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Maribel Lieberman Highlight
When you enjoy what you do, you put your passion into it, and you work so hard that the money will come.
About Maribel
- Grew up in Honduras and says she was always dreaming; never wanted to do anything "traditional," like becoming a doctor or lawyer.
- Originally wanted to be an architect, but her mother talked her out of it; convinced her to train as a secretary.
- Says, "because [my mother] pushed me into studying that, of course I was going to fail."
- When she moved to the U.S., she truly started to "know herself," realized that she found joy in creation.
- Says you have to keep a vision ahead of you, or else you'll remain stagnant and never grow.
- Opened a chocolate shop in New York with one of her friends, and it became so successful that she was able to open a second shop.
- Says she was never nervous when she came to the U.S.; she always felt that when she was here, she could achieve anything.
- Often thinks back to when she was eight years old and made caramels to sell at school; says you should always revisit what interested you at a young age.
