by mjmarggraff | Aug 23, 2015 | Inspiration
The Annual Novato, CA, Space Festival on August 1, was spectacular: several Apollo astronauts and Star Wars troopers greeted about 4000 guests who came to see what’s happening in the world of space. Experts from many fields, with telescopes to view the sun to samples...
by mjmarggraff | Jun 5, 2015 | Inspiration
Attending a TED event is one of the best ways to inspire your dreams. Attend one. Or at least watch one TED presentation per day. In Monterey, California, May 24-26, I had the privilege to go to my first, and will make it to another. They’re that helpful to meeting...
by mjmarggraff | Mar 9, 2015 | Inspiration
My day planner was filled—line by line, day by day. Each morning I consulted it and prepared for the list of duties it dictated about how I would spend my time. Blank lines on its future pages didn’t wait long for ink to fill them. My corporate days as a manager were...
by mjmarggraff | Jan 27, 2015 | Inspiration
Eleanor Roosevelt said that we should do “at least one thing every day” that scares us. Later, Erma Bombeck concurred, adding that real courage is tested when “taking children into a house with a white carpet.” I started to learn how to swim this New Year; the...
by mjmarggraff | Jan 20, 2015 | Inspiration
What are the Keys to Success when we live in Space on a voyage demandingly long — say, 200 million miles to Mars? One former astronaut I interviewed has the distinction of several completed missions including a long duration on the International Space Station. From...
