by Margie | Dec 13, 2016 | Latest Thoughts, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
As we near the end of the year it’s easy to get so caught up in all that still needs to get done that we fail to look back on the year just gone – to acknowledge how far we’ve come and who we’ve become in the process. I am sure you’ve done plenty this year. And I’m...
by Margie | Oct 20, 2016 | Latest Thoughts, Lead Purposefully, Speak Bravely
I’m sure, like me, you’ve made your share of mistakes over the years. Times you’ve made a bad decision or taken too long to make any at all! The word mistake comes from the Latin to “miss-step.” Mistakes are, literally, nothing more or less than a step (or two) in the...
by Margie | Sep 22, 2016 | Build Resilience, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately, Women Rising
When I was living in Washington D.C., I landed a regular advice segment on the national cable show RLTV (Retirement Living TV). I knew their market was ‘seniors’ but I recall shuddering when the producer defined seniors as “50 plus”. While I...
by Margie | Aug 22, 2016 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
Do not waste time focusing on the gifts or good luck of others. Focus only on making the most of your own. One of my favorite images from the Olympics was of South African Chad Le Clos in the 200m butterfly final glancing across to his arch rival Michael Phelps in the...
by Margie | Aug 11, 2016 | Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
Get a new job. Not worry about money. Eat mayo. Travel to a foreign country. Ask for help. Try out for the Princeton crew team. Bike over a volcano. Ask for Date #2. Go into a shelter. Quit my job. Tell my secrets. Love myself. These are some of the things people have...
