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 | Feb 19, 2013 | Live Passionately
A friend emailed me this morning. “You’re so brave,” she wrote. I thought about it for a minute before I replied, “No I’m not. I’m just trying to walk my talk – ‘feeling half scared to death but saddling up...
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 | Oct 29, 2012 | Live Passionately
(Reprinted from my CourageWorks column in Forbes magazine) While many of our fears are valid, many of them actually stifle our happiness and success. In an increasingly fearful world, knowing what to fear (and what not to fear) is increasingly important. Moving down...
by Margie | Aug 5, 2012 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately, Work Courageously
Sometimes disappointment can hit with an intensity that can knock us down hard. When it does, we have to take the time to look for the gift our disappointment holds, and to be sure we unwrap it. Doing so sets us up to succeed in the game of life that much more. As I...
