Stephie Althouse

Are Globetrotting mutually exclusive? I should have known that I was “doomed” from the beginning. I mean the very beginning.  My parents got married when my Mom was almost 21. Back then, in Germany, you had to get parental permission to marry before 21. My Dad is eight years older. They met at the university, fell […]

There are times when it is proven to be an excellent idea to see a medical doctor. At these times, going to the doctor is imperative and life-saving. What about the times you must consider to see the Brilliance doctor? For example, when you had a bad accident. Or when you know (or suspect), you had or

This Brilliance Nugget may seem slightly self-serving. Yet, it stems from years of observing human behavior and timing, mine included. Imagine you got enrolled into the possibility of something, whether that is a program to eat and exercise better, an opportunity to travel to an exciting place, or a program to embark on Brilliance Mining.

Some people are good at “MacGyvering” whatever problems come their way. Others watch it and applaud. Yet, they don’t think they themselves could do it.  In a previous nugget, I shared a story about a situation we encountered while camping with a YMCA Mom-Son “Adventure Club.” A MacGyver move saved the day.  Here is another MacGyver story.

Writing a Brilliance Nugget every single day is not easy. Doing anything with consistency is not easy. This morning I was thinking about this quote: Half the battle is just showing up. Stephen Hawking  Generally, I’m not sure whether showing up is exactly “half” the battle. Nor am I sure the pursuit of something that

Do you ever feel like being an entrepreneur is like riding on a unicycle or tandem? Whoa! There was a bump! Man, I almost fell off! I started my own business in 2005. I felt like my entrepreneurial blood was boiling over. For eight years, I had worked at a high-tech company as a senior scientist, principal investigator,