Live Brave with Dr Margie Warrell

Dr Margie Warrell
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In today's fearful world, living bravely has become indispensable for living well. Join best-selling author Margie Warrell as she shares practical wisdom and empowering conversations with world-renowned thought leaders such as Marianne Williamson, Steve Forbes, Sri Sri Ravi Shanker and Tal Ben-Shahar that get to the heart of what holds us back.

  1. Apr 22

    147. In a Chaotic World, the Deep Inner Work Has Never Been More Urgent with Amy Elizabeth Fox

    For a long time, leadership was measured by how well we could perform under pressure, stay composed, and keep pushing through. But in a world that feels more chaotic, divided, and emotionally depleted than ever, I believe that model is breaking down. In this episode, I sit down with Amy Elizabeth Fox, CEO and co-founder of Mobius Executive Leadership and co-author with Nicholas Janni, of Leading in Chaos to explore why the inner life of a leader matters more now than ever. Amy shares what years of working with senior leaders have taught her about unresolved childhood wounds, emotional numbing, trauma, and the survival strategies that can quietly shape how we lead, relate, and make decisions. We talk about the insecure overachiever, the cost of carrying uncried tears, and why healing is not separate from leadership, but central to it. This conversation is an invitation to make peace with your past, extend more grace to yourself and others, and lead with more courage, wholeness, and emotional honesty. Because the old operating system of command and control is no longer enough. A braver, wiser, more humane kind of leadership is being asked of all of us. The Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mobius Executive Leadership Amy Elizabeth Fox, MA, is a leading expert in vertical development, transformational change and trauma informed consulting. Since 2005 she has led immersive executive leadership programs around the world and served as a pioneer in introducing healing into the field of organizational development. Get Leading in Chaos: https://amyelizabethfox.com/new-book-publication/

    40 min

  2. Mar 30

    146. 5 Liberating Truths to Make Peace With Your Path and Purpose

    Do you ever feel like you're off track, falling behind, or failing at this wild mystery tour we call life? The difficulties. The detours. The closed doors. The doubts and dreams that didn't survive contact with reality. The idealized "got it all together" version of yourself you thought you'd be by now… but clearly aren't. Let's face it: we're living in a time loaded with uncertainty — where plans feel fragile, the future impossible to read, and for many people, the gap between the life they have and the life they hoped for has never felt wider. So we do what humans do. We resist. We rail. We replay. We try to control the uncontrollable. And without meaning to, we add to our own suffering. Here's the paradox: it's through accepting that life is hard that it becomes less hard. Not giving up — but embracing life just as it is, with all its messiness and unanswered questions, so we can stop expending precious energy fighting what is and start finding what's possible within it. Because the struggle you're resisting right now holds something you haven't found yet. Purpose often lives not in the life we planned, but in what we do with the one we have. In this final solo episode of the series, I share five liberating truths — hard-won, not borrowed — to help you make peace with your problems and your path, and in doing so, live more purposefully within it. From the weight of self-doubt, to the labels that keep us small, to what it really means to be both more ambitious and more compassionate with yourself. Where you are right now is not the end of your story. It's part of how you're being shaped for it. The Courage Gap — Available on Amazon + independent bookstores https://margiewarrell.com/thecouragegap/ The LinkedIn Course ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/learning/activating-courage-transform-discomfort-into-bold-confident-action

    36 min

  3. Mar 23

    145. Verbal Sunshine: Encouragement as a Superpower for Leadership and Life

    "I feel too encouraged," — said no one. Ever. Yet countless people are burdened with self-doubt. Which is why a few well-timed words of encouragement can make a profound difference. Encouragement isn't soft. It's a superpower - and research backs it up. In this episode, I explore why encouragement is like verbal sunshine and why giving it generously doesn't just lift the person receiving it, it transforms the person offering it too. I share the story of a new mother who nearly turned down the career opportunity of a lifetime until one phone call changed her mind, why one of America’s greatest CEO’s made encouragement a core leadership practice, and how speaking into who someone ‘can be’ - rather than their present fear -  can help them close the gap between where they are and where they're capable of going. If you want to be the kind of person others want to work with, work for, or just have more of in their life, this episode will remind you that you hold more power to impact others than you may sometimes think.  The Courage Gap — Available on Amazon + independent bookstores ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Gap-Steps-Braver-Action/dp/1523007249⁠⁠ The LinkedIn Course ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/learning/activating-courage-transform-discomfort-into-bold-confident-action

    16 min

  4. Mar 16

    144. Beyond the Degree: Higher Education Must Disrupt or Decline — with Sharon Pickering, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University

    We are not living through a period of change in higher education. We are living through a change of era — and while educational leaders see it coming, centuries of tradition run deep, anchoring them in place at the very moment bold action has never mattered more. As generative AI rewrites the rules of the workforce at breathtaking speed, a degree alone is no longer enough. The question facing every university leader today isn't whether disruption is coming - it's whether they'll have the courage to lead it, or be flattened by it. Sharon Pickering, Vice-Chancellor of Monash University - one of the world's top 50 and Australia's largest, with a growing global footprint - has the courage to say what others won't: the old educational models are broken, complacency is a slow death sentence, and imitation is the fastest route to irrelevance. In this conversation, Sharon makes the case for what higher education must become - and why getting there demands institutions to  disrupt themselves and dare to reinvent education for the 21st century. We explore what it really means to equip today's young learners for a world being remade in real time, why distinctiveness is a survival strategy and not a branding exercise, and why Monash's founding mission of social and technological transformation has never felt more urgent. If you care about the future of education, the leaders we're shaping, or what it takes to turn a bold vision into reality,  this one's for you. The Courage Gap — Available on Amazon + independent bookstores ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Gap-Steps-Braver-Action/dp/1523007249⁠ The LinkedIn Course ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/learning/activating-courage-transform-discomfort-into-bold-confident-action

    28 min

  5. Mar 9

    143. Compare and Despair: How to Run Your Own Best Race

    We live in a world that constantly invites comparison. Every time we pick up our devices, our newsfeeds flood us with curated images, updates, and highlights from everyone else’s lives. It’s designed to capture our attention—but all too often, it leaves us feeling “less than,” stoking insecurity and fueling endless comparisons. Comparison is human. Decades of research show it’s part of how we navigate the world. But when we measure our insides against other people’s outsides, or our weaknesses against their strengths, it drains our creativity, our energy, and our focus. It also shortchanges everyone else of what we might otherwise bring to the world (much less ourselves!) I’ve been there—more times than I care to admit. But over time, I’ve learned something powerful: no one else has your unique combination of talents, experiences, opportunities, passions, and hard-won wisdom. No one is positioned to make the impact you can make, right where you are. Your race. Your lane. Your pace. It’s time to stop scrolling, stop comparing, and start running your own best race. Stop letting comparison steal your confidence. Learn how to bravely run your own race and close the gap between your doubts and your potential. The Courage Gap — Available on Amazon + independent bookstores https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Gap-Steps-Braver-Action/dp/1523007249 The LinkedIn Course ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/learning/activating-courage-transform-discomfort-into-bold-confident-action

    21 min

  6. Mar 2

    142. Your Wounds Are Not Your Fault, But Your Healing Is Your Responsibility with Raj Sisodia

    What kind of world would we be living in if those in power weren’t leading from unhealed wounds? Raj Sisodia, co-author of Healing Leaders Now, joins me on the Live Brave Podcast to explore the profound connection between personal healing and leadership impact. Whether we realize it or not, what we have not healed within ourselves shapes the way we lead, influence, decide, and connect.  Unresolved trauma does not stay private. It gets amplified. Raj shares his deeply personal journey of what he calls his “year of conscious awakening,” a period that included silent retreats, spiritual journeys, coaching, and confronting buried wounds he didn’t even know were there. That inner work reshaped not only his life but his philosophy of leadership. We explore why minimizing our wounds keeps us stuck, how unconscious patterns derail even the most senior leaders, and why healing is not self-indulgent; it is a leadership responsibility. Resources:  Read my latest book, The Courage Gap: ⁠https://margiewarrell.com/thecouragegap/⁠  Transform discomfort into bold, confident action: The LinkedIn Course ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/learning/activating-courage-transform-discomfort-into-bold-confident-action About Raj Sisodia Described as an “Intellectual Shaman” in a book with that title, Raj Sisodia has been on a mission to bring caring, humanity, and healing to business and capitalism since the 2007 publication of his groundbreaking book Firms of Endearment: How World Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose. A founding member and Chairman Emeritus of the Conscious Capitalism movement Raj is co-author of the New York Times bestseller Conscious Capitalism (2013) and Wall Street Journal bestseller Everybody Matters (2015) Book: Healing Leaders 7 Steps to Recovery of Self Website: https://rajsisodia.com/

    56 min

  7. Feb 23

    141 - Feeling Disappointed? Finding the Gift When People Let You Down and Plans Fall Apart

    Disappointment hurts.  It arrives when what we hoped for collides with what actually happened—when people fall short, plans unravel, or a future we were counting on quietly disappears. And yet, disappointment isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s evidence of care.  In this episode, I  explore the anatomy of disappointment—why it cuts so deeply, especially when it involves people we trusted or outcomes we were attached to. She unpacks how our expectations, often unexamined, intensify our pain—and how learning to hold hope without gripping too tightly can help us move forward with a wiser heart, not a closed one.   You’ll learned why disappointment with people so often hurts more than disappointment with events, how unrealistic expectations quietly set us up for heartbreak, and how to look inward with honesty without self-blame. Margie draws a crucial distinction between optimism and attachment, trust and naivety —offering language and insight for moments when trust has been shaken or broken. This is not about lowering your standards or giving up on people or life. It’s about growing wiser without losing compassion. Guarding your heart without hardening it, transforming disappointment into refining discernment rather than diminishing hope. Because while disappointment will visit us all, it doesn’t get the final word.   In this episode, I will help you trust that the dots connect backward, and that sometimes the disappointments we think are ruining our path are actually revealing it. Resources:  Read my latest book, The Courage Gap: https://margiewarrell.com/thecouragegap/  Transform discomfort into bold, confident action: The LinkedIn Course https://www.linkedin.com/learning/activating-courage-transform-discomfort-into-bold-confident-action

    26 min

  8. Feb 16

    140 - The Courage You Practice Shapes the Leader You Become with JoAnne Bass

    Our identity - as people and leaders - isn’t forged in one defining moment. It’s built over time, through small choices that test our values long before the stakes feel high. In this conversation with JoAnne S. Bass, the first Asian American and first female to serve as Chief Master Sergeant of the United States Air Force where she was responsible for nearly 800,000 serviceman, we discuss how practicing courage in small ways early in our careers expands our capacity to exercise courage in big ways when the stakes are greater as our careers progress and influence grows.   JoAnne shares her journey from trying to blend in early in her career to embracing her identity as a leadership strength, even when it risked disapproval. We talk about the decisions that strengthened her integrity and why values matter more than certainty. If you’ve ever hesitated to speak up or wondered what leadership is asking you to grow into, this episode invites a more honest look at the moments shaping you now. Get my book The Courage Gap: https://margiewarrell.com/thecouragegap/  Transform discomfort into bold, confident action: The LinkedIn Course https://www.linkedin.com/learning/activating-courage-transform-discomfort-into-bold-confident-action About Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass Joanne Bass made history in 2020 when she became the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force—the first woman to serve as the highest-ranking enlisted leader in any branch of the U.S. military responsible for over 780,000 servicemen and women. Her appointment marked a transformative moment for the armed forces and for leadership at large. Over her 31-year career, she has been a relentless trailblazer. Today, she advises organizations, serves on nonprofit boards, and speaks globally on leadership, culture, and service.    JoAnne S. Bass on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-bass/

    39 min
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In today's fearful world, living bravely has become indispensable for living well. Join best-selling author Margie Warrell as she shares practical wisdom and empowering conversations with world-renowned thought leaders such as Marianne Williamson, Steve Forbes, Sri Sri Ravi Shanker and Tal Ben-Shahar that get to the heart of what holds us back.

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