by Margie | Jul 1, 2016 | Brave Parenting, Build Resilience, Live Passionately
When our guide came by our tent shortly after 3 AM to wake us up to begin the climb up Mt Kilimanjaro I’d already been awake for some time. The sleeping bags we’d rented for our week hiking to the rooftop of Africa weren’t quite up to the sub-zero temperatures so...
by Margie | Jun 9, 2016 | Brave Interviews, Live Passionately, Women Rising
Life can be painful. This may sound like a pretty negative thing to say but having had numerous painful periods in my life, I believe so much suffering people experience comes from trying to avoid it. Which is why I’m excited to share with you my recent...
by Margie | Feb 26, 2016 | Latest Thoughts, Lead Purposefully, Work Courageously
A few months back a friend shared how she was on the fence about hiring a man for a role as a financial advisor because he was 60 and seemed ‘a bit old’ despite being imminently qualified. I encouraged her not to let his age deter her from taking him on if he was the...
by Margie | Feb 8, 2016 | Brave Interviews, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately, Women Rising
Last week I facilitated a two-day communication communication workshop with a global tech company. I’ve run lots of workshops over the years but when I was approached on this one last December, I was a little tentative. The seventeen people flying in from around the...
by Margie | Jan 18, 2016 | Latest Thoughts, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
It’s mid January. Far enough in to the new year that some people have already fallen off the band wagon on their new year resolutions. If you’re one of them, commiserations. Just know this: you aren’t alone. I resolved late last year that I was going...