by Margie | Mar 6, 2021 | Latest Thoughts, Women Rising
Growing up on a small farm in rural Australia, my dad – who left school at 16 and milked dairy cows for 50 years – would tell me that he saw great things for me… like one day becoming a nun (Sister Margaret Mary) in charge of a convent. By the time I was in my teens,...
by Margie | Aug 18, 2013 | Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
Earlier this month I had the honor of speaking at a women’s leadership summit in Shanghai where I got to meet many women from around the globe. Smart women. Hard-working women. Women aspiring to do more, be more and lead more. Women who also sometimes doubt...
by Margie | May 10, 2013 | Live Passionately
Greetings from Washington D.C. on Day #10 of my whirlwind US book tour. What an exciting trip it’s been, topped off by meeting Katie Couric this morning while taping an interview for Washington Business Report. I’ve wanted to meet her for a long time so...
by Margie | Jun 21, 2012 | Build Resilience, Live Passionately
Yesterday I met a young (i.e. under 30) woman who shared with me how one of her friends had recently had all her teeth chiseled down and replaced with veneers after a beautician had told her that she had a “gummy smile.” She wanted to look perfect for her...
by Margie | Oct 23, 2011 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
I ran into a friend last weekend. Let’s call her Suzie. Suzie shared with me she was very recently passed over for a promotion that she felt she had clearly been the most well placed to get. When she found out that it had gone to a guy with far less experience...
