Marquita Herald is an author, emotional resilience coach, publisher, writer and creator of Emotionally Resilient Living website about embracing the power you have to create your own life experience. Her professional experience includes 20 years traveling the world on behalf of the Hawaii tourism industry, followed by a decade of as an award winning life and small business coach. Marquita makes her home in Maui and when she's not working on a new book, sharing inspiring stories with audiences; working on her website or locked in a battle of wills with her dog Lucy, she is painting or curled up with a good mystery and glass of her favorite wine.