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.
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
Apr 24

Career Transition Without Losing Yourself: A Field Guide for High Performers

You do not just change jobs. You lose the person your old job made you.
6 min read
Apr 22

Nervous System Regulation for Leaders: What Your Body Knows First

Your nervous system processes the room before your strategic mind catches up.
6 min read
Apr 21

What 36 months of less work taught me about enough

What 36 months of working 3.5-day weeks taught me about energy, ambition, and conventional schedules.
3 min read
Apr 20

Energy Management for Entrepreneurs: The Capacity Framework That Replaces Time Blocking

You have been managing the wrong resource. Time is finite. Energy is renewable.
6 min read
Apr 17

How to Close the Vision-Execution Gap: A Nervous System Approach

The gap between where you are and where you want to be has a name. It also has a solution.
6 min read
Apr 15

Somatic Intelligence for Leaders: How Your Body Processes Business Data Faster Than Your Brain

Your body processes business data six seconds before your brain catches up. The question is whether you're listening.
6 min read
Apr 15

Physical Signs You Need to Quit Your Job (Your Body Knows Before You Do)

The body keeps score at work, too. Yours may already be telling you something.
6 min read