May 12
I'm not performing for the algorithm
The pull and the pressure show up together. Your body knows the difference.
3 min read
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.
May 11
Why Earning More Won't Give You Financial Freedom (Money Sovereignty)
The person earning $80K and the person earning $800K can have identical money stories. The problem was never the total.
5 min read
May 08
Your Body Already Decided: How Somatic Intelligence Drives Better Business Decisions
Eleven years of marriage. Nothing. Two months after she quit? Pregnant. The body had already decided.
5 min read
May 06
Career Transition Identity Crisis: Why High Performers Lose Themselves First
The people who struggle most with career transitions are the ones who were best at the job they're leaving.
5 min read
May 05
13 no's in 2 weeks
Saying no to good things requires a muscle nobody teaches you to build.
3 min read
May 04
I Built a 3.5-Day Workweek. Here's the Math.
38 months of data. Here's what a 3.5-day workweek actually looks like when you show the receipts.
5 min read
May 01
Personal Sovereignty: What Optimization Was Always Supposed to Mean
You have optimized everything and still do not feel free. That is the difference between efficiency and sovereignty.
6 min read
Apr 29
Interoception for Business Decisions: The NIH-Backed Science Behind Gut Feelings at Work
The NIH just funded $14.2 million to map your body's hidden sixth sense. What they found changes how leaders should make decisions.
7 min read
Apr 29
What to Stop Doing: A Strategic Elimination Framework
Every yes carries an invisible no. A quarterly audit reveals the 20-30% you can cut right now.
6 min read
Apr 28
The threshold you just crossed (and didn't notice)
You already crossed a threshold you didn't notice. What that invisible crossing means for your next chapter.
2 min read
Apr 27
Identity Dissolution in Career Transitions: Why High Performers Struggle Most With Change
The version of you who thrived in that environment no longer exists. And that's not a crisis. It's a crossing.
7 min read
Apr 27
Building Business Around Family: The Lifestyle-First Framework
I built my business around my life. The distinction between that and the opposite explains everything.
6 min read