by Margie | Dec 8, 2014 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
Growing up my dad would often jokingly call me ‘bumble foot.’ By high school I had labeled myself as a bona-fide “non-athlete” and during school athletic carnivals, would only enter the walking race, too intimidated by the ‘real’ athletes to line up against them in...
by Margie | Nov 24, 2014 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
It’s Thanksgiving week, at least for all US readers, so I thought I’d pen a few thoughts on gratitude to mark this special holiday. My dad often says he feels like the richest man in the world. It always makes me smile because, having been a dairy farmer his entire...
by Margie | Nov 10, 2014 | Live Passionately, Work Courageously
Nothing stifles our success more than the pressure we put on ourselves to do things perfectly, and to avoid the possibility of falling short in the attempt. I’ve spent the last few months immersed in words while writing my next book Train the Brave (due out next...
by Margie | Oct 21, 2014 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
There’s no doubt that the Ebola virus is deadly. It has buried thousands of helpless victims in the western region of Africa and challenged the world’s best health specialists in how best to contain its spread. News of the tragic death of the first US Ebola victim,...
by Margie | Sep 29, 2014 | Brave Parenting, Live Passionately
When I asked my son Ben what he wanted for his 13th birthday in August he pondered the question for about ten seconds before replying, “To go sky diving.” While I was a bit taken aback I knew that given both Andrew and I had both been parachuting I’d be a hypocrite...
by Margie | Aug 26, 2014 | Brave Parenting, Build Resilience, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
So early this morning I kissed my sixteen-year-old son Lachlan goodbye. He has left our nest; he has spread his wings. Despite steeling myself for months for this moment, it didn’t lessen the wrench on my heart as I waved him goodbye. I am not worried about Lachlan...
by Margie | Aug 5, 2014 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
Ask most people how they are these days and they’ll tell you they’re busy. We almost wear it like a badge of honour, as though being ‘not busy’ is something to be embarrassed about. The bigger question we must continually ask ourselves is....
by Margie | Jul 13, 2014 | Live Passionately, Work Courageously
My three sons set the alarm for 4.45 am this morning so they could watch the World Cup final. We were all gunning for Argentina, and waiting for Messi, their star player, to have his much anticipated Maradona moment. Alas, it never came. When Germany finally scored...
by Margie | Jun 15, 2014 | Work Courageously
“I don’t like what I do,” Jake shared with me. “The problem is, I get paid fairly well, have good job security and can’t see any way out. So I turn up, do my job and get out of here as soon as I can. It’s not ideal but at...
by Margie | Jun 1, 2014 | Brave Parenting, Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
I have to confess that I’ve been a bit ‘emotional’ lately. I usually share my ups and downs in my blog and newsletters but in this case, I haven’t. Quite honestly, it’s all been a bit too close to my heart to wrap any words around the tumult of mixed emotions...
