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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.
Aug 07

Announcing REBEL: The Ridiculously Efficient Big Efficiency Library is Open for Entrepreneurs' Teams

Have you ever felt frustrated because your assistant or key team members didn't get or understand how to
3 min read
Aug 05

Automated Inbox Management

We are inundated with email, and processing meaningful replies at scale is a learned skill. This walkthrough on automated inbox
1 min read
Aug 05

Ready, Aim, Fire: 3 Steps to Supercharge Email Processing

I'm often asked about my personal email processing strategy for inbound messages. I show a few of my
2 min read
Jul 16

The Work-Life Inventory

Being a Rebel is more than just working effectively -- it's about maximizing all areas of your life.
1 min read
Jul 15

How to Cope With Coworker Venting and Cranky Entrepreneurs

In this article, you'll learn how to minimize secondhand stress while still supporting your teammates and entrepreneur. I
2 min read
Jul 12

Inside My Editing Flow

Check out our mini course on how to write faster I've copy edited hundreds of thousands of articles
4 min read
Jul 12

The 3 P's Worksheet

This is the worksheet-only page for the 3 P's. For context on how to use this tool, check
1 min read
Jul 12

The 3 Ps of Effective Phone Calls

Have you ever gotten stressed out by an incoming call from your entrepreneur? These days, I don't. But
1 min read
Jul 12

The SURE Method to Prioritize New Tasks, Projects and To-Dos

I get a ton of questions about how I prioritize new tasks, projects and to-dos against an ever-increasing workload. In
3 min read
Jul 11

3 Ways to (Nicely) Avoid a Meeting or Call

We Rebels are the primary defenders of our own time. And there's no bigger, more frustrating, energy-squandering time
2 min read
Jul 09

10 Ways to Boost Productivity in 10 Minutes

We can all find a spare 10 minutes in our day if we look. Perhaps it's the "
1 min read
Jul 08

Simple Tips to Shorten Your Emails

Who wants to write 100 words when 17 will do? Not we Rebels, that's for sure. Here are
1 min read