by Margie | Sep 29, 2014 | Brave Parenting, Live Passionately
When I asked my son Ben what he wanted for his 13th birthday in August he pondered the question for about ten seconds before replying, “To go sky diving.” While I was a bit taken aback I knew that given both Andrew and I had both been parachuting I’d be a hypocrite...
by Margie | Aug 26, 2014 | Brave Parenting, Build Resilience, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
So early this morning I kissed my sixteen-year-old son Lachlan goodbye. He has left our nest; he has spread his wings. Despite steeling myself for months for this moment, it didn’t lessen the wrench on my heart as I waved him goodbye. I am not worried about Lachlan...
by Margie | Aug 5, 2014 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
Ask most people how they are these days and they’ll tell you they’re busy. We almost wear it like a badge of honour, as though being ‘not busy’ is something to be embarrassed about. The bigger question we must continually ask ourselves is....
by Margie | Jul 13, 2014 | Live Passionately, Work Courageously
My three sons set the alarm for 4.45 am this morning so they could watch the World Cup final. We were all gunning for Argentina, and waiting for Messi, their star player, to have his much anticipated Maradona moment. Alas, it never came. When Germany finally scored...
by Margie | Jun 15, 2014 | Work Courageously
“I don’t like what I do,” Jake shared with me. “The problem is, I get paid fairly well, have good job security and can’t see any way out. So I turn up, do my job and get out of here as soon as I can. It’s not ideal but at...
