by Margie | May 9, 2015 | Brave Parenting, Live Passionately
It’s Mothers Day this weekend and hopefully my four children have remembered (with a little reminder from their dad) to at least get me a card. But as I reflect on this day dedicated to celebrating motherhood, I can’t help but think of the less important lessons I’ve...
by Margie | May 7, 2015 | Build Resilience, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
I’ve made it a focus of my life to teach others how to be braver. Courage and bravery aren’t fixed qualities about yourself that can’t be changed. Much like building muscle, you can learn to have more courage and build your “bravery muscles.” Just imagine in your own...
by Margie | May 5, 2015 | Brave Interviews, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
Walk with people who make you think bigger, feel bigger and act bigger. Yesterday I had the privilege of dining with movie director Oliver Stone at a Game Changers Symposium in Melbourne. If you’re under the age of 30, like my kids, his name may not ring a bell....
by Margie | Apr 30, 2015 | Live Passionately
Twenty five years ago this week I embarked on a year long trip around the world with little more than my backpack, some travelers checks and a sense of adventure. First stop USA, then Europe and, then on through India and South East Asia. I recall a tumult of intense...
by Margie | Apr 20, 2015 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
A friend recently shared with me how she’d heard via her teenage son that one of his friends had been dabbling with drugs. She knew his parents would want to know but was nervous about how they’d react. She considered sending a text – it seemed...
by Margie | Apr 15, 2015 | Build Resilience
Last night I tried to bake some traditional Aussie ANZAC biscuits (a.k.a. ‘cookies’) only to get distracted on email (again) and burning them (again). Needless to say, my kids could give you a long list of my shortcomings as a mother and my failings as a domestic...
by Margie | Apr 7, 2015 | Live Passionately, Work Courageously
“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” Nelson Mandela One of the many things I’ve learned over the years, whether from the adversities I’ve faced or the challenges I’ve...
by Margie | Mar 31, 2015 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
It’s five years today since my brother Peter died. Five years of life he never got to live. Five years of milestones and experiencing the many things that make life worth living. And for those of us he left behind, five years of sitting with our sadness and coming to...
by Margie | Mar 31, 2015 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
Yesterday my 15-year-old daughter Maddy emailed me to say she’d just received a rejection letter from McDonald’s where she’d applied for part time work. She was feeling deflated. I emailed her right back. “Maccas Shmaccas,” I said. “One day you’ll look back on...
by Margie | Mar 15, 2015 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
We are all prejudice is some way. Every single one of us. All of us hold conscious and unconscious beliefs about other people – particularly those who are different from us in some way. Different heritage or ethnic background Different social class Different...
