At the age of 32, Dr Michelle Rozen felt extremely frustrated. I worked at a job that I didn’t like. I hated my boss. I told my husband that I constantly felt I was wearing shoes that were three sizes too small. My days were spent feeling overworked and unappreciated.

I was very jealous of any career woman around me who I felt got the career that she deserved. Unlike me, who got stuck in a job that I didn’t like.

Desperate for a Change

Back then Dr Michelle Rozen had a good friend that was a few years older than me. We both had young kids. We used to meet at the local Starbucks at 7:00 a.m. every Saturday morning, before the kids woke up and the day started.

One day, I told her how much I hated my job and my day-to-day. She looked at me and said, “Then change it. Go to school and change your path.”

“I wish I could,” Dr Michelle Rozen told her while holding back the tears. “My kids are so young and they need me. Adam is in a startup and never home. One day, when the time is right, I’ll do exactly that.”

She gave me a sharp look and then told me what changed my life. “Michelle,” she said. “you just don’t get it, do you? Your kids will always need you and Adam will always be in a startup. Go and sign up for classes this week, and tell me next Saturday that you have done it.”

I looked at her puzzled. What she had told me never crossed my mind. I never thought of it that way.

I was desperate for a change. I went and signed up for my Master’s in Psychology.

My son was five. My daughter was one. I worked a full-time job and had a husband who constantly travelled.

I found myself setting alarms for 3:00 a.m. I was working until 6:00 a.m. and then waking up the baby and starting my day. I worked twice as hard, but my life was suddenly full. I had a challenge. I had content. I felt that I was going somewhere.

If she can do it – so can I

When Dr Michelle Rozen finished my Masters, Michele was seven months pregnant with my third child. I remember sitting there in the final exam room, disappointed that it would soon be over.

I had a friend that took some classes with me. She was working toward her PhD in Psychology. She had two kids and was working full-time. Every time I asked her how she managed to do it, she told me the same thing, “If I can do it, so can you.”

Dr Michelle Rozen – Change decided to take what she said literally. If she can do it, so can I.

And so, seven months pregnant, I started my PhD and gave birth to my daughter, Mia, during the first semester.

The changes Dr Michelle Rozen was fighting for in my life became the topic that I was most interested in when I started doing the research for my PhD. What motivates us to change our lives? What stops us? Why are we so afraid? And what keeps us going through difficulty and challenge?

The PhD was definitely more challenging than my Masters. But, this time I was more prepared. I had a goal. I had a detailed plan. And, I had better tools to help me through my daily challenges.

Almost Quitting

Then, in 2008, the economy collapsed. My husband’s startup was shut down. Things were getting challenging to a near breaking point. Dr Michelle Rozen told her husband that she thought that the most sensible thing for me to do was to take a break.

I went home and told my husband that, perhaps, I should take a break. He said to me, “Michelle, repeat the class. You won’t even remember it later. Swallow your pride and repeat the class.” And, I did.

The day I got my PhD was not a day about the academic degree. It’s nice to get a PhD. It’s nice to get any degree. It was a day, for both of us, of working against all odds. A day of incredible teamwork. It was a day of resilience and persistence above and beyond what I thought I had in me.

Dr Michelle Rozen | Motivational Speaker

Passion and life mission

This journey Dr Michelle Rozen – Change went through in her own life got her fascinated with purpose and perseverance, how the mind works when it comes to managing life, rather than being managed by it. This is all she researchers, writes and talks about.

DR. MICHELLE ROZEN, AMERICA’S LEADING EXPERT ON DEALING WITH CHANGE

Michelle always finds the time to learn about the audience. As a motivational speaker on change management and a change expert, she works closely with meeting planners and conference organizers. The overall goal is to make sure that each audience receives the best transformative tools for leadership through change in the most customized, interactive, and engaging way.

Every event is unique. Each speech is tailored to provide your audience with practical tools. Dr Michelle Rozen always provide inspiration, the power to fully grow, lead, handle challenges and change.

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