by Margie | Jan 7, 2016 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
Ask many people how they are and they’ll quickly give you an answer that’s something like this: “Busy. Really busy.” I mean, who isn’t right? Being being has become synonymous with being of value. The busier you are, the more important...
by Margie | Dec 29, 2015 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
As one year draws to an end and another one begins, there’s often a lot of talk of ‘resolutions.’ Habits people want to start, or end. New goals. Fresh starts. All good stuff. However I think we often get the cart before the horse. You see, if you...
by Margie | Dec 8, 2015 | Build Resilience
It seems like every day that something pops up on my news-feed telling me how to ‘think myself happy.’ It’s become a cultural preoccupation. But the illusion that we can live with a permanent smiley face does sadness a big disservice. Because...
by Margie | Dec 2, 2015 | Live Passionately
Earlier this week I spent an evening with Oprah. Yes, just me and Oprah… and about 12,000 of her other Australian fans. Having admired Oprah for many years, I’d been mildly nervous that I had my expectations set too high. I needn’t have worried. What...
by Margie | Nov 25, 2015 | Brave Parenting
I can’t think of a single parent who doesn’t want their child to grow up to be happy, healthy and whole. But it requires walking a fine line. The line between protecting our kids from pain and teaching them to handle it; between supporting them where they are and...
by Margie | Nov 4, 2015 | Live Passionately, Women Rising
Are you always getting down on yourself, forever focusing on where you’ve fallen short of the person you aspire to be, rather than celebrating how often you actually are? Today is my birthday! Thirty nine. Again. (Yeah, i know, it never gets tired :)) I don’t...
by Margie | Oct 19, 2015 | Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
On Sunday I decided to ‘show up’ at the starting line for the Melbourne half-marathon (21 kms, 13 miles). I’d been on the fence about whether to go ahead with it as, in between all my recent travels, I’d fallen off the rails with my training. But show up I did with...
by Margie | Oct 14, 2015 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
Need to find some “Tall Poppy Courage?” If you live in Australia, or have ever travelled here, you’ll have heard of the Tall Poppy Syndrome. It may sound like a medical condition, but it’s actually a cultural one, whereby people who become too successful...
by Margie | Oct 11, 2015 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
Growing up my mum always told me, “Margaret Mary, never compare yourself to others. It makes you either vain or bitter.” It was good advice but, like all good advice, far easier said than done. Let’s face most of we mere mortals can be a bit insecure...
by Margie | Oct 1, 2015 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
I’ve clocked up a lot of air miles over the last six months and stayed in more hotel rooms than I care to count. I didn’t plan it that way but I’ve had some amazing opportunities (like the chance to spend a week with Richard Branson) that I just couldn’t turn down. A...
