Feb 24
You don't have to earn rest
Rest isn't a reward for productivity. It's a prerequisite for leadership that lasts.
4 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.
Feb 23
The Hidden Pattern in Career Transitions: Why High Performers Struggle Most
The client sitting across from me had built an extraordinary career. VP at a Fortune 500 tech company. Led teams through three successful acquisitions. And she was completely frozen trying to figure out what came next.
9 min read
Feb 20
Forced Emergence vs. Allowed Emergence: Why Strategic Plans Fail When You Schedule Creativity
My workweek is 50% as long as it was in 2019. My highest-leverage results happen in about 4 hours a week. And they almost never happen during the blocks I've labeled "strategic thinking."
7 min read
Feb 18
The Sunday Scaries Returned: What Your Weekend Dread Is Actually Telling You
For the first time in years, the Sunday scaries came back. They weren't measuring how hard my job was. They were measuring alignment.
5 min read
Feb 17
I stopped tracking my time
What happened when I stopped tracking time and started paying attention to something more useful.
3 min read
Feb 13
The Elimination Audit: How to Find 7 Hours Weekly Without Adding a Single System
Most productivity advice adds. This audit subtracts. Leaders who eliminate strategically get more done with less effort.
6 min read
Feb 11
The Invisible Load: What 455,000 Women Know That the Research Doesn't Capture
The moment a mother decides to leave rarely arrives with a spreadsheet. The body knows before the mind can articulate the math.
5 min read
Feb 10
Why your Sunday dread matters
How to find (and solve) the real problem
3 min read
Feb 06
I’ve been reading your replies
You’re asking the right questions
2 min read
Feb 06
What the Research Says About Leaving Who You Were: The Psychology of Professional Identity Transitions
Your title no longer fits. The professional identity you spent years building feels like a costume you're tired of wearing. Research shows these transitions require fundamental identity reconstruction, and the pattern is predictable.
6 min read
Feb 04
Why Your Calendar Needs an Energy Strategy, Not Just a Time Strategy
You had 14 meetings yesterday, responded to 83 Slack messages, and felt busy every single minute. But when someone asks what you actually accomplished, you have to think about it. Here's why your calendar needs an energy strategy.
8 min read
Feb 03
The question nobody asks at thresholds
What to ask instead of “what’s next?”
4 min read