by Margie | Mar 11, 2015 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
If we aren’t growing and changing then we cannot possibly thrive in this magnificent and mysterious experience we call life. If you do a quick audit of your life right now (your work, relationships, well-being, finances, home life, social life & daily joy), any...
by Margie | Sep 29, 2014 | Brave Parenting, Live Passionately
When I asked my son Ben what he wanted for his 13th birthday in August he pondered the question for about ten seconds before replying, “To go sky diving.” While I was a bit taken aback I knew that given both Andrew and I had both been parachuting I’d be a hypocrite...
by Margie | Aug 26, 2014 | Brave Parenting, Build Resilience, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
So early this morning I kissed my sixteen-year-old son Lachlan goodbye. He has left our nest; he has spread his wings. Despite steeling myself for months for this moment, it didn’t lessen the wrench on my heart as I waved him goodbye. I am not worried about Lachlan...
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 16, 2013 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
Two of my friends ran in this years Boston marathon. Only one got to finish. I can only imagine the myriad of emotions they and the thousands of other runners and spectators who were affected directly by the blasts must have felt Shock. Horror. Fear. Relief. Anger. ...
