Blanca De La Rosa – författare

What would you give up today for a better tomorrow? Many give up the only world they know in pursuit of a brighter future.Spanning over a century, "e;Pursuing a Better Tomorrow"e; is more than a memoir of three generations: it's an inspiring cross-generational journey from Spain to the U.S.Four interconnected stories focus on main characters from different eras, illustrating the challenges and opportunities of immigration, acculturation, coming of age, and self-discovery. The characters showcase the strength needed to achieve a better tomorrow, shaped by the twists, turns, and synchronistic events of their lives.The novel transports readers to a time long forgotten, offering a readable historical overview of the Taíno, the conquistadors, early settlers, the Spanish Empire, and the Dominican Republic, interspersed within the narrative through the perspectives of the era's characters.De La Rosa candidly shares her coming-of-age story of self-discovery as she transitions from New York City's projects to corporate America. From humble beginnings, despite myriad challenges, a life of untold blessings and opportunities unfolds.

WHO SAYS YOU CANNOT CLIMB THE CORPORATE LADDER? YOUR BOSS, COWORKERS, JEALOUS PEERS?Has your career turned into a job? Do you ever sit and wonder what ever happened to your career? Where and when did you get off track? How do you revive your career after it has derailed? In this book author Blanca De La Rosa will detail and reveal what she has learned after thirty years in the corporate environment. If you want to get your career back on track, empower yourself so that you can create an amazing career.Empowering yourself and using a holistic approach will help distinguish you from the pack and demonstrate to your organization how you can positively impact the bottom line.Empower Yourself for an Amazing Career contains a wealth of information about personal career mistakes and is invaluable to anyone that dreams of building a successful career. This book incorporates personal stories and strategies for overcoming adversity in the workplace.You will discover how to assess the journey of your career, how to manage a bad manager, how to deal with career failure, and how to develop a career road map with uplifting and inspiring advice.The Author offers a fresh approach on climbing the corporate ladder, combining practical advice with inner wisdom, providing strategies to increase the chances of success in the workplace."e;... An accessible guide for empowering women to advance in their careers."e;- Kirkus Reviews"e;This valuable book of insights can be used by anyone, in any job, at any level who is striving to get ahead."e;- New England Book Festival 2012

He loved her with the quiet devotion of a man who had already lost once.She studied him with the precision of someone who planned to take everything.Five years after the death of his beloved wife Elena, David Ortiz believed in second chances—a love that might honor the past while offering a future. Cassandra entered his life radiant, attentive, magnetic—exactly what grief told him he needed. She carried just enough emotional resonance to make him believe they could build a life together. A home. A family. But while she mirrored compassion, she concealed a cruel intent—one choreographed to exploit the love Elena left behind and the vulnerabilities David never saw coming. Behind the curated dinner parties and whispered promises lay a blueprint for betrayal.As David clings to memory and steps into new beginnings, he must navigate the shadows between devotion and deception, permanence and performance, gold and glass.When the truth begins to unravel, David learns Cassandra's betrayal wasn't impulsive—it was architectural. With the help of her co-conspirator Juan, she spent months studying his habits, isolating his support system, and siphoning his wealth. What began as seduction became sabotage. What he believed was fate became fraud. From Gold to Glass is a haunting exploration of grief, vulnerability, and the weaponization of trust. It's the story of a man who refuses to be dismantled—and the reckoning that follows when love is used as disguise.What survives betrayal isn't trust—it's the quiet decision to begin again.

A Testament to Women's ResilienceUnshaken is a bold manifesto and historical reckoning — a tribute to the women who dared to defy, and a guide for those rising today. From boardrooms to grassroots movements, whispered resistance to global leadership, this book honors the courage it takes to rise and the legacy left behind when women do.Blanca De La Rosa, after a 34-year corporate career leading global transformation, now writes and mentors with purpose and clarity. It is her testament — to her grandmother Rosa María's legacy, to every woman's rise, and to the enduring power of resilience. She weaves personal testimony with global vignettes, cultural critique, and empowering reflections to challenge societal norms and redefine what it means to thrive unapologetically.Spanning three transformative parts — Rising Unapologetically, Toolkit for Resilience and Empowerment, and Living Unshaken — this book offers both a mirror, reflecting women'slived realities, and a map, guiding the path forward. It explores ambition, autonomy, victim blaming, balance, and visibility, while confronting scarcity thinking and honoring global sisterhood.In the Toolkit for Resilience and Empowerment, Blanca delivers practical strategies: building confidence, navigating change, and confronting the glass ceiling with clarity and purpose. In Living Unshaken, she offers a testament — stories of women who endure, rise, and lead despite being overlooked, unheard, or erased.Whether you're navigating leadership, healing from dismissal, or mentoring the next generation, Unshaken will meet you where you are and remind you that your voice, your story, and your power matter.Live boldly. Lead bravely. Remain unshaken.

¿Qué estarías dispuesta a sacrificar hoy por un mañana mejor? Muchas personas abandonan el único mundo que conocen en busca de un futuro más prometedor.En busca de un mañana mejor abarca más de un siglo y narra un inspirador viaje intergeneracional desde España hasta los Estados Unidos. La obra entrelaza cuatro historias conectadas, cada una centrada en un personaje principal de su época. A través de sus relatos personales, el libro explora los desafíos y oportunidades de la inmigración, la aculturación, el crecimiento personal y el autodescubrimiento.Los personajes encarnan la fortaleza necesaria para construir un mañana mejor, enfrentando los giros, vueltas y eventos sincrónicos que moldean sus vidas. La historia transporta al lector a un tiempo casi olvidado, ofreciendo una visión histórica accesible sobre los taínos, los conquistadores, los primeros colonos, el Imperio español y la República Dominicana, todo narrado desde la perspectiva de los personajes.La autora también comparte el recorrido de su abuelo, José Fernández, quien dejó su pueblo en España a los 16 años y enfrentó solo las dificultades de la aculturación en el Nuevo Mundo. Tras ocho años en Cuba, se estableció en la República Dominicana, donde formó una familia. En 1963, la familia De La Rosa emigró a la ciudad de Nueva York, enfrentando los mismos retos que tantos inmigrantes.Creciendo en un entorno predominantemente hispanohablante, la autora enfrentó barreras lingüísticas y culturales, destacándose académicamente a pesar de los obstáculos. Tras asistir a una escuela vocacional para niñas, ingresó al mundo laboral sin preparación para la vida corporativa, aprendiendo a través de la experiencia. Su historia es una de autoaceptación, de abrazar su herencia híbrida y de encontrar su lugar entre dos mundos. A pesar de los desafíos, se empoderó y construyó una vida y una carrera exitosas.De La Rosa comparte con franqueza su historia de madurez y autodescubrimiento, desde los proyectos de vivienda de Nueva York hasta el mundo corporativo estadounidense. Desde comienzos humildes —y a pesar de innumerables desafíos— surgió una vida llena de bendiciones y oportunidades.En busca de un mañana mejor es un retrato vívido de la experiencia inmigrante, que captura la esencia del crecimiento personal, la fusión cultural y la búsqueda incansable de un futuro mejor.

Aunque sus orígenes están en el pueblo de Nocedo del Valle, en Galicia, Blanca De La Rosa nació en República Dominicana en el seno de una familia humilde. El destino quiso que ella fuese la prueba patente de que podemos alcanzar las metas que nos propongamos. De vivir una infancia en «los proyectos» de Nueva York, llegó a ocupar un cargo ejecutivo en la empresa norteamericana ExxonMobil.Fue al hacer balance de su vida cuando decidió adentrarse en la historia de sus antepasados y retroceder hasta sus orígenes. En busca de un mañana mejor no es solo una novela que recoge la historia de tres generaciones durante más de cien años, sino que es un maravilloso viaje desde España hasta Estados Unidos que mostrará al lector nuestra historia reciente, las ideologías de cada momento, la crudeza de la inmigración, la lucha por la supervivencia, el coraje de sus protagonistas y las jugadas del destino, pero sobre todo la fortaleza necesaria para alcanzar un mañana mejor. Esta gran novela te inspirará y te dará alas para luchar por tus metas. ¿Estás preparado para conseguirlas?

Although her origins lie in the village of Nocedo del Valle, in the region of Galicia, Blanca De La Rosa was born in Dominican Republic in the bosom of a humble family. Fate wanted her to be the living proof that we all can achieve our goals. From a childhood in the projects of New York, she ended up an executive at the American corporation ExxonMobil. It was when assessing her life that she decided to dig into her ancestors history and trace it back to her origins. Pursuing a Better Tomorrow is more than a novel gathering the history of three generations throughout over a hundred years, its a wonderful journey from Spain to the United States of America showing the reader our recent history, the ideologies of each time, the harshness of immigration, the struggle for survival, the courage of its main characters and the tricks of destiny, but most of all the strength required to reach a better tomorrow. This great novel will inspire you and give you wings to fight for your goals. Are you ready to get them?

A Holistic Approach to Your Career is for those recently entering the corporate environment, providing guidance that they may not get in the classroom or at home. For those that need guidance and advice on how to advance their careers and move on after career failure or dealing with a bad, ineffective manager. Millions of employees are silently suffering through the abuse of a terrible manager or depressed about their inability to advance their careers. Many employees new to the corporate environment lack direction, especially those young people straight out of college or university. As a result, they struggle when having to navigate their work environment. The informal education of navigating the corporate environment happens on the job by trial and error. Since 2012 I have been conducting empowerment workshops and speaking engagements with professional groups, women, students, and Hispanic organizations.

Who says you cannot climb the corporate ladder?Your boss, coworkers, jealous peers?Has your career turned into a job? Do you ever sit and wonder what ever happened to your career? Where and when did you get off track? How do you revive your career after it has derailed? In this book author Blanca De La Rosa will detail and reveal what she has learned after thirty years in the corporate environment. If you want to get your career back on track, empower yourself so that you can create an amazing career. Empowering yourself and using a holistic approach will help distinguish you from the pack and demonstrate to your organization how you can positively impact the bottom line.Empower Yourself for an Amazing Career contains a wealth of information about personal career mistakes and is invaluable to anyone that dreams of building a successful career. This book incorporates personal stories and strategies for overcoming adversity in the workplace.You will discover how to assess the journey of your career, how to manage a bad manager, how to deal with career failure, and how to develop a career road map with uplifting and inspiring advice. The Author offers a fresh approach on climbing the corporate ladder, com- bining practical advice with inner wisdom, providing strategies to increase the chances of success in the workplace.

Comencé a escribir este libro después de que mi esposo, con quien estuve casada cincuenta y un años, falleciera, con la esperanza de encontrar mi propósito en este nuevo capítulo de mi vida. Sin mi mejor amigo a mi lado, busqué orientación y claridad. A través de mis escritos e investigaciones, aprendí a ser paciente conmigo misma y con el proceso, aceptando cada día como viene. Profundizar en mi subconsciente para descubrir mi propósito requirió tiempo, esfuerzo y paciencia. Descubrí que, dentro de cada uno de nosotros, hay un pozo de fuerza sin explotar. Ya sea en la salud, la carrera profesional, las relaciones o las emociones, nuestro verdadero poder está listo para ser aprovechado. Al comprender las creencias limitantes que se nos imponen, podemos liberarnos y crear el mundo que soñamos. Este libro explora el viaje del alma y la búsqueda de un propósito y una fuerza interior, haciendo hincapié en la paciencia y el progreso gradual. La esencia del viaje del alma radica en acumular y comprender experiencias. Cada acción, palabra hablada y emoción contribuyen a este camino de aprendizaje, crecimiento y evolución.Un viaje del alma es una ruta de desarrollo espiritual y personal que nos permite descubrir nuestras pasiones, conectarnos con nuestro ser interior y alinearnos con nuestro mayor propósito. Es un viaje para realizar nuestro potencial individual y alcanzar nuestro destino. A lo largo de nuestro viaje, buscamos encontrar un propósito y un significado más allá del mundo material. En ese punto, el concepto de un viaje del alma se convierte en una realidad. Libera tu verdadero potencial. En la danza de la vida, a menudo nos topamos con encrucijadas, momentos en los que anhelamos claridad, propósito y transformación.