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....
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...
by Margie | Feb 19, 2016 | Brave Interviews, Build Resilience, Latest Thoughts, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
“Every risk is worth taking as long as it’s for a good cause and contributes to a good life.” – Sir Richard Branson Maverick. Risk taker. Rebel. Trailblazing tycoon. Billionaire buccaneer. Adventurer. Disruptor. Sir Richard Branson has been called all these and...
