
Dr. Marie Roberts De La Parra
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CA, USExperience the transformative power of self-mastery with Dr. Marie Roberts De La Parra—elevate your wellbeing, enhance your self-belief, and unlock your full potential for unparalleled success.
Welcome to the vibrant world of Dr. Marie Roberts De La Parra, affectionately known as Dr. Thought, and the Chief Thought Officer and Executive Leadership Coach at Wait a Green Minute (www.waitagreenminute.com).
A Visionary Leadership Advisor: Renowned for her expertise in core-culture development, executive leadership, self-improvement, and self-empowerment, Dr. Marie is a sought-after leadership advisor with a rich background in dynamic leadership roles
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Fields of Expertise: Dr. Marie specializes in self-influence techniques for building power-filled people, a self-development strategist focusing on self-regulation, emotional intelligence, effective communication, and enhancing higher-performing individuals for achieving business and leadership differentiation.
Academic Achievements: Hold on to the edge of your seat as you discover that Dr. Marie earned her doctorate from the University of San Francisco in Organization and Leadership with a minor in Learning and Instruction. Her focus on cognitive development, mental fortitude, and imposter syndrome is evident in her commitment to deep-rooted strategies in women's leadership, education, entrepreneurship, and business for impactful change.
Passion for Empowering Lives: Driven by a passion for empowering people and their lives, Dr. Marie serves as a loan committee member for 1(7) certified California Financial Development Corporations, Nor-Cal F.D.C., and previously held a seat on the board table at the University of San Francisco B.A.S.E. (Black Achievement Success & Engagement).
Accolades and Recognitions: With over 16 local, state, and national honors, awards, and recognitions, Dr. Marie's achievements include appointments by both the Obama and Trump administrations to the U.S. EPA Environmental Finance Advisory Board. She served on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Finance Advisory Board and by the Schwarzenegger
Administration to the California Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education Advisory Committee.
Global Impact: Dr. Roberts De La Parra extends her influence internationally, contributing to economic sustainability in underserved markets within the United States, Spain, the Canary Islands, and West Africa. Her remarkable career includes being recognized as a Fellow of the Global Citizen Alliance in Salzburg, Austria.
Always Planning to Do More: Dr. Marie's journey is a testament to her unwavering commitment to empowering individuals, businesses, and communities. Her story continues to unfold, always with a vision for doing more and creating lasting impact.
Explore the depths of Dr. Marie's wisdom and leadership at Wait a Green Minute, where empowerment meets excellence.
Welcome to the vibrant world of Dr. Marie Roberts De La Parra, affectionately known as Dr. Thought, and the Chief Thought Officer and Executive Leadership Coach at Wait a Green Minute (www.waitagreenminute.com).
A Visionary Leadership Advisor: Renowned for her expertise in core-culture development, executive leadership, self-improvement, and self-empowerment, Dr. Marie is a sought-after leadership advisor with a rich background in dynamic leadership roles
.
Fields of Expertise: Dr. Marie specializes in self-influence techniques for building power-filled people, a self-development strategist focusing on self-regulation, emotional intelligence, effective communication, and enhancing higher-performing individuals for achieving business and leadership differentiation.
Academic Achievements: Hold on to the edge of your seat as you discover that Dr. Marie earned her doctorate from the University of San Francisco in Organization and Leadership with a minor in Learning and Instruction. Her focus on cognitive development, mental fortitude, and imposter syndrome is evident in her commitment to deep-rooted strategies in women's leadership, education, entrepreneurship, and business for impactful change.
Passion for Empowering Lives: Driven by a passion for empowering people and their lives, Dr. Marie serves as a loan committee member for 1(7) certified California Financial Development Corporations, Nor-Cal F.D.C., and previously held a seat on the board table at the University of San Francisco B.A.S.E. (Black Achievement Success & Engagement).
Accolades and Recognitions: With over 16 local, state, and national honors, awards, and recognitions, Dr. Marie's achievements include appointments by both the Obama and Trump administrations to the U.S. EPA Environmental Finance Advisory Board. She served on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Finance Advisory Board and by the Schwarzenegger
Administration to the California Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education Advisory Committee.
Global Impact: Dr. Roberts De La Parra extends her influence internationally, contributing to economic sustainability in underserved markets within the United States, Spain, the Canary Islands, and West Africa. Her remarkable career includes being recognized as a Fellow of the Global Citizen Alliance in Salzburg, Austria.
Always Planning to Do More: Dr. Marie's journey is a testament to her unwavering commitment to empowering individuals, businesses, and communities. Her story continues to unfold, always with a vision for doing more and creating lasting impact.
Explore the depths of Dr. Marie's wisdom and leadership at Wait a Green Minute, where empowerment meets excellence.
Mindset Architecture: How to Read the System Running You
Mindset isn’t just attitude — it’s the hidden system that shapes every decision before you notice it. Most people run on thought patterns they didn’t build, which is why change feels temporary. In this program, Dr. Thought reveals how to see the loops and structures beneath the mindset, exposing where “borrowed logic” has been operating. Audiences leave knowing how to read, realign, and direct their cognitive system — transforming mindset from a motivational idea into a practical tool for...
Self-Agency by Design: Rebuilding the Architecture of Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is often treated as confidence you either have or don’t — but in reality, it’s the output of self-agency. When you can’t see how your system of thought is wired, self-esteem fluctuates with circumstance. This program reveals how self-agency works as an internal operating manual, showing participants how to locate their decision points, decode the loops that undermine confidence, and rebuild self-esteem as a structural, repeatable process. Instead of chasing validation,...
Self-System Evolution: Upgrading the Self You Operate On
Change doesn’t begin with motivation — it begins with the system that runs you. Most people try to upgrade their lives while leaving the architecture of their thinking untouched. In this program, Dr. Thought reveals how System Evolution works: the process of reading your loops, finding the hidden entry points that govern identity, and aligning thought structures so growth becomes self-directed. Audiences don’t just hear about improvement — they experience what it means to evolve the very...
Self-Leadership: Steering the System in Motion
Most people mistake leadership for control — but once a system of thought is in motion, control is an illusion. Self-leadership is the ability to stay inside the movement of your loops and still steer. In this program, Dr. Thought shows how leadership begins by noticing the point at which intent fractures into reaction, and how to re-align mid-motion without losing direction. Audiences learn that leading the self isn’t about setting rigid goals, but about navigating a living system that is...
Self-Education: PUZZLEyOU™ from Age 9 to 100
Education doesn’t end in classrooms — it begins when you can read your thinking system. PUZZLEyOU™ is the framework for self-education that starts at nine years old, when agency first becomes visible, and extends through every stage of life. This program reveals how learning shifts as self-agency evolves: from the first frame a child builds to make sense of choices, to the structural literacy adults use to redesign identity and direction. Audiences discover how PUZZLEyOU™ equips every...
Cognitive System Literacy™: Learning to Read the System of Self
Most people are fluent in external literacy — reading words, numbers, and signals around them — but almost no one is taught to read the system running inside of them. Cognitive System Literacy™ makes that invisible system visible. In this program, Dr. Thought shows how thought loops, entry points, and internal architecture can be decoded like text — revealing where meaning originates, where agency is lost, and where alignment can be restored. Audiences discover that literacy of the self is...
Self-Funneling Loop Logic™: Narrowing Self-Chaos Into Self-Clarity
When thought moves without direction, it scatters — producing noise, distraction, and wasted motion. Self-Funneling Loop Logic™ reveals how to capture that motion and narrow it into a single channel of clarity. In this program, Dr. Thought shows how loops don’t need to be eliminated; they need to be funneled. Audiences learn how self-funneling operates as a cognitive filter, moving from scattered impulses to aligned outcomes. What once felt like chaos becomes a precise system for choice,...

