Brilliant Balance Blog

“Pain is temporary, but quitting lasts forever.” “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” “We can do hard things.” Do these quotes sometimes make you want to scream? There are so many messages out there about how quitting is for the weak. And on the flip side, how the strong and the powerful always manage…

If you didn’t already know, I’m a card-carrying member of Generation X. That means besides being cynical and having a love for irony (or so every list describing us says), I also got to have a front row seat to the birth and rise of social media.  If you’re around my age, you remember the…

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling ‘22.  That’s right 2022 – I’m coming for ya. We may have started out a little wobbly but I’m determined to finish this year strong. That means starting NOW, I’m ready to shed the fear, hesitancy, and languishing that have been hallmarks of the last two years. …

Here’s the permission you’ve been looking for today. In case you missed it, I went LIVE last week to talk to this community about a very important topic – how to give yourself permission to stay calm. That’s right – you might be surprised to hear that it actually comes from you. We also dug…

The state of the world right now is frightening. And if we’re being honest, we’re already mentally and emotionally exhausted – we’ve all been through a lot. Just as we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel from the last two years, we get hit again. And even though most of us are…