by Margie | Apr 29, 2016 | Brave Parenting, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
“So what would be your ideal way to celebrate your 50th birthday?” I asked my husband Andrew earlier this year. “Go on a safari with my family in Africa,” he replied. My fourteen-year-old son Ben piped up from the couch where I’d assumed...
by Margie | Apr 25, 2016 | Brave Interviews, Latest Thoughts, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately, Work Courageously
“It’s by embracing change and risking mistakes that you get ahead.” ~ Bill Marriott One of the things I most love about my work is the people I get to meet. So it was a huge honor to be invited into Marriott headquarters to interview J.W....
by Margie | Apr 4, 2016 | Brave Parenting, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
At eighty year of age, my dad’s had his share of hard knocks, from losing a son after a long battle with mental illness to supporting another adapt to life in a wheelchair. Yet while I’m clearly biased, I believe he’s one of the most loving and...
by Margie | Mar 23, 2016 | Lead Purposefully, Speak Bravely
Communication technology. It’s the best of tools when used well. It’s the worst of tools when it’s not. Last week I received a ‘not-very-nice’ email from a man who didn’t like my reference to Donald Trump in my recent blog. He wrote, and...
by Margie | Feb 26, 2016 | Latest Thoughts, Lead Purposefully, Work Courageously
A few months back a friend shared how she was on the fence about hiring a man for a role as a financial advisor because he was 60 and seemed ‘a bit old’ despite being imminently qualified. I encouraged her not to let his age deter her from taking him on if he was the...
