by Margie | Nov 15, 2009 | Build Resilience
The shootings at the military base in Fort Hood last week were tragic. There is no upside. Twelve good men and women now lie dead. Thirty others are still recovering from injuries. Countless more are still weighted down with incredible grief and shock and anger as...
by Margie | Nov 5, 2009 | Live Passionately
I’m heading to Florida tomorrow for a few days of sunshine. Friends who have a home in Key Largo have invited us down and we figured it would be a fun place to spend Halloween! The last time I was in the Florida Keys was nearly twenty years ago. I was backpacking...
by Margie | Oct 4, 2009 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
Every day we find ourselves having to work through issues that come up in our relationships. Whether it be a difficult boss who seems to be devoid of management skills or a colleague on a school committee who dominates conversation (getting everyone off track in the...
by Margie | Sep 23, 2009 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
Yesterday a friend emailed me to say that after years of trying to make it as a freelance writer she’s admitted defeat and is now trying to find a paying job. I replied to her that she needed to drop the ‘defeated’ talk and instead re-frame her...
by Margie | Sep 11, 2009 | Live Passionately
Ahhh…. my kids are all back in school (sigh) and I’m sitting here at my desk (in a blissfully quiet house) wondering how it got to be September already. As I looked at today’s date, September 11th, it struck me how much has changed over the last...
by Margie | Aug 26, 2009 | Live Passionately, Work Courageously
Today is Women’s Equality Day and in a few hours I’m off to speak to a Federal Department here in DC to celebrate the occasion. The topic: “Leadership is a choice, not a position.” I think leadership ties in beautifully with women’s equality, indeed...
by Margie | Aug 17, 2009 | Live Passionately
Have you ever wondered why so many adults, who never learn to swim as children, never attempt to learn as adults? Often it is because they do not want to go through the same learning curve that children have to. The fact is, to become masterful at something, whether...
by Margie | Aug 9, 2009 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
As you read the title of this post perhaps you were thinking “umm… I don’t know… could I?”. If that was the case for you then I want you to begin by thinking about something in your life that is not how you would like it to be right now:...
by Margie | Jul 20, 2009 | Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
It’s what we look for in our leaders. What we hope for in our politicians. What we expect from our spouse and what we struggle with throughout our life. Integrity. What does it mean to you? Have you thought about it? I know when I speak to different people...
by Margie | Jun 19, 2009 | Speak Bravely
Balance is such a hot topic because in our increasingly fast paced lives, finding it and maintaining it (even the imperfect variety I aspire to) is a real challenge. Everywhere I go, people are struggling with balance. I always make sure I preface my programs...
