Margie Warrell - Train the Brave: Tame Your Fear, Take the Chance, Dare to Live Big

Margie sets herself apart with a powerful and inspiring message, paired with her energetic, down-to-earth and disarming delivery. Margies insights helped me bolster my personal vision for a candid, collaborative and forward-leaning workplace. She provided practical advice on how to challenge ourselves and others to be more courageous, take more risks and find more success.

Kathy Calvin, President and CEO,
United Nations Foundation

Nothing worthwhile is achieved living timidly and avoiding all risk. Train the Brave will help you build the confidence to dare more boldly and live more bravely.

Carolyn Cresswell, Company Founder and
Managing Director, Carmans Kitchen

Fear and doubt are the two greatest enemies to success in business and life. Written for busy people on the go, this practical and encouraging book will guide you to achieve your greatest goals in work and life.

Kate Carnell AO, CEO Australian Chamber
of Commerce and Industry

Train the Brave will help you grow your courage muscles to achieve your biggest dreams and wildest ambitions. Read it often. Practise it daily.

Emma Isaacs, CEO, Business Chicks

If you have ever doubted your ability to achieve these wildly big goals, you dont need to any longer! Train the Brave needs to become your most valuable book as it will give you useful insight, tips and tricks to ensure you live your life fully!

Paul McKeown, Head of Retail,
The Body Shop

Many people doubt themselves too much, and back themselves too little (particularly us women!). If you want to live more bravely, more boldly, and more fully, this book was written for you! Its a game changer.

Deborah Hutton, media personality

A unique blend of the practical and inspirational, Train the Brave will help you overcome the fears and doubts that are holding you back in your career, business, relationships and life.

Joe Powell, Managing Director,
SEEK Employment & Learning

Courage is the basis for all success. Without bravery and courage you can go through life making excuses about why you cant or shouldnt do things. Our first instinct is often to say no as its easier and feels safer. But true courage comes from saying YES to yourself, your ambitions and your happiness. Read this book and youll be on your way to a bigger, braver and more fulfilling life. Enjoy.

Janine Allis, Founder of Boost Juice and
Executive Director, Retail Zoo

Courage is more needed than ever in todays play it safe world, where taking the soft option can be all too easy. This book will help you to build the courage needed to do the right thing rather than the easy thing to go out on a limb, have tough conversations, challenge the norm and risk failing. It should be read widely.

Michael OKeefe, CEO, Aesop

Train the Brave is better than a book its a manual for life full of wise, useful and actionable advice that only an author who has earned her stripes through triumph and tragedy could write. Be braver. This book will show you how.

Bill Treasurer, author of Right Risk and
CEO, Giant Leap Consulting

Train the Brave is the handbook you need to start living your life more purposefully, passionately and courageously. No more holding yourself back or dimming yourself down! You deserve a life you love and this book will help you live it!

Michelle McQuaid, best-selling author of
Your Strengths Blueprint

MARGIE WARRELL

First published as Brave in 2015 by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
42 McDougall St, Milton Qld 4064

Office also in Melbourne

This edition first published in 2019 by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd

Margie Warrell Global Pty Ltd 2015

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The material in this publication is of the nature of general comment only, and does not represent professional advice. It is not intended to provide specific guidance for particular circumstances and it should not be relied on as the basis for any decision to take action or not take action on any matter which it covers. Readers should obtain professional advice where appropriate, before making any such decision. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the author and publisher disclaim all responsibility and liability to any person, arising directly or indirectly from any person taking or not taking action based on the information in this publication.

Find Your Courage, Stop Playing Safe, Make Your Mark.

The titles of Margie's three other bestselling books reflect her passion for helping people make braver decisions and lead bigger lives.

Margie's had to find her courage many times since growing up, one of seven children, on a small farm in rural Australia. Personal struggles, family tragedies, an armed robbery, four children in five years: all have taught her valuable lessons on embracing change, building resilience and conquering fear.

Today Margie draws on her background in business, coaching and psychology to help people thrive in work, leadership and life. Her clients include NASA, Berkshire Hathaway, Facebook, Johnson & Johnson, Mars, Microsoft, Oracle, and the United Nations Foundation.

Host of the Live Brave Podcast, Margie's insights have also been shaped by interviews with leaders and luminaries such as Sir Richard Branson, Steve Forbes, Bill Marriott and Marianne Williamson.

An acclaimed international speaker, Margie is also a member of the Advisory Board of Forbes School of Business & Technology, a Women's Economic Forum honoree and a sought-after commentator with leading media such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Fox News, the Today show and Inc. Magazine.

Margie does her best to talk her talk when it comes to living bravely. An adventurer by heart, she has crossed the Sahara desert, stayed in Palestinian refugee camps, cycled the streets of Beijing, hiked the Inca trail, spent three years living in Papua New Guinea and most recently climbed Mt Kilimanjaro with her husband and four equally intrepid children.

For more information and inspiration, visit margiewarrell.com.

Every book involves an act of courage in some measure. This book is no exception and so I want to acknowledge the many people whove supported me in the journey to bring