My Mom’s 6 Secrets For Doing Big, Overwhelming, Stuck-Inducing Projects

by Marissa Bracke |

After moving into my house, there were a lot of boxes to unpack. The sheer number of boxes — not to mention the quantity of stuff inside the boxes — was daunting. Day after day, I'd resolve to unpack the boxes. And day after day, I'd sort of wander around...

The Best & Worst Things To Do When You’re Overwhelmed

by Marissa Bracke | Last Updated: March 7, 2016

The room may spin. Maybe your palms are a little sweaty. And maybe your breath is even shallow, quicker… Your body's sending signals that it's nervous, perhaps even panicky. It might almost feel like something's bearing down on you. And that something? It's your...

Getting Wired In: How to Get Focused and Get Your Work Done Effectively

by Marissa Bracke | Last Updated: Mar 5, 2016

“He's wired in.” There are a couple of scenes in The Social Network (the movie about Facebook's creation) where someone describes one of the movie characters as being “wired in.” The character is shown typing code, headphones on, a bottle of...

How to email a busy person: Six tips for effective emails

by Marissa Bracke |

As admin, secretary, assistant, or Can-Do-Ologist, I've worked inside the very full inboxes of several very successful (and very swamped) folks in both the offline and online business worlds. A couple of times, people asked me for tips on getting responses from those...

Figuring out what to write about when you think you have nothing to write about

by Marissa Bracke |

When you're stuck on what to write, or what to teach, it's rarely because you actually lack good topics or enough knowledge… even though that's the conclusion most of us draw when we have trouble coming up with a topic. You're probably sitting on a treasure...