If you’re living through a challenging time, it may feel like this is the end of your story. But Maria Costanzo Palmer contends that the most beautiful part of a tiger is their stripes. And living through difficulty is how you earn those stripes and develop the resilience it takes to be successful. Maria is the coauthor of the 2021 Page Turner Award Finalist On the Rocks: The Primadonna Story, a book about the rise and fall of her father, an A-List restauranteur. Maria is also a successful food influencer, hosting 30,000 monthly visitors on her social media pages, where she features recipes and shares her life working in the family restaurant business. On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Maria joins Anjel to share her experience growing up in the family restaurant and describe how her father made The Primadonna one of the premiere Italian restaurants in the nation. Maria explains why her father lost his restaurant and how she started writing On the Rocks to help her dad remember better times. Listen in for Maria’s advice on cultivating resilience in the face of challenges and learn how to turn your difficulties into something positive and productive! What You Will Learn  How Maria’s Italian-American grandmother demonstrated her love through food Maria’s experience growing up in and eventually working for her father’s restaurant How Maria’s dad made The Primadonna one of the premiere Italian restaurants in the nation Why Maria’s father lost his restaurant and served time in federal prison How Maria started writing On the Rocks to help her dad remember better times Maria’s process of engaging support to finish On the Rocks and get the book published Maria’s take on why resilience is the most important ingredient for success How to turn hard times into something positive vs. being the end of your story Connect with Maria Costanzo Palmer Maria’s Website Resources On the Rocks: The Primadonna Story by Maria C. Palmer and Ruthie Robbins Wickedly Smart Women: Trusting Intuition, Taking Action, Transforming Worlds by Anjel B. Hartwell Connect with Anjel B. Hartwell   Wickedly Smart Women Wickedly Smart Women Facebook Community Wickedly Smart Women Store on TeePublic Wickedly Smart Women on Clubhouse The Wealthy Life Mentor The Wealthy Life Mentor on Facebook Anjel on Twitter Anjel on Instagram Listener Line (540) 402-0043 Ext. 4343  Email [email protected]