The Brilliant Balance Blog

I’d venture a guess that by now many of us have tried our hand at a Tabata workout. In this absolutely genius fitness trend, you work your booty off for 20 seconds and follow that up with a 10-second rest. Then repeat. Until you hit 20 minutes. And then you’re done! For those of us […]

I caught myself holding my breath today. It was subtle, so I wasn’t gasping for air or anything, but it was definitely happening. It made me realize that I (still) spend too much time getting worked up about things I can’t control. Too often, I’m going through my day holding my breath and clenching my fists […]

I was working through an English assignment with my eight-year-old son when I first connected the dots. He was learning how to construct more interesting sentences by including the “Who – What – When – Where – How – Why” elements of the story. It’s a fairly elementary writing technique that is immensely powerful in […]

I was recently asked to contribute to a piece Celeste Coffman put together for working moms. The pearls of wisdom she gleaned from professionals who have chosen to serve this audience really created a valuable collection of ideas! Here’s what I shared: “What gets scheduled gets done” is a phrase I repeat often to my private coaching clients. In […]

Two weeks ago, my community walked through a wall of grief together when we unexpectedly lost one of our own – a 45 year old mother of four. Her death sent palpable shock waves through our tightly knit school family, our church, and our suburban neighborhoods. We held our spouses and our children and one another as tears […]

As school ends and another summer break begins, with its roughly 80 sun-soaked days stretching out ahead of us, are you feeling a little anxious and wondering why? Well, here’s why. Summer is supposed to be the best time of the year. The anticipation as been building for months. And now you’re in charge of making the magic happen. Eek. Frankly, I […]

A year or so ago, I stood in my closet and made a bold declaration about how I would dress from that day forward. The combination of turning 40, having three children, and running a rapidly growing business was making me wish I could just throw on one of my daughter’s school uniforms instead of […]