by Margie | Jun 9, 2011 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Work Courageously
Neuro-plasticity research now proves what many have long known: that you are never too old to change, and more so, that you can rewire your brain to think and act in ways that lead to greater success in work, love & life. The first time I read that my brain was...
by Margie | May 31, 2011 | Live Passionately, Work Courageously
Over the last few months I have given myself a self-diagnosis of A.D.D. While I’m not sure that I meet the criteria to make me a hardcore case of Attention Deficit Disorder, I certainly have been struggling with “Attention Distraction Disorder.” And...
by Margie | May 27, 2011 | Live Passionately
“Most folks tiptoe through life only to make it safely to death.” – Eleanor Roosevelt A woman I run with was telling me about her brother and sister-in-law’s fear that their two school aged children might be kidnapped. I asked if they were...
by Margie | May 18, 2011 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
I’m sure that you have experienced people who haven’t always been reasonable or rational to deal with; people who can be quick to judge and slow to forgive. Even worse, people who have acted maliciously toward you or left you feeling betrayed. And perhaps, like my...
by Margie | Apr 28, 2011 | Live Passionately
Growing up on a farm in rural Australia meant growing up with something called the Tall Poppy Syndrome. It may sound like some ailment associated with cocaine addiction or a nasty chronic medical condition, but it’s actually a cultural condition. While I’m not...
by Margie | Apr 19, 2011 | Live Passionately
I’ve always liked to think of myself as a “do it now” sort of person. But over the last week I’ve realized that actually, I’m sometimes use “busy-ness” as an excuse not to do the things I know I really should. Not the little...
by Margie | Apr 1, 2011 | Build Resilience, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
I’m a pretty trusting person. And by and large I’ve found that it’s served me well to assume that most people are honest, well meaning and trust-worthy. That said, I’ve also learned from some less than pleasant experiences that there are times...
by Margie | Mar 16, 2011 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
Courage and honor lie at the very heart of Japanese culture. And amidst one of the most catastrophic disasters of modern times we have seen it shine through in the most inspiring ways. The immensity of the disaster is still incomprehensible to me. As I sit in my...
by Margie | Mar 1, 2011 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
As I woke this morning the first thought that drifted into my head was that today is my brother Peter’s birthday. And then it hit me that it was a year ago today that I last spoke to him. Pete was in a psychiatric hospital. On his 31st birthday. In Sydney. I...
by Margie | Feb 24, 2011 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
Two weeks ago I said yes to a morning at trapeze school. Naively as it turned out. It was absolutely terrifying! But I jumped anyway. Five times in all. And while I wouldn’t race back to do it again, I’m glad I did it. Because hanging upside down 23 feet...
