Marie Cosgrove - Greater Fortune: Essential Lessons from the Entrepreneur Who Bought the Company That Fired Her

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Praise for Greater Fortune

The best thing about Greater Fortune is that its written by a true inspiration to me. Marie Cosgrove knows what its like to fail, over and over, and to get back up every time. Her book is more than just an inspiring read: its a gift to the rest of us to be able to learn from her incredible experiences.

Nick Vujicic, evangelist, motivational speaker, and New York Times bestselling author

Marie Cosgrove embodies all the elements of a superhero. Her super powers are faith and relentlessness. She shows you the true meaning of allowing nothing or no one to stop you from living your best life. Maries journey is one that will make you laugh, cry, appreciate the small things in life, and recognize that anything is possible when you hold on.

Les Brown, international motivational speaker

So many career guides make grand promises about the advice within, while glossing over the fact that we all have unique disadvantages, challenges, and hardships. What sets Greater Fortune apart is that Marie Cosgrove embraces these things as part of the journey, genuinely wanting to help EVERY reader succeed. In the pages of her book, youll find the best mentor youve ever had.

Mirela Sula, founder of Global Woman Magazine

Marie Cosgrove has mapped out the path it took me years of personal and professional pain and heartache to discover for myself. With this book as my guide, much of that pain would have been avoided and my own path to success and happiness would have been much shorter.

Barbara Allen, head writer for American Snippets

Greater Fortune reveals the power and unwavering nature of the human spirit in its quest for survival and success. Not only is this book unputdownable but it sheds light on the journey rather than the destination, peeling back the curtain on what it means to keep going to get to where you want to be. An absolute must read for anyone navigating their own journey to success and a helpful companion to remind you that you are not alone on the path.

Dr. Michele Di Blasi, cardiologist

An inspiring new book, Greater Fortune will motivate you and set workable guidelines and goals on how to be successful in ones personal and professional life. Marie Cosgrove shares her personal experiences of fighting the odds and finding success in a male-dominated industry. Marie shares how to convert negative events in ones life into creative and productive new ideas for personal success. She has a gift in assessing trials and tribulations, helping others to discover their own talents, and to redirect one into a new way of thinking of themself, for their personal fulfillment and growth. Her logical analysis and approach to solving problems is exemplary. New problem-solving skills and enlightened perception of oneself is presented in a strikingly unique and powerful manner. She will help you discover true values and unique individual talents in you that has not been known by you up-to-date. Her Greater Fortune is not a fantasy but a well perceived, logical strategy to achieve personal happiness and success.

William R. Martin, MD, diagnostic and interventional radiologist

If at times the challenges of livelihood and life overwhelm you, or if you are not sure your situation is what success should look like, open this book. Marie Cosgrove knows firsthand what its like to be born unwanted, grow up disadvantaged, be a single mom, survive an abusive marriage, and be fired. Never giving upshe turned everything around even to the point of buying the company that got rid of her. Greater Fortune shines a light on the path to lasting success.

Mark Mackie, MA, JD, attorney at law for The Mackie Law Firm, PLLC and writer for RealClearPolitics

Marie Cosgrove provides a compelling personal narrative as a demonstration of how the worst moments of ones lifetime can create the greatest foundations for personal growthif only one chooses for it to be so. It is not trite to say that iron sharpens iron but it is truly Maries persistence that determines her success. At each crossroad, she chooses not to fail. Her choices cemented the principles in this book. They are principles anyone, in any situation and born of any circumstance, can choose to use. As one personal witness to a small part of Maries story, she is both that irresistible force and that immovable objectborn of adversity and self-made in every good sense of the word. The advice she provides is clear, hard-earned, and true.

Andrew K. Meade, Esq, attorney at law for Meade & Neese LLP

GREATER FORTUNE

GREATER FORTUNE

Essential Lessons from the Entrepreneur

Who Bought the Company

That Fired Her

MARIE COSGROVE

Greater Fortune copyright 2021 by Cosgrove and Associates, LLC

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First E-Book Edition: March 2021

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This book is dedicated to those who have a sincere desire to add value to their clients through their business ventures. And to those who genuinely love their neighbor as themselves and want nothing more than to add value to friends and family, making the world a better place.

And to the memory of my grandmother Frances Longoria, who fought hard to give me a chance at life, going against every clinician who suggested otherwise.

And to the memory of my mother, Mary Kika, Longoria, who, despite having suffered physically and mentally through a car accident and a rape, chose to birth me into this world full of adventure.

And to my children: Eddie, Genesis, Justin, Isaiah, and Lindy. Thank you for blessing me with a life in which I will never again experience a dull moment. And, most importantly, having you in my life has gifted me with a lifetime of love and laughter.

And to my beautiful granddaughters: Amity, Zuri, and Valerie. Thank you for filling me and all those around you with the gifts of Joy, Love, and Laughter.

And to my two daughters-in-law, April and Nancy. And my son-in-law, Andrew. I appreciate and love you and am thankful to have you in my life.

And most importantly, my creator, God. Thank you for giving me life and my daily bread.

While this book is based on actual events, certain individuals, entities, characterizations, incidents, and locations were fictionalized or invented to protect the privacy of individuals. To the extent any of the individuals or events depicted here bear any similarity to the name or to the actual character or background of any person, living or dead, or any product or entity or actual incident, the treatment, substance, and details are not intended to reflect on an actual individual, history, product, or entity, and reflect only the authors personal interpretation of events.