Internationally renowned thought leader and Forbes columnist, Margie Warrell, is a best-selling author who is passionate about empowering people to engage in bigger conversations and lead more purposeful lives. She draws on her experience in Fortune 500 business, psychology, and coaching to provide programs on communication, leadership and with organisations globally such as NASA, Ernst Young, The Body Shop, Australian Federal Police & the United Nations Foundation.
As a respected leader in human potential, Margie Warrell walks the walk and talks the talk. Her upbringing growing up the big sister of seven on a dairy farm in rural Australia taught her a lot about resilience and courage. A mother of four who has worked and travelled extensively around the world, Warrell has accumulated much hard won wisdom about being brave and finding the courage to pursue your passion and risk failure along the way.
Warrell’s ethos is simple – courage begets courage. It’s a habit. Doing something brave every day, no matter how small, unlocks new possibilities. Her new book, Brave, is for others looking to take that leap toward their goals. In her latest book, Warrell shares relatable stories and examples of her own struggles to guide you past the unconscious fears that keep you from making the changes and taking the chances to help you get more out of life.
Topics Margie can discuss based on advice in Brave include:
- Talk or Type: When not to use email and how to brave the tough conversations
- How to push back without being pushy
- How to manage a bad boss and influence without authority
- Why women must advocate more and apologize less
- How to give critical feedback and hold people accountable
- How to be decisive amid your uncertainty
- The risks you need to take to get ahead
- How to fail forward, risk rejection, and bounce back faster from setbacks
- How to be more resilient in tough circumstances and with difficult people
- How to quiet your inner critic, take more chances and dare more boldly
The ‘Train the Brave’ challenge at the end of each chapter invites readers to put that chapter’s lesson into action in their lives. The rationale being that the more often we practice being brave … taking action despite our fears and discomfort … the stronger we become. She has also created a 10-day Train The Brave Challenge which readers will be able to learn more about at trainthebrave.com
