When Humility Becomes Your Hiding Place

When Humility Becomes Your Hiding Place

by Margie | May 9, 2025 | Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously

“I never want to be one of those egomaniacs jostling for position,” said Sandra, her brow furrowing. “It’s just not my style.” “But how will the new CEO know what you want if you don’t tell him?” I asked, leaning...
Hope is a risk that must be run.

Hope is a risk that must be run.

by Margie | Apr 18, 2025 | Build Resilience, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely

Today is Good Friday, a sacred day in the Christian calendar and one that holds special significance for me and my family. It was on Good Friday 17 years ago that my older brother Frank was injured in a motorbike accident that left him with paraplegia, unable to ever...
Dear Fellow Women, You don’t need to prove your worth – just own it.

Dear Fellow Women, You don’t need to prove your worth – just own it.

by Margie | Mar 6, 2025 | Build Resilience, Lead Purposefully, Speak Bravely, Women Rising

Women in leadership have always faced a higher bar. Yet amid the pushback on DEI, pressuring women to validate their worth – again – they need to boldly own it, not prove it. “I feel like I have to prove myself all over again.” That’s what a senior female...
My Lesson from the Trapeze: Courage is a Decision, not a Feeling.

My Lesson from the Trapeze: Courage is a Decision, not a Feeling.

by Margie | Jan 17, 2025 | Uncategorized

Have you ever found yourself standing at the edge of something you knew you needed to do—knowing you needed to step up or speak up or lean in and ‘take the leap’, yet hesitating and holding back? I’ve been there. Not just in life, but quite literally, on a...
Five Years On from Fire: Finding Courage When Fear Looms Large

Five Years On from Fire: Finding Courage When Fear Looms Large

by Margie | Dec 30, 2024 | Build Resilience, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately

Back in Australia for Christmas, I’m reminded of a moment five years ago, in early 2020, that feels both distant and vividly present. Charred leaves drifted down from an apocalyptic sky as I hurriedly helped my parents pack up their most precious belongings before...
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