by Margie | May 23, 2013 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
I’ve come across lots of fabulous research about the psychology of risk-taking over the last two years as I was writing Stop Playing Safe. As I shared in the interview above, we human beings are wired to be risk averse. In other words, we find it much...
by Margie | Apr 21, 2013 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
I arrived in Sydney this afternoon to do a segment on the national talk-show Sunrise. I’m usually put up at the same hotel but this time, I elected to stay at a place I’d never been to before. Not knowing Sydney particularly well, I was a bit disoriented...
by Margie | Feb 12, 2013 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Work Courageously
(Reprinted from original CourageWorks column in Forbes Magazine) We’ve all been there: Brimming with resolve on December 31st as we boldly declare the goals and changes we plan to make in the year ahead, and by January 31st that resolve has evaporated...
by Margie | Sep 16, 2012 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Work Courageously
Staying on path toward your goals takes motivation… by the truckload. Getting it can be easy. Keeping it, well… not so much. The word itself comes from the Latin word movere – “to move.” But “moving forward” when you would rather plant...
by Margie | Mar 23, 2012 | Live Passionately, Work Courageously
First we make our habits, and then our habits make us. Every morning I start my day with a big cup of Earl Grey tea, milk and two sugars. It’s become a well-worn ritual that dates back to my days in high school. And while it may not be the most ideal kick-start...
