Marguerite Orane is an expert in living, working and leading with joy.
Her life commitment is to be a catalyst for changing the way people work, so that they do so with joy AND achieve amazing success! She facilitates CEOs and their teams in developing and executing their winning strategies – with ease, grace and joy!
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Great leadership begins the night before.
Because how you end your day is how you begin the next.
One of the first practices I introduce when working with clients is the Morning Ritual. Most of us have morning routines, but they’re often just that—routines. Habits built up over time that we engage in automatically, without considering whether they’re actually helping us start the day with clarity, calm and energy. The difference between a routine and a ritual? Intention. Rituals are infused with awareness and purpose. They align your actions with your values and your vision.
“Friday is my day to do as I please.”
When my friend Daisy Wright shared this on LinkedIn, I paused. What a simple, yet radical act and declaration of freedom! Indeed, of joy!
Have you ever been in a conversation where you realize the other person isn’t really listening? Or worse—where you catch yourself thinking about your response instead of truly hearing them?
Reflecting on my emotions over the last few days, it has occurred to me that what I’m feeling is similar to the early stages of the Covid 19 pandemic a few years ago.
These are very uncertain tumultuous times. But then again, every year feels uncertain and tumultuous, doesn’t it? So, what’s different this time?
YOU!
“I don’t want to hear you on your f**king phone.”
I had just boarded the subway, excited to head downtown for my first Christmas concert this year — a much-anticipated evening of classical music with the world-renowned cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason. My mood was light and joyous. Just as I entered the station, my phone rang. Knowing I had a few minutes before the train pulled out and I lost the signal, I answered the call.
In preparation for a Board of Directors Strategic Planning Retreat I am facilitating next week, I have been reading forecasts about the world in 2025. As usual, there are some dire predictions, but there are also some hopeful ones as well. And even some implausible ones such as, according to the Economist, gorillas getting their own bank accounts (as crazy as it sounds, it’s already in train). In all of this, there’s one certainty: Everything is uncertain
“Why do you want to?” I incredulously asked the security officer at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, in response to her request to feel my hair. Granted, at the time, I had a lot of hair, enough to ensconce a pound or two of drugs, is what she was probably thinking.
Self-care.
The phrase has become a mantra in our lives, a constant reminder that we need to carve out time for ourselves in an increasingly busy world. It’s on mugs, T-shirts, and social media feeds everywhere. There’s no doubt that the core message is valuable: you can’t pour from an empty cup. I am the first to advocate for self-care. I practice it in my life, and have done so for years, following the example of my beautiful mother who was a self-care queen.
A few months ago, at a reunion of my business school girlfriends, a number of them waxed lyrical about NYT Games. We are all in our wisdom years, so we are very aware of the importance of keeping the mind active. Research has shown that mind games like crosswords, wordle, sudoku, help keep our minds active and alert. Intrigued, I downloaded the app (it’s free) and started playing.
