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Sep 19
2 min

Given the Alternative Facts, Now is a Good Time to Create an Alternative Future

As I get older, I’ve learned that it’s best to reinvent yourself long before you need to. It’s about being a step ahead of the next disas...

The Back Story - From Mafia Wife to Nomad Entrepreneur

Maria Camille

Aug 16
4 min

The Back Story - From Mafia Wife to Nomad Entrepreneur

The 7 Lessons I Learned to Reinvent Myself A personal message Time and again, the very nature of life brings us face to face with reinven...

Maria Camille

Aug 6
2 min

The Challenge of Change

Start a huge, foolish project like Noah. It makes absolutely no difference what people think of you. Rumi You’re here, but you want to be...

Mob Secrets for Business Success; What I learned from Being on the Inside

Maria Camille

Jul 26
5 min

Mob Secrets for Business Success; What I learned from Being on the Inside

The lessons business schools do not teach Most think Mob guys are just drug dealers. Not so. My experience starting at 16 as wife to a pow...

How Women can be More Powerful in Business

Maria Camille

Jul 8
3 min

How Women can be More Powerful in Business

Often we do not realize the brilliant lessons we’ve learned until some years later, then, clarity reigns. The best lessons we can learn i...

Learn how to Fail stronger; then watch new success blossom

Maria Camille

Jul 3
5 min

Learn how to Fail stronger; then watch new success blossom

Realizing you just failed -Big Time- is not inspiring. You feel weak and totally demoralized. You can easily get to the critical stage wh...

I was Young and Hunting my Power . . . But what is Power?

Maria Camille

May 22
4 min

I was Young and Hunting my Power . . . But what is Power?

At 16, I was married into the world of mafia, union bosses and government corruption. I saw every which way the deals go down. What I th...

Design a Lead Role in your Movie of Life

Maria Camille

May 1
3 min

Design a Lead Role in your Movie of Life

Life is like an art performance, so why not be the Executive Producer and plan the role you want to play Remember scenes in your life whe...

Become an Expert at Reinventing Yourself - Your Life Depends on It

Maria Camille

Mar 28
4 min

Become an Expert at Reinventing Yourself - Your Life Depends on It

You score a job, then quit; you fall in love, then get dumped; you win the lottery, now your fleeing the feds; you travel to Southeast As...

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