As most of you know already, my friend Robert “made” me do it. He challenged me to write one short Brilliance Nugget per day for one year. 365 Brilliance Nuggets days! These nuggets are fun, informative, and refreshingly short.
To visualize my journey, I have compared this adventure to hiking the 2,200 miles Appalachian Trail (A.T.). If we were to hike that trail in one year, it would be 6 miles per day. Ergo, in this analogy, one brilliance nugget equals 6 miles.
We started at Springer Mountain in Georgia, and we headed North, all the way to Maine. I say “we” because you are an incredibly important part of this journey. Without your comments and your encouragement, I could not do this! So, thank you!!!!
For your convenience, here is a list of ALL the Brilliance Nuggets so far. Each Sunday, I will add the latest nuggets at the bottom of the list.
BTW, just for fun, I might build out this list by adding where on the A.T. we are at. Please tell me what you think of that…
Which one is your favorite? Please let me know.
- The Journey of Writing Around 300 Words Every Day
- Pablo Picasso and the Periods of Life
- Point Out the Brilliance in the People Around You
- Experts are like black holes
- How Remarkable – I Finally Kicked My Paper War To The Curb
- How Do I Write My Daily Brilliance Nuggets?
- Lead with vulnerability?!
- Brain freeze
- How Studying Chemistry Messed Up My Reading Speed – The Trap of “Perfect”
- How the Courage To Be On This Journey Is Creating A Ripple Effect
- Remember Why You Started Your Business?
- What We Can Learn From Our Aging Parents
- I am an Addict
- Your Brilliance: A Quick “What If” Game
- The Big Leap
- My Custom Services Could Become A Product?!?
- Wait – A Blog About Procrastination?
- The Declaration of Brilliance
- Stephie, The Parrot
- Back To Basics: Creating a Breakthrough By Focusing On ONE Thing
- Don’t Ever Lose Your Zest For Life
- Dr. Stephie?! – How Much Should We Let Our Credentials Speak For Us?
- Wipe When Through
- Take Your Shot
- Trailblazing Mom Eagle
- Grey Zone Thinking
- A Powerful Exercise to Support Necessary Shifts in Your Company
- It is puzzling
- Sometimes It Feels Like It’s Not Going Fast Enough?!
- How a Marketing Company Found Its Ideal Client and Increased Revenues Seven-fold
- How the Biggest Trap in Storytelling Hurts the Success of Your Mission
- Brilliance Nuggets and the Appalachian Trail
- What Do Columbus and Bees Have in Common?
- Ask More Questions and Ask the Right Ones
- Less Is More
- Core Values: Integrity With Others And Yourself
- I Love Texas
- Having Fun With Visualizing Your Journey
- A Challenge for You and Me: Which ONE Simple Discipline Will Transform Your Life?
- The Art of Balance: Lean In or Lean Out?
- What makes up a product?
- The Art Of Using Your Calendar
- Life is Like A Bowl of Spaghetti
- Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
- Let’s Say “Wow” More Often
- I’m Unstoppable Today – And So Can You!
- Happy Dollar Half-Hour
- Imagine Your TV Interview
- Show Me The Money – Story #1
- You Are My Champions – and The Real Heroes!
- 7 Things You Must Have to Shift Your Company from Consulting to Product
- Small Things That Chip Away At Your Energy
- “The Light Talks to the Plants” – How Clear is Your Message About What You Do?!
- Keep On Learning or Become a Dinosaur
- Two More Months Until the End of the Year
- Meet Roger!
- The Value of An Expert Is Shifting
- Saying The Right Words to the Right People
- Opposing But Complimentary Forces – In Life and In Business
- Celebration and Gratitude
- Creating The Most Magnificent Thing
- Standing on the Shoulders of Giants – Part 1: Family
- A Picture Is Worth More Than a Thousand Words?!
- A Smarter Way to Train New Staff
- Make Your Dreams Happen with Optionism
- You Are the Placebo
- Improve Your Life By Knowing About the Extinction Burst
- I Need a Second Set of Eyes On This
- Why I love Toastmasters
- Ten Quick Tips for How to Deal With Overwhelm
- Let Them Know You Love And Appreciate Them – While You Can
- Get Rid of Your”Rotten Potatoes”
- I Need Your Help, Please
- A Leadership Exercise With A Big “Aha” Moment
- Is There A Practical Version of Buckminister Fuller’s Dymaxion Chronofile?
- Help Me Grow – Find Something Good In Me First
- Olivia’s Big Fat Story
- I Am So Grateful To YOU!
- Take a Chill Pill
- How Can You Accidentally Stop Someone From Improving Their Behavior?
- Why Price’s Law Makes A Strong Case For Brilliance Extraction
- How To Get Good Where You Need More Success
- Maximize Your Budget for Apps and SaaS Tools
- How This Entrepreneur Transformed Her Business During the Pandemic
- Walking the Fine Line Between Pushing Yourself And Driving Yourself Nuts
- Where is Your Brilliance Coming From?
- An Attitude of Gratitude
- Keep Your Brain From Shrinking
- Declaring A Decision And A Tiny Step
- Create Your Knowledge Bank
- Let’s Celebrate This Milestone
- Bring Intentional Joy to Your Day
- Five Things I Learned as Protege in Marketing
- What To Do When You Are Stuck On “Why”
- Learning Wisdom From Previous Generations
- Love Your Work – And Don’ Take Your Dreams To The Grave
- Don’t Be Quite So Smart – Relate!
- Brevity Can Boost Your Signal-To-Noise
- Discovering “New Cheese”
- Celebrating With Wisdom From the Book of Proverbs
- The “Stay, Stop, Start” Exercise
- Reduce Turnover And Stop Burning Your Money
- Boost Your Training System With These Three Learning Theories
- The Bad Idea Brainstorm
- Making Mundane Chores Into Fun Memories
- Four Thoughts That Will Change Your Life
- Stop Overthinking and Be Present
- Merry Christmas
- What Does A Great Big Meal Have In Common With Training?
- Why Do Humans Drink Alcohol?
- Network Smarter and Have More Fun
- A Different Spin On New Year’s Resolutions
- These Three Things REVOLUTIONIZED My Life in 2021
- The Age-old Wrestling Match: Perfection Or Completion?
- Hug your life!
- Read Books in the Blink of An Eye
- What Impedes Our Listening?
- A Weakness Is A Fantastic Opportunity
- That’s Funny! How To Engage Others With Humor
- From Stress To Freedom
- Work In Your Sweetspot
- The Brilliance Mining Community
- A Puzzling Sunday Reflection
- Kick Off Your Week With These Three Proverbs
- Make More Time Using Parkinson’s Law
- A Story: How Planet “Brillonia” Got Started
- Mine Your Brilliance And Get a Big Payoff
- Meet Brillonia’s “Doc”
- Ready, Set, Go: Tap Into Your Brilliance With This Simple 7-Day Challenge
- How To Stop Problem-solving From Being a “Hot Potato”
- Surprise Yourself With This Simple Challenge
- CHOOSE How You Want to Live
- 3 Reasons Why Our Future Depends on Listening To Each Other
- The Ultimate Nugget To Turn Defeat Into Big Wins
- Three Types Brilliance Systems That Will Transform Your Business
- Challenges Are Good For Us
- Your Challenge: Writing Brilliance Nuggets for 7 Days
- 2 Hacks For Building Good Habits
- You Get ALL THAT From 7 Mini-Brilliance Nuggets?!
- We Have Not Because We Ask Not
- I Have A Dream
- A Steady Drop Shapes the Rock
- Believing these 5 Myths About Self-Care Keeps You From Being Vibrant
- Your Secret Weapon To Mastering Delegation
- Consider A Spherical Cow
- Getting Off the Hamster Wheel. Is Moving To Planet Brillonia In Order?
- Get a Small Win Fast
- A Brilliant Brilliance Nugget: The Paralysis of Perfection
- Collect Your Gold Nuggets Before They Go Away
- How Abraham Lincoln Created the Gettysburg Address
- Practice One-Minute Habits And See Exciting Results
- Look For Past Wins, Get Excited, And Finally Celebrate
- Is Your Expertise Killing You?
- Could We Have Saved More Of Einstein’s Unique Brilliance?
- Nuggetize Your Brilliance!
- What’s Better in Life and Business: Unicycle or Tandem
- Showing Up Makes a Staggering Difference
- What Is More Important: Chemistry Or Football?
- Can You Actually Teach Someone How To “MacGyver” Problems?
- The Remarkable Question: Is The Timing Ever “Right”?
- 6 Proven Times When You Must See The Brilliance Doctor
- I Will Never Forget What This Waiver Taught Me
- Are High-Achievement, Work-Life Balance, and Globetrotting Mutually Exclusive?
- Why I Love Employee-Ownership: Results from Brilliance Mining
- 3 Reasons Why Comments From the Stands Are Rarely Helpful
- The Devastating Mistake You Should Never Make With Metrics
- Take the Blinders Off and Cross the Chasm
- Unlock Your Life: Forget About What You “Should” Do
- Provide A Surprising Amount Of Value In Your Marketing
- How to Shape Your Life’s Story with Your Brilliance
- High Time to Take A Refreshing Mental Bubble Bath
- Simple Yet Eye-Opening? How To Live Good
- A New Challenge For Living Well
- Discover Your Hidden Brilliance: An Insight From The Outsight
- YOU Decide!
- When Your Energy Is High, Run With It!
- How To Preserve The Brilliance In Your Nonprofit – A Scholarship Opportunity
- Do You See Yourself Having A Wonderful Retirement?
- How To Reliably Live Up to Promises You Make
- Let’s Celebrate (This Thursday)!
- Are All Sales Opportunities Created Equal?
- Will Building an Online Course Make Me Rich?
- How to Expand Your Freedom Now and Forever
- Never Underestimate The Wondrous Gifts From Writing Every Day
- How Do You Make My Hidden Brilliance Visible?
- How You Can Always Make Someone’s Life Better
- What’s Better For You: The Firehose Or Drip Irrigation?
- Love Your Life Even More With A Fun Meter
- How To Ensure Your Online Learning Does Not Fall Flat
- How Can Innovative Entrepreneurs Stay Captain of Their Ship?
- Unearthing Opportunities From Looming Your Brilliance
- Discover How To Make Your Brilliance Profitable – Join Us For The Brilliance Mining Webinar
- Announcing My First Step To Moving More
- What Is So Special About Employee-Owned Companies?
- Gain An Edge By Being In A Brilliance Mining Cohort
- Three Surprisingly Simple Moves That Make Outsourcing Successful
- Notion Is Like Love Potion #9 For Your Business or Mission
- How To Deal With Employees Who Flake Out On You
- Exploit The Hidden Treasures From Creating Your Brilliance Nuggets
- Exciting Progress: 200 Brilliance Nuggets In The Bank
- A Surprising Truth: Scientists Do Have One Strong Advantage In Marketing
- Why Would a Ph.D. Chemist Become A Brilliance Miner?
- Who REALLY Is The Decision-Maker About Buying Your Product?
- The Chasm Between Science And Business. Do Scientists Embrace Coaching?
- As A Scientist, I Finally Understood The Catalytic Value Of Coaching
- How To “Clone” Your Thoughts And Skills – What Is A Brilliance Mining Cohort?
- A Private Interview With Dr. Stephie About German Culture
- It’s All Robert’s “Fault”
- How To Hand Off Years Of Experience In Two Weeks
- How Scary Is Narrating Your Brilliance On Video?
- Achieving Personal Growth While Being True To Yourself
- Which Type Of Expert Do You Want To Be?
- The Four Stages Of Growth And The Trap They Create
- Reframe Things That Happened To You And Reclaim Your Power
- How To Teach Areas Of Great Innate Ability
- How Helpful Is Brilliance Mining In Research & Development?
- What Is The Best Timing To Begin Brilliance Mining?