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...
by Margie | Mar 20, 2009 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
A year ago today I awoke to a phone call telling me that my brother Frank had been in a serious motor bike accident; that, among other injuries, his spine had been very badly damaged and that it was extremely unlikely he would ever walk again. Needless to say the last...
by Margie | Feb 23, 2009 | Live Passionately
Just this morning a poll on CNN reported that 3 out of every 4 Americans currently feel afraid about the state of the economy and what it means for them. There’s no doubt about it, we live in turbulent times which are causing many people to feed afraid. Which...
by Margie | Jan 22, 2009 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
Love her or loathe her (though why would you but from jealousy!), you have to hand it to Oprah — she’s got courage! I mean after the years and years of yo-yoing up and down the scales, I think we all, including Oprah herself, had thought her battle with the bulge was...