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...
by Margie | Jul 9, 2010 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
Times are tough and many people are struggling to stay optimistic given the state of the economy, the insecurity of their jobs (if they have one), the size of their mortgage and the strain that puts on relationships at home. Maybe you are one of them or maybe you know...
by Margie | May 22, 2010 | Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
You’d have to be living in a cave the last month not to be aware of the growing environmental disaster caused by an explosion on a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Having a long-held fondness for the company that gave me my first “real job” as a Graduate...
by Margie | Apr 19, 2010 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
Forgive me if this post is a little raw. Life has been raw for me these last couple weeks. My youngest brother Peter (above, with my kids) died just over two weeks ago and I’ve been living life at its rawest ever since. Pete, who was 31, suffered from...
by Margie | Jan 20, 2010 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Work Courageously
There are currently more Americans who have been unemployed for more than 6 months than any other time in U.S. history (6.1 million according to the latest figures). And while we hear reports that things are looking up for job seekers, we also have leading economists...