The Brilliant Balance Blog

Finish lines have a powerful allure to them. They inspire us to begin important journeys and give us strong motivation to go after our goals. However, sometimes we misinterpret which parts of our lives need finish lines, so we approach everything the same way and wind up overloaded. If this sounds like you, there’s a […]

What makes us buy things we don’t need or give our time away by saying yes to all the things – social events, meetings, volunteer shifts, and projects? What is that voice that constantly questions us: ‘is it enough?’ There isn’t exactly an objective definition of enough, so the real question is can we let […]

As we get older, we start to experience a range of mental and physical changes. Whether it’s a little extra weight you’ve never noticed before or a transition into menopause, it can become stressful when you don’t know what’s natural and what’s in your control. But if you understand how to nurture your mind and […]

Let’s face it, you take care of all of the things. Between work, kids, parents, partners, relationships, and constantly competing schedules, it can wear anyone out. So before anything else, you need to make sure you are feeling well, energized, and able to tackle the stuff that is coming at you in your day. And […]

Everybody wakes up in the morning in the same way; we roll over, dreams begin to fade away, our eyes open, our mind turns on. But what each of us decides to do next varies significantly from one person to the next. The majority of people wake up with barely enough time to take a […]