Marissa Brassfield

Marissa Brassfield

Los Angeles
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 19

What do we talk about now?

When the logistics handled themselves, the first thing that showed up was an awkward silence.
3 min read
May 18

AI Is a Discernment Magnifier (And Most Founders Aren't Ready)

AI is a discernment magnifier that runs on vision. It amplifies whatever was already pulsing under the work before you logged in.
6 min read
May 15

Your Job Title Is a Borrowed Identity (And It's Going to Cost You)

Your job title is a borrowed identity. And like everything borrowed, it's eventually going to be returned, with consequences.
6 min read
May 13

The AI Burnout Nobody's Talking About: When Superhuman Tools Create Subhuman Habits

The next wave of burnout won't come from toxic bosses. It will come from tools so good they feel like play. Your body already knows which side of the line you're on.
6 min read
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
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