The Brilliant Balance Blog

As we get ready to turn the page and begin the new year, it’s a great time to slow down and reflect on the past one. When we press pause on the typical rhythms of our lives and take a little time to review everything that has happened and what we’ve learned, we can use […]

Whether it’s a broken New Year’s resolution or blunder at work, we’re all really good at keeping track of what goes wrong. It’s easier to ruminate about our bad days than build the momentum to have better ones. But focusing on what went wrong brings you down. You forget that tomorrow is a new day […]

When our world becomes chaotic, it can be hard to tell if we’re still making the kind of progress we want in our lives. But even in the best of times, progress doesn’t follow a consistent path. You will have setbacks and missteps. But that doesn’t mean that you’ve failed. You have to look at […]

Without rest, we can easily fall into the trap of running ourselves into the ground headed for burnout. As a society, we’re addicted to speed, but sometimes, intentionally slowing down is what delivers rapid progress over the long-term. So today I’m going to share a framework to help you decide if you need to speed […]

Envy is like a poison that paralyzes your productivity and kills your creativity – and all of us suffer from it at times in our lives. It’s not what we’d typically call a WELCOME emotion. But envy isn’t the enemy you believe it to be… It’s a clue that reveals something about the direction you […]