by Margie | Dec 5, 2013 | Live Passionately, Work Courageously
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ~Nelson Mandela As the world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela and honors the extraordinary legacy of his...
by Margie | Dec 3, 2013 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Work Courageously
Republished from Forbes.com It’s being described as one of the great diplomatic triumphs of this century. Iran has agreed to temporarily halt its nuclear program for six months in return for an easing of sanctions. The deal was done after weeks of diplomatic talks in...
by Margie | Nov 20, 2013 | Build Resilience, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
We live in an era of entitlement, blame and finger pointing. Too few people are willing to take responsibility for the state of their lives, too many are happy to lay it at the feet of others (or hire a lawyer to sue the pants off them!) While there are some things...
by Margie | Oct 29, 2013 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
We’ve all been there – feeling upset, resentful, frustrated, hurt or ‘all of the above’ with someone but loathe to say anything lest it be awkward, uncomfortable, or worse… turn into an ugly confrontation. For many people, they can...
by Margie | Oct 14, 2013 | Live Passionately
Yesterday I received this question on my Facebook page: What’s the #1 thing that gets in the way of you making changes in your work, life or both? Mothers guilt. Fear of unknown. What others might say. Lack of money. Lack of time. Lack of clarity about future....
by Margie | Oct 7, 2013 | Build Resilience, Speak Bravely
Twenty years ago tomorrow I got married (yes, a child bride!). Two decades on I’m still married… and to the same man no less! Better still, I’m as happy to be his wife as I was when I walked down the aisle – white veil on my head, red roses in my hands – to...
by Margie | Sep 22, 2013 | Build Resilience, Speak Bravely
When someone has wronged us in some way, there is something self-satisfying about holding a grudge toward them. It helps quench our desire for justice, for getting even. After all, they don’t deserve our forgiveness; they may not even be asking for it. Why on earth...
by Margie | Sep 4, 2013 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
This last weekend sixty-four year old Diana Nyad fulfilled a life long dream to swim the 180 kilometres from Cuba to Key West. Having tried and failed four times before, it was no small feat. As she crawled out of the water, her lips swollen, her face puffed up and...
by Margie | Sep 1, 2013 | Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
Growing up on a diary farm, with six brothers and sisters, it was drummed into my from an early age that humility is a virtue, and bragging, well… not so much. We were told that if we worked hard, and did a good job (at school, in athletics, or anywhere else)...
by Margie | Aug 26, 2013 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
I realized this morning that I cannot let this month slip by without acknowledging the milestone that it represents. You see it was ten years ago, in August 2003, while I was living in Coppell (Dallas) Texas, when I officially began my second career. I say officially...
