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Thank you Evelyn Wiseman for featuring me for your Go Solo community of entrepreneurs and small business owners. The folks that hustle every day without a safety net are the heroes of our communities and our economy.  I’m honored to be counted among such an inspiring group! ... Read More →

Today as we celebrate our fathers, the fathers of our children and the special father figures in our lives.   We take time to honor all the men who have played important formative roles in our lives and in the lives of those we love. In honor of my father (aka Papi) I went to the... Read More →

(Photo taken 4 months before my parents were killed on AA Flight #965) “It says something about our country that people around the world are willing to leave their homes and leave their families and risk everything to come to America. Their talent and hard work and love of... Read More →

According to the American Psychological Association: “PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is an anxiety problem that develops in some people after extremely traumatic events, such as combat, crime, an accident or natural disaster. People with PTSD may relive the event... Read More →

Did you know I survived a Boeing 757 plane crash on my 21st birthday?  Did you know that’s how I lost my parents?  Out of 164 souls on board, all but 4 died when the plane crashed right into the side of the Andean peak near Cali, Colombia named Monte Delulvio.  Translated, Mount... Read More →

My son Ben one day said “I feel sorry for Dori”.  His baby brother Dorian has a terminal illness.  He depends on a multitude of machinery to help him breathe that keep him tethered in place.  He can’t walk.  He can’t crawl.  He can’t sit up on his own. He’s (almost!) 10 years old... Read More →

I client of mine sent me a message earlier this week that really put things into perspective, she said “You have no idea what an inspiration you have been to all of us… your faith, perseverance and acceptance has helped many of us during difficult times” this... Read More →

I’m honored to have had my life combine in the paths Denise Henning and Nancy Cline back in 1996. These two beautiful women came into my life when it had been completely destroyed by a plane crash that killed my parents and left me in the ICU for months in critical... Read More →

My dad came to the United States from Colombia as a professional wrestler in the 1960’s.  He barely spoke any English and was armed with only an elementary school education.  My mother came from Nicaragua and even though she had accomplished a post graduate education from... Read More →

I became a citizen of the United States in the seventh grade.  As a Canadian 13 year old girl with Latino parents, it was a fantastic experience to learn about what an honor being an “American” truly is.  I wasn’t born into it.  It was a choice.  It was a... Read More →

The Olympics Games are an amazing example of watching dreams become reality.  To see all the hard work and dedication invested by the athletes finally pay off is inspiring.  To know when they cross that finish line or score that final point embodies an emotional culmination of... Read More →

Holy smokes… I’m in COSMO!  Thanks to Mel Evans and the great people at Cosmopolitan Magazine Australia bureau for including me in their series “How Does it Really Feel When the Unimaginable Happens?”.   Ok so maybe it’s not as the cover model but I... Read More →