Marie spent prior years unknowingly vibrating low energy also known as unrecognized depression. Once becoming aware of her depression she was able to notice that there were only a few people in her personal environment that did not feel the need to disregard what she had come to know as a fact. Her depression was real, and she must figure out how to address it. The journey and choice to inform, educate and empower herself came through developing a self-discovery of her mirrored image, real and pretense. She brings passion with her in all forms of her work and practice. and continuously seeks out opportunities to support the well-being of others.
Marie is an accomplished Founder, Researcher, Writer, Author, Consultant, and Thought Leader with more than 20 years of success across finance, education, energy, sustainability, non-profit development, and construction management. Leveraging extensive expert knowledge in leadership development, education, and business mentoring, she is a valuable asset to companies looking for turnaround, governance, and performance. Her fields of expertise include entrepreneurship; differential instruction for student engagement and motivation; financial literacy/financial education; smart money management; business strategy; human resources and people development; workforce development; job up-skill modeling; leadership coaching; community and economic development; business and marketing plans; green industry; affordable housing; restructure, transition, succession; innovation; strategic alliances; and organizational development.
In her executive career, Marie has held leadership positions at Wait A Green Minute as the Chief Emotional Officer (Founder, >10 years); Terra Green CDC (Founder, >15 years); and BMB Construction Properties (Founder, >20 years). She has been responsible for successfully securing >$100M for small business lending; and assisting >2,000 small businesses with access to capital. She is founder of a tax-exempt certified microfinance lender entity. She founded and leads a socially responsible green company. As a strategic sustainability master planner of community and economic development, she focuses on innovation in sustainable-practice building and workforce growth, developing and creating energy-efficient communities with economic goals to improve comprehensive community living, health, and well-being. The company provides environmental planning, water and energy efficiency, designing, and consulting, as well as sustainable job creation and policy influence. The company is certified on a city, state, and federal level.
She provides her expertise in the fields of education, finance, and construction for clients of Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) and is a loan committee member for 1(8) certified California Financial Development Corporations, Nor-Cal FDC, and maintains a member seat of the board table at the University of San Francisco B.A.S.E. (Black Achievement Success & Engagement). Marie has written Op-Eds for Small Business Majority, had articles published in World Water Magazine, and the Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County in California to name a few, and been featured in the BUILDERnews magazine along with the book Blacks Living Green by author Sharon T. Freeman, PhD. Marie additionally, writes for academic publishing and is an educational advocate.
She earned an M.A. in Community Development Policy and Practice from the University of New Hampshire, Carsey School of Public Policy. She has received certifications in business management and operations from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, in addition to >20 other professional certifications. She has won >16 local, state and national business and community honors, awards, and recognition's, including appointment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Finance Advisory Board, and the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education Advisory Committee; while also earning Certificates of Special U.S. Congressional Recognition. She is passionate about work that empowers people, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Education from the University of San Francisco in Organization and Leadership, obtaining a minor in Learning and Instruction focused on self-regulation for development of pathways for unceasing deep-rooted strategies in leadership, education and entrepreneurship for impactful change.
Marie has served on numerous boards to increase community and economic sustainability for the long-term providing services in the United States; and within international markets that include Spain, the Canary Island; and West Africa. A highlight in her career has been in becoming a Fellow of the Global Citizen Alliance in Salzburg, Austria. She strives to do more.
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Get Comfortable with Knowing You, and What You Do
An insightful journey to align your thoughts, and heart to introduce you to you, all pretense left behind
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Don't waste your time, energy or thought complaining about a complainer because that then makes you a complainer too". How many of us go around complaining about those that complain about what we do or don't do never recognizing we are willing participants engaging in replicating the same example of complaining, modeling behavior we state we dislike.
Once we become aware of this negative forming practice we have the opportunity to transform the situation and circumstances taking place turning it into a positive beneficial and transformative outcome. Recognizing what we do, then taking responsibility for those actions are the first steps to changing our environment to the ones we seek to see. In the book "Don't Make Excuses, Make Shit Happen" originated from my thoughts from a 1-year self-reflection journey I went on that evolved into the knowledge that I now live my life by. The information gained by me during this journey expanded out into stories of understanding that connected me to others that defined the meaning, the value, and the pathway of finding emotional well-being.
The book showcases how to understand not only what is derived in thought but also how thoughts can manifest into circumstances that can bring you great joy or make you enter into deep despair. You will find contained in the book a daily self-work process to support you in maintaining a practice to lift life up. If you seek to learn and gain improved self-knowledge, self-understanding, self-awareness, greater self-love and self-compassion then this is the ideal book for you get to know you. Venture into taking a deeper dive of who you think you are, to locate who you really desire to be, your higher best self is what this books strives to assist all who journey out to read it.
Chapter 1- Your Mirror Image - looking in the mirror and facing the wrongs you would like to make right can be an overwhelming challenge. This chapter focuses on providing the how to in addressing issues, tips and strategies to assisting with moving beyond negative aspects of you
Chapter 2- What and Who Do You Attract- patterns repeat themselves and paying attention to the information that it brings is vital to growing to new and increased levels of understanding. Learn how to recognize the messages that appear just for you, and how to attract what you hold in your heart instead of what you think about most. The two must be in partnership.
Chapter 3- Focus on Your Top Strengths, here's why- Many of us spend and waste time on addressing our weaknesses. This should not be the case.
Chapter 4- Falling in Love with You-You can give something away to any one else without first giving unconditionally to yourself. The focus here is self-love and self-care
Chapter 5- 5-Steps to Maximizing You- How to maximize and enjoy your life, expand your business or career by incorporating a 5-step mindfulness practices into your daily life
Chapter 6- Your Personal Action Plan- Develop a personal action plan that grows and expands as your life, love, business and activities do. Move out of being stuck with lifestyle practice that transforms how you act upon opportunities and experiences that come your way
Chapter 7- Finding The Leader Within- how you lead yourself determines how and if you are able to lead others. Finding the success within your self-leadership is key to opening new pathways for the things you seek to know, obtain, create, and or experience. Your money, your relationships, your business, your career, your life
Chapter 8- Don't Make Excuses, Make Shit Happen- focuses in on how to live life and your decision-making relatively excuse-free
Self-help; spirituality;self-awareness; uplifting; wisdom; enlightenment; tranquility, emotional well-being, mental-health, being your most effective. These are some of the key words the target audience of this book may input. Mental health and emotional well-being is in need of assistance whether you are the next new entrepreneur, the corporate leader, CEO, or teacher overwhelmed in the classroom. Stated in Mental Health America, the U.S. has 44 million adults that have mental health concerns, while the youth depression rate increases with a MDE (Major Depressive Episode) statistics level at 62% and additionally, states on this site that 9 million American's have an unmet need. Based on economic indicators from Forbes, a 2019 recession is potentially underway and that the current predictors do not guarantee that growth will be sustained (Elizalde, 2018) https://www.forbes.com/sites/r...
My promotion campaign includes; connecting and sharing the launch with my followers on social media currently at 3200, individuals around the world. I will create new social media campaigns to expand my followership. Additionally, I have followers that view the videos I create and post on YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. I will create photo slideshows regarding the book, and create videos associated with the new book. I will link the book launch to my new media page and my existing business websites, and create a new business page on, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter dedicated to the new book and link the information to existing pages I have on social media for additional traction. In addition I will contact my web hosting providers to expand my "branding" on the internet and increase my website rankings, and visits. I have upcoming speaking engagements for corporate entities in the the U.S. as well as in Switzerland. In April 2019 I have been invited to meet with national media to potentially become a contributor on the topic of leadership for a national network. I have written and had articles published in global online magazines. Lastly, I attend various business and community events where I will be able to promote my new book.
The forward to the book could be written by one of my associates and colleagues who are published authors with best sellers on Amazon: Dr. David Lawrence, Dr. Patricia Mitchell, Dr. Larry Machi, Steven Samblis, or David Rohlander
Books that are in alignment with the purpose of the book "Words to Lift You Up In Thought Where You Are Formed" include:
1) The Alchemists, by Paulo Coelho (1988), publisher Harper Collins
2) As a Man Thinketh, James Allen (1906), publisher, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York
3) A Purpose Driven Life, by Rick Warren, (2002), publisher Zondervan
4) Living the Wisdom of the Tao, by Dr. Wayne Dyer, (2008), publisher Hay House Inc.
5) Break Out, Joel Osteen, (2013) publisher Bookish.com
Each of the books above are focused on connecting the individual on a personal path of spirituality done through storytelling and provides quotes that correlate with the theme of the book.
In the book; Words to Lift You Up In Thought Where You Are Formed" is my personal journey of being filled with darkness and deep anger I found passion that filled me words and insight that uplifted in understanding were I gained insight into the lives and pain of others. During my journey I wrote down every word and quote that came to me and the deep meaning that has helped me in my leadership development.
The competitive books I have named are highly regarding and are profound. This is the standard I what I believe my book will achieve. Words create power in the mind-set.
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