Liz Brashears, Author at Level Up Your Life & Leadership

Your Feelings Are Not FACTS

Posted on June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 by Liz Brashears

Happy Thursday Friends! We've all been told to trust our gut. Follow your heart. Honor your feelings. And I believe in all of that — with one important caveat. Your feelings are real. But they're not always right. More specifically: they're not always current. Think about the last time you felt...

The Story I Almost Didn’t Tell

Posted on June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 by Liz Brashears

For years, I wanted to write a book. Not because I thought it would make me famous.Not because I thought it would become a bestseller.Simply because it was a dream. And yet, for years, I didn't do it. The reason wasn't lack of time.It wasn't lack of knowledge.It wasn't even lack of opportunity. It...

When Certainty Gets in the Way

Posted on March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 by Liz Brashears

Don’t you love it when you are 100% certain about something? Personally, It gives me such a sense of accomplishment and perhaps even… rightness. I simply love that feeling. But… if I am being honest, I have been 100% certain about things that I have been 100% wrong...

Thought Drop Thursday: Rejection Is Often Redirection

Posted on March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 by Liz Brashears

There are moments in life that feel like the floor drops out from under you. A job ends.A door closes.A plan you were counting on suddenly disappears. In the moment, it rarely feels like opportunity.It feels like rejection. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately because I’ve seen several...

The Hardest Leadership Job You’ll Ever Have…

Posted on June 12, 2025March 12, 2026 by Liz Brashears

I think the most challenging leadership role that many of us will ever have is leading that person in the mirror. Before you ever lead a team, a company, or even a movement, you first need to be able to effectively lead yourself. I have often said that self-awareness is the...

The Power of Yet (And Why My Pickleball Game Is Teaching Me About Leadership)

Posted on April 10, 2025March 12, 2026 by Liz Brashears

I love Pickleball! But... I’m not good at it… yet. I’ve always said my goal is just to suck less each time I play. 😄 That might sound like low ambition, but it’s actually a pretty solid mindset—for the court and for life. Because here’s the truth: growth doesn’t...

People Pleasers are Liars?

Posted on April 7, 2025March 12, 2026 by Liz Brashears

I remember the first time I heard someone say to me that “people pleasers are liars,” it hit home like a gut punch. As someone who spent most of her life trying to keep everyone else happy (even if it meant steamrolling myself in the process), that truth hit hard. But here’s...

The Tyranny of “Or”: How Shifting Your Mindset Opens Endless Possibilities

Posted on March 27, 2025March 12, 2026 by Liz Brashears

A couple of Thanksgivings ago, I remember asking my brother if he wanted apple pie or pumpkin pie for dessert. He looked at me, bewildered, and said, "I will not be bound by the tyranny of or." In other words, he wasn’t falling into the either/or trap—he wanted both. That moment...