by Margie | Apr 3, 2013 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
I often get asked what I mean when I talk about courage. While I say that courage is action in the presence of fear and self doubt, I am also aware that it is far far more than that. Courage comes in many faces and what it means to each of us to act with courage...
by Margie | Mar 18, 2013 | Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately, Work Courageously
While writing Stop Playing Safe I interviewed numerous business leaders and entrepreneurs for their insights about why courage—action in the presence of fear, doubt, uncertainty and risk—is important to success. In the process, I heard many tales of boldness,...
by Margie | Feb 24, 2013 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
“There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.” John F Kennedy While researching my new book, I came upon numerous fascinating studies by neuro-scientists about how our...
by Margie | Jan 23, 2013 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
(Reprinted from my CourageWorks column in Forbes magazine) None of us are immune to the same temptations that Armstrong succumbed to. As self-serving, deceitful and cowardly as his behaviour has been, it’s also very human. The discovery of Lance Armstrong’s drug...
by Margie | Jun 12, 2012 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
How often have you met a really smart person who did really dumb things? The reality is that our E.Q. (Emotional Intelligence) determines our success in our work, our relationships, and life far more profoundly than our ability to computer mathematical equations. And...
