by Margie | Nov 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ever sold yourself short? If you can think back to a moment you wished you’d backed yourself more—taken that chance, made the ask, leapt—you’re not alone. The truth is, most of us regret the risks we didn’t take far more than the ones we did. By a long shot. That...
by Margie | Oct 15, 2025 | Build Resilience, Lead Purposefully, Speak Bravely, Uncategorized
I almost sent a text I would have regretted. Someone had misinterpreted something I’d said, and I wanted to fix it — without making things worse. So I started composing a carefully worded message before I caught myself. Instead of hiding behind my iPhone screen, I...
by Margie | Sep 16, 2025 | Build Resilience, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
For over 30 years, scientists had been observing Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) in the wild. In 1952, they began an experiment—dropping sweet potatoes in the sand for the monkeys to find. The monkeys loved the taste but hated the gritty sand that clung to them....
by Margie | Sep 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
My Uber to Union Station in Washington DC this morning took twice as long as it often does, the traffic heavy as everyone returns from summer breaks. Crawling across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, bumper to bumper with hundreds of other commuters, I couldn’t help...
by Margie | Aug 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I found myself buckled into a helicopter seat, headset on, lifting off above the ancient sandstone cliffs and winding waters of Katherine Gorge in Australia’s Northern Territory. Beside me sat my 90-year-old dad. “Dad, want to take a chopper ride over...
