“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Now, more than ever before, Americans are confronted daily with reasons to be afraid. The recent response to the Swine Flu epidemic speaks for itself. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 11 million Americans have a specific fear, 3 million suffer from panic disorders and the number is rising daily! Add to this the millions who worry incessantly about what catastrophe could befall them or their families and it becomes obvious that in this globalized age of information overload things are not going to improve by themselves.
Margie Speaks at Farm Credit Administration's Women's Equality Day
A dynamic Australian, internationally recognized life coach, Eriksonian hypnotherapist and mother of four, Margie Warrell is an experienced interview guest who has shared her practical strategies, engaging stories and coaching insights on over 200 national TV and radio programs including The Today Show.
Given that courage relates to so many areas of life – relationships, careers, communication, leadership, parenting – Margie can speak comfortably about a broad range of issues facing everyday people and provide practical strategies for overcoming fear and gaining the courage to create a more fulfilling life.
Suggested Interview Topics
Navigating Risk In Uncertain Times
- Why risk is not something to avoid at all costs
- How to discern smart risk from foolish risk
- Why the cost of playing it safe usually outweighs the benefit
- How to embrace change and learn from the lessons it offers
Are We Becoming A Nation Ruled By Fear?
- Why fear is not a problem, but our response to it often is
- Why adversity introduces us to ourselves
- When the economy is down our need for courage goes up
- How fear breeds fear and how to short cut the anxiety circuit
- The three step process to rising above the fears that hold us back and stifle our success
- The top 3 things people are afraid of and how those fears sabotage our efforts to succeed
- Why we “catastrophize” and how to stop terrorizing ourselves
- Have we normalized anxiety and what to do about its oppressive impact
Margie Speaks at Women in Project Management Conference
- The frightening cost of raising a generation of fearful children
- Why parents have an obligation not to raise a generation of anxious, risk-averse children and the price we will pay if we do
- How to build resilience in our children that sets them up to succeed despite their setbacks
- Teaching children to discern which fears to pay heed to and which to rise above
- Why it’s crucial for our children to learn to assess risks and take smart ones
- 3 steps to being the courageous role models our kids need us to be
Why Do So Few Ask for What They Really Want?
- From your sex life to your salary, how to make bigger, bolder and better requests and get what you really want
Courageous Conversations: Speaking Up about Sensitive Issues
- Why are so many people afraid to say what they really think
- The keys to “courageous conversations” for conversational wimps
- How to say no, still keep your friends and skip the guilt trip
- From the boardroom to the bedroom, how to speak up without putting others down
Emotional Vampires: Are You Working with One?
- How to deal with the people who suck the life out of you, firmly yet graciously!
- The importance of dealing firmly with naysayers and fear-mongers who drag us down
- Escaping the “poor me” trap that attracts more negativity
- Creating an environment that keeps you on track and off the couch
Is Personal Responsibility Dead?
- Why taking personal responsibility is essential to personal, organizational and national prosperity and success
To request a list of sample interview questions, contact Margie.
