by Margie | Oct 5, 2016 | Latest Thoughts, Lead Purposefully, Speak Bravely
Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with former Australian Prime Minister John Howard. We were both keynote speakers at the same conference and ended up having time together between speeches and afterward at a reception. Like every political leader,...
by Margie | Aug 18, 2016 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
I’m not sure if you’re an Olympics fan, but despite not being fanatical about any sport, the Olympics have reeled me in to my TV set over the last couple weeks. From Michael Phelps to Usain Bolt, their stories of persistence and determination...
by Margie | Oct 19, 2015 | Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
On Sunday I decided to ‘show up’ at the starting line for the Melbourne half-marathon (21 kms, 13 miles). I’d been on the fence about whether to go ahead with it as, in between all my recent travels, I’d fallen off the rails with my training. But show up I did with...
by Margie | Dec 8, 2014 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
Growing up my dad would often jokingly call me ‘bumble foot.’ By high school I had labeled myself as a bona-fide “non-athlete” and during school athletic carnivals, would only enter the walking race, too intimidated by the ‘real’ athletes to line up against them in...
