by Margie | Jun 24, 2012 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
While speaking at a recent leadership conference, I met a woman who shared with me how badly she had been burnt by her soon to be x-husband. While she’d had suspicions for a while about his infidelity, it wasn’t until she caught him in bed with another woman, her...
by Margie | Jun 24, 2011 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Work Courageously
Every day I doubt myself. And every day I have to remind myself that my doubts are not who I am, but just my fear trying to keep me thinking small and playing safe. While there are many days I don’t have to wrestle for very long with doubt or fear or misgivings...
by Margie | Apr 1, 2011 | Build Resilience, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
I’m a pretty trusting person. And by and large I’ve found that it’s served me well to assume that most people are honest, well meaning and trust-worthy. That said, I’ve also learned from some less than pleasant experiences that there are times...
by Margie | Jun 21, 2010 | Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
Think of a situation that’s causing you to feel resentful, frustrated, unappreciated or overwhelmed. We all experience them but often we don’t have the courage to do what it takes to change them. Maybe it’s a boss who has unreasonable expectations; a neighbor or...
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...
