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 16

Productivity Hacks From Super Successful People

Max Nisen of Business Insider recently talked with some of the worlds most successful business people about how they maintain
1 min read
Apr 15

Flexibility is Key to Productivity

The old fashioned model of working in the office, at your desk, for eight hours a day is quickly fading.
1 min read
Apr 12

3 Ways to Eliminate Office Clutter

When we are busy, organizing our office is always at the bottom of the to-do list. Who cares about the
1 min read
Apr 11

Get Up Early to Be Productive

We are all busy. Between work'ss constraints and life's demands, we have a full plate day
1 min read
Apr 10

Is it Time to Ditch the Checklist?

Productivity hacks are great ways to become a more efficient worker. Unfortunately, sometimes we put too much emphasis on becoming
2 min read
Apr 04

Joe De Sena, Author of 'Spartan Up', Talks Mental Toughness and Embracing Stress [INTERVIEW]

As many of you know, one of my favorite ways to de-stress is to run obstacle races, and my favorite
3 min read
Apr 02

A Step-by-Step Guide to Save Two Hours Every Day

This is a guest post by Hrishikesh Jobanputra. The idea of working six hours a day and leaving for home
6 min read
Apr 01

10 Ways to Motivate Employees

An important characteristic of a leader is the ability to motivate employees. Motivated employees will be more engaged and more
2 min read
Mar 31

A 'Star Wars' Themed Office to Please Employees

With so much literature and research coming out about the importance of office design, it is easy to get varying
1 min read
Mar 30

Effective Solutions That Kill Inefficiency and Poor Productivity

This is a guest post from Kevin McCourt. We're human, not robots. We're susceptible to work-efficiency
3 min read
Mar 29

The Value of Positive Reinforcement

Bill Sims is the author of Green Beans & Ice Cream: The Remarkable Power of Positive Reinforcement, and has been
2 min read
Mar 28

Playing Hooky Can Be a Good Thing

Donna Sapolin, the founding editor of Next Avenue, believes that there are benefits to playing hooky from work every now
2 min read