Entries by CraigWilson

Rio: Where Lust and Crime Collide

The term “Latin Lovers” exists for a reason. People who live in dark, cold climates are typically prone to depression while those living in bright, sunny climates are logically happier. Rich or poor, denizens are treated to regal vistas of lush green mountains reaching up toward heaven out of an undulating ocean. Sultry ocean air […]

Samba and Rio: The Lucas Rocha Thriller Series

The World’s Biggest Party Imagine an entire city block devoted to a competition of the top samba clubs in Rio de Janeiro. Constructed in 1984, massive concrete stands span both sides of Marquês de Sapucaí Street and are filled with over ninety thousand spectators each night for the one-week long event during the world’s biggest […]

The Rio Olympics

On October 2, 2009 the International Olympic Committee awarded Rio de Janeiro the 2016 Summer Olympics.  World soccer star Pelé convinced the IOC that Rio was ready to be the first country in Latin America to host an Olympic games.  Knowing the forces of money, the games will go on, probably similar to the 2014 […]

How do Gang Leaders Stay in Power?

Power is earned, not granted. In a corporation or government, leaders are elected or appointed.  Once the title is granted, so is the power. But when it comes to gangs there is a universal truth: power is earned, not granted.  Think about Joaquín Guzmán, better known as El Chapo, the notorious kingpin of the Mexican […]

Why My Book Matters Part II: The Lucas Rocha Thriller Series

Have you ever faced a lose-lose proposition? In real life as in fiction, the hero is sometimes given an impossible choice. Perhaps Meryl Streep’s finest academy award was earned for her portrayal of Zofia Zawistowski in the 1982 movie, “Sophie’s Choice.” Zofia’s life was forever changed when she became a prisoner in Auschwitz and had […]

Why My Book Matters Part I: The Lucas Rocha Thriller Series

What drove me to write The Lucas Rocha Thriller Series? It was 1987 and I was in the midst of developing a global distribution network for my employer, The Middleby Corporation. I had already logged over a million miles and visited roughly half of the 67 countries I would ultimately develop. My Latin American rep, […]

SIX TIPS TO HAPPINESS

It is the second week of January, 2015.  Are you any happier than you were last year? Here are suggestions for any scenario: Are you recently single for any variety of reasons?  Then celebrate the new opportunity that lies ahead for you and take the high road. Are you recently in a relationship for any […]

FOUR TIPS TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION

It is the first week of January, 2015.  Did you make any resolutions? Here’s why I believe you should. Making resolutions forces you to reflect on your life and think about the one thing you should improve moving forward. If you consider how you conduct your life to be perfect, then you aren’t evolving. Staying […]

THE ART OF COMMUNICATION

Ask any couple that has been together for a while, and they will tell you that one of the secrets is their ability to communicate.  And for each couple, communications will work in many different ways.  Have you ever seen some couples who seem like they are arguing, but in reality are speaking directly?  There […]

TAKE THE HIGH ROAD

First of all, let me clarify what “the high road” isn’t. Stoners will tell you the expression means “get stoned.”  Not what I mean. Nor am I referring to the British soap opera from 1980 – 2003. It certainly doesn’t mean a treacherous mountain pass in the Himalayas When you “take the high road” it […]