Margaret Merrill has been dedicated to personal development and education for over 30 years. Growing up in New York State, Margaret was always a bit different. She loved the ethnic communities that thrived within her hometown and craved a deeper understanding of different cultures.

This thirst for knowledge, that she intrinsically knew came from travel, drew her to the Ramah Navajo Reservation in New Mexico to complete her student teaching requirement as an art teacher.

Her first glimpse of the pristine desert mountains, where she would be living, told her that she was home. She accepted a teaching position at this fascinating self-determined school, in an area of New Mexico that is designated as frontier. It was at this school that she stayed and taught for over twenty years.

During this time Margaret began her own quest for personal development. Years of study led her to train with Bob Proctor to facilitate his successful programs. It wasn’t long before Bob asked her to join his staff and assist in coaching his global clients in goal achievement.

While doing this work, Margaret made a discovery that changed her future. She recognized that, across the globe, those who understood what they valued and what brought them true happiness were far more effective at goal achievement. In a desire to help Bob’s clients, she developed a process to help any person have access to this understanding and thus, live purposefully. As a result, she authored a book on discovering and living your life’s purpose.

Interestingly, it was through writing this book that Margaret defined her own purposeful journey and in 2006 founded the Oso Vista Ranch Project, a 501 c 3 Corporation that serves the Ramah Navajo community, the Navajo Nation and other New Mexico tribes. She is currently the Executive Director of this thriving project.

This non-profit provides a variety of programs for these Native American communities; commercial tobacco prevention, youth development, women’s entrepreneurship, financial literacy and most recently, distance learning and telemedicine.

Margaret continues to live and work in the breathtaking Western New Mexico mountains.