I Stopped Waiting to Feel Ready—Here’s What Happened Next (Six Habits to Become Your Future Self)
A year ago, I was sitting in the messy middle. Not at rock bottom, not thriving. I could see the
Marissa Brassfield 🚀 Visionary Entrepreneur Advisor
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Reinventing Your Leadership Path: Outgrowing the Role You Once Loved
There’s a quiet revolution happening among senior tech leaders—and if you’re reading this, there’s a good
Supercharge Your Productivity with AI: Unlock Success Through a Tailored, Goal-Aligned Strategy
Discover how a tailored, goal-oriented AI strategy can unlock sky-high productivity and accelerate your mission-driven success.
Design a Joyful Morning Routine With Your Family (With AI)
It’s easy to let mornings become a frenzied rush of managing logistics and getting everyone out the door to school or work on time. But what if you took a step back and co-designed a morning routine to optimize joy, ease and alignment?
The Future of AI in Time Management: How Artificial Intelligence Can Optimize Your Schedule and Maximize Your Productivity
In this article, we'll explore how AI is shaping the future of time management and how you can make the most of it.
Embracing AI Without Losing Your Humanity: Navigating the Non-Technical Aspects of AI Implementation
Essential themes to explore as you craft your personal and business AI strategy. Leverage the potential of AI without compromising your humanity.
Creative Intelligence: Deepfakes, Vishing, and the Future of Fraud
I share the earliest signals of a world where ubiquitous deepfakes make it nearly impossible to trust what we see online at face value.
My AI Workflow: Using ChatGPT and Jounce to Create Engaging Blogs
Learn to write blogs with AI tools in 6 steps. Create engaging and informative posts with this step-by-step guide.
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Fresh perspectives on the future of leadership.
Mar 25
🚀 Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #23: The Joy Retrospective
Hey there, Coefficients!When is the last time you genuinely experienced joy while working? How about in your relationship? Or your solo time?This issue is about the power of joy: how to find it in your past so you can cultivate more of it in your future.Marissa 💃🏽P.S. THANK YOU for subscribin
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Mar 13
Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #23: Everyone Wins When You Put Yourself First
Do you put yourself first in some ways, but not others? If so, this will give you some new perspectives to save time by choosing yourself.
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Mar 11
🚀 Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #22: What Happens When You Change Your Relationship With Time
Hey there, Coefficients!Our family is still riding an emotional high from our road trip last week.It’s amazing how a shift in scenery and a break from chores, routines, and the everyday environment can rejuvenate your spirit.In today’s newsletter, I’m sharing two important realizations I had in this
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Mar 05
Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #22: Workcations and the Joy of Breaking Routines
In this issue, I share how short travels can help you unlock focus, flow, and even better nervous system regulation.
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Feb 28
🚀 Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #21: Overcoming Internal Resistance
Hey there, Coefficients!I've previously shared how I look at procrastination as a signal to troubleshoot because something's out of alignment.And I do, most of the time. But sometimes I forget to listen to my own advice, and it comes back to bite me. In this issue, I share the backstory -- along wit
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Feb 19
Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #21: Tech & Tools I’m Using Now
The top question I’m asked in interviews is: what is your productivity tech stack? Sharing the full list of what I’m testing, trying, and loving.
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Feb 10
🚀 Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #20: Effortlessly On Time
Hey there, Coefficients!In our last issue, I wrote about the principle of least effort, and how we tend to choose the most convenient option available. My favorite routines are the ones that are so natural, they don't even feel like a routine. It's just flowing through the day.Here's how I bring thi
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Feb 06
Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #20: Counteracting the Myth of Time Management
One of the most freeing lessons I’ve ever learned is: stress management is a myth. I believe the same is true of time management.
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Feb 02
🚀 Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #19: IRL Recovery After a Brutal Workday
Hey there, Coefficients!If you look back at the worst workdays you’ve ever experienced — how did you bounce back?Today, I’m going into the memory palace to retrieve and retell a story of one of my most brutal workdays, how I navigated my recovery then, and my insights as I reflect on this experience
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Jan 29
Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #19: How to Recover From Brutal Workdays
No matter who you are, what you do for work, and how well-compensated you are for your time… we all have terrible, no-good, very bad workdays.
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Jan 27
🚀 Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #18: My Most Important Routines for Containing Chaos
Hey there, Coefficients!In our last issue, I wrote about how I think about creating routines.Below, I outline the real-deal routines I use personally, professionally, and in our household to reduce "unforced errors" and mitigate the chaos of everyday life.Consider documenting your own go-to routines
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Jan 21
Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #18: Building Unbreakable Routines
Confession: One of my life's great joys is building and optimizing everyday routines.
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