by Margie | Jul 20, 2016 | Lead Purposefully, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
Ever been in a conversation where you felt like the person you were talking to wasn’t listening to a word you said because they were too busy trying to convince you of their opinion? Yep, me too. It’s a common phenomenon. So much so that there’s likely been times...
by Margie | Jul 14, 2016 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Work Courageously
ONCE UPON A TIME, about one hundred years ago, a partially deaf four year old kid came home from school with a note in his pocket from his teacher. It read: “Your Tommy is too stupid to learn. We cannot have him at our school.” His mother decided to teach...
by Margie | Jul 13, 2016 | Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
Last year I was invited to interview Sir Richard Branson on his private Caribbean island. A career highlight for sure! Fortunately for me, “Just call me Richard” is incredibly down to earth person who quickly puts people at ease around him. Phew. During...
by Margie | Jul 1, 2016 | Brave Parenting, Build Resilience, Live Passionately
When our guide came by our tent shortly after 3 AM to wake us up to begin the climb up Mt Kilimanjaro I’d already been awake for some time. The sleeping bags we’d rented for our week hiking to the rooftop of Africa weren’t quite up to the sub-zero temperatures so...
by Margie | Jun 9, 2016 | Brave Interviews, Live Passionately, Women Rising
Life can be painful. This may sound like a pretty negative thing to say but having had numerous painful periods in my life, I believe so much suffering people experience comes from trying to avoid it. Which is why I’m excited to share with you my recent...
by Margie | May 30, 2016 | Live Passionately, Women Rising
Let’s face it, life will never be exactly as you’d like it to be. Or not for long anyway. There will always be things you’d like to be different. To have less on your plate or more certainty about your future. To have fewer bills to pay or more support from your...
by Margie | May 17, 2016 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately, Women Rising
“Most people live in a restricted circle of their potential.” William James I’ll never forget where I was the day that a mental image change the direction of my life. It was March 2002 and I was laying on a beach south of Cancun, Mexico, doing a...
by Margie | May 11, 2016 | Brave Interviews, Women Rising, Work Courageously
During my recent trip to Washington D.C. I sat down with Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation whose job it is to steward over $1 billion dollars entrusted to the UNF. Kathy and I discussed an issue we are both passionate about –...
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....
