in business.”
“Dave's support and how he holds you accountable to completing your weekly tasks has been invaluable in helping me get out of the quagmire of todo lists and focus on business growth.”
“You got to the heart of my small business within the first session. Your focused questions, discussions and suggestions made me think hard about what I can do to build my business.”
“Over the past 12 weeks having regular sessions with Dave, I have really felt the benefits to my day-to-day productivity. I was able to prioritise and get done with subtle changes and accountability.”
“As a performance coach myself, I needed someone outside my own head. Dave's system is structured enough to keep you disciplined but flexible enough to adapt to how you naturally work. The speed and volume of work I now get through has completely changed.”
I'm neurodivergent. That's why I built CLEAR this way.
I'm Dave Alderton. I spent 25 years in corporate operations, including running an equipment finance business with 50 staff and £85M in turnover.
I'm autistic. I succeeded in that world because corporate environments gave me the external structure my brain needed. Meetings, deadlines, reporting lines, accountability built into the system. Without that structure, execution becomes significantly harder.
When I started working with business owners, I saw the same patterns I recognised in myself. Brilliant people. Great ideas. Struggling to execute. Not because they lacked talent or drive, but because they were trying to run a business without the structure their brain needs to function at its best.
That's why I built CLEAR. It's the structure I needed, packaged into a weekly system that works for neurodivergent business owners.
Common questions from neurodivergent business owners
No. Many of our clients are formally diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, autism, or other neurodivergent conditions. Many suspect they're neurodivergent but have never been assessed. Some just know their brain doesn't work the way productivity advice assumes it should. If you recognise the struggle, this is for you. No diagnosis required.
Neither. We don't diagnose, treat, or counsel. We provide a structured weekly accountability session that helps you prioritise, plan, and execute. Think of it as an external operating system for your business, not a clinical service. If you need therapeutic support for your neurodivergence, we'd encourage you to work with a qualified professional alongside using CLEAR.
Because systems rely on you to maintain them yourself. That's the bit neurodivergent brains find hardest. CLEAR isn't a system you maintain. It's a person who maintains the system with you, every week, face to face. You can't ignore a person the way you can ignore an app notification or a blank planner page.
Dave is autistic and has worked with many neurodivergent business owners over the years. The CLEAR framework was designed with neurodivergent thinking in mind. We understand that standard productivity systems don't work well for every brain. We won't tell you to "just focus" or "try harder." We'll build the external scaffolding that lets your brain do what it's good at.
That's normal. Neurodivergent brains don't always cooperate with plans, even good ones. The difference is that next week we look at what happened, adjust, and rebuild. There's no judgement. The weekly rhythm means you're never more than a few days away from getting back on track.
We use a simple online tool to keep everything in one place. Most clients find this easier than whatever collection of apps, notebooks, and sticky notes they were using before. But if you have a system that partly works for you, we can discuss incorporating it. The tool is there to serve you, not the other way around.
Yes. Sessions are held online. All sessions run during UK business hours, which works well for clients across Europe and the US. If you're in a different timezone, we'll confirm on the discovery call whether there's a slot that suits us both.
For questions about pricing, cancellation, confidentiality, and general sessions, see our full FAQ.
The issue isn't your ability. It's the lack of structure.
Book a free 20-minute discovery call. Tell us what you're dealing with. No diagnosis needed, no judgement, just a conversation about whether CLEAR can give your brain the structure it needs.
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