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...
by Margie | Jun 12, 2009 | Live Passionately, Work Courageously
“Live your life with arms wide open, Today is where your book begins… Your life is still unwritten…” These are the lyrics from a song I recently discovered on my 11 year old sons iPod. Titled ‘Unwritten’, Natasha Bedingfield sings...
by Margie | May 14, 2009 | Live Passionately
Greetings from the wireless zone in Albuquerque airport where I’m planted for a couple of hours waiting for my flight home. I flew over to New Mexico last night to speak at a school principals conference today at the fabulous Hyatt Tamaya Resort. I love doing...
by Margie | May 8, 2009 | Live Passionately
Last Friday I flew in on a red eye flight from L.A. to D.C. I had a meeting that morning and when I mentioned I’d just come in from California (which was on a Swine Flu Emergency Health Alert at the time) the person I was speaking to said, sort of jokingly but not...
by Margie | May 6, 2009 | Build Resilience, Speak Bravely
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not anti-guns. . . I grew up with them! Going rabbit shooting on my parents’ farm in rural Australia was a regular (and favorite) pastime (sorry rabbit lovers — that was just the way it was growing up in the Aussie bush). But last week I...
by Margie | May 1, 2009 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
Earlier this week I was speaking to a woman who had just gone through an acrimonious divorce. She shared how she felt completely bruised and battered by the process of ending her 8 year marriage and that while she knew that the future was her own making, she felt...
by Margie | Apr 6, 2009 | Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
Do you ever deal with difficult people who seem to be unnecessarily hostile, petty or offensive? Ever find yourself wanting to dish out your own snide remark or act in a way that you know is childish? Go on, admit it, of course you do! We all find ourselves, on...
