Aug 11
The floor my family built
First in my family at a four-year university, and reclaiming the right to want more.
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Marissa Brassfield
Trusted advisor, simplifier, and loving catalyst of your biggest and best initiatives. Discovering how to stretch time, maximize ease, and optimize work-life alignment.
Aug 10
Rebellious Productivity, Defined
The phrase first appeared on my blog in 2015, attached to a library of tactics I called REBEL. Eleven years later, this is the canonical definition.
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Aug 07
Your Energetic Bank Account: Deposits, Withdrawals, and the Audit
A few years ago, in the middle of a demanding season, I spent an afternoon on what I call a
6 min read
Aug 06
Whose Beliefs Are Running Your Week?
You can update what you believe and leave every downstream behavior exactly where it was. That gap explains a very specific kind of tired.
6 min read
Aug 05
Work-Life Alignment: The Term I've Used Since 2012
My earliest published use of work-life alignment is dated April 23, 2012. Fourteen years later, this is the definition, the receipts, and the self-audit I run with leaders.
7 min read
Aug 04
What you teach them about your availability
The people who love you believe what you show them. What have you been showing?
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Aug 03
The 3.5-Day Workweek Field Manual
Jamie Dimon says your kids will work 3.5 days a week, someday. I've run that schedule since March 16, 2023. The field manual: the audit, the day types, and the walkaway math.
7 min read
Jul 31
How to Author the Rules You Live By
Every rule we examined this month was invented by someone for a narrow reason. Here is the repeatable loop for authoring the rules you actually live by.
5 min read
Jul 30
AI Systems for a Lean Business: Build Once, Run Weekly
Chat sessions save minutes. Systems save weeks. The build order for a lean business: eliminate first, write the standard, add a quality gate.
7 min read
Jul 29
Your First Year Going Fractional
The first year of independent work brings uncapped income, a lumpy cash flow, and the benefits your employer used to handle. Here is how to plan for it.
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Jul 28
The music of my name
I spent decades letting people say it wrong. What changed.
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Jul 27
The Two Weeks' Notice Nobody Requires
No US law requires two weeks notice, and your employer can let you go same-day. Give notice as a deliberate gift, from integrity rather than fear.
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