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...
by Margie | Feb 18, 2016 | Brave Interviews, Build Resilience, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
In recent months I’ve spent time with several people going through a tough time and struggling to hold on to hope and stay optimistic. Depression is tapping at the door of a few. I know there have been times over the years I’ve felt that way myself. When my brother...
by Margie | Feb 8, 2016 | Brave Interviews, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately, Women Rising
Last week I facilitated a two-day communication communication workshop with a global tech company. I’ve run lots of workshops over the years but when I was approached on this one last December, I was a little tentative. The seventeen people flying in from around the...
by Margie | Feb 5, 2016 | Brave Interviews, Build Resilience, Latest Thoughts
“When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves.” Viktor E. Frankl, Holocaust Survivor “What’s the good of hate. It only ruins you,” Saba Feniger said to me as she recounted her arrival at...
by Margie | Jan 26, 2016 | Brave Parenting
Let me begin by saying that I am not an educational specialist, child psychologist, school counsellor, ex-teacher, parenting expert or athletic coach. However as a mother of three teens and one ‘teen-wannabee’, I often see parents get a little (or lot!)...
by Margie | Jan 18, 2016 | Latest Thoughts, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
It’s mid January. Far enough in to the new year that some people have already fallen off the band wagon on their new year resolutions. If you’re one of them, commiserations. Just know this: you aren’t alone. I resolved late last year that I was going...
by Margie | Jan 13, 2016 | Build Resilience, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
Not long ago a woman in her 40s approached me after a speaking at her company’s annual conference to ask my advice on how to have a ‘courageous conversation’ with a colleague. After our conversation she said, “Before we talked I’d been quite intimidated by you. I...
