Michelle Cruz Rosado was born in New York, New York, to Filipino and Honduran immigrant parents, grew up in Queens, New York, and returned to New York City in 2000. Michelle began her financial career early in her life during the "irrational exuberance" on Wall Street in the 90′s and into the 2000′s. Her first article, "Will I Recover" tells of her personal experience as a survivor of the attacks of September 11, was released in October of that same year and became the thought which led to her best-selling, co-authored book, Pursuing Your Destiny: How to Overcome Adversity and Achieve Your Dreams. Michelle's remarkable story has been featured on networks such as CNN, NBC Nightly News, FOX and BBC.
“Do not take hold of a past that no longer serves you, but embrace the stillness that is right now.”
“The concept of 'home' is not just where one resides, but where the heart resides; in the purest depths of the soul.♥”
“Stubbornness" is knowing exactly what you want courageously living by free will; never to be judged or ridiculed.”
“Denying yourself a life of personal freedom is denying yourself of a life worth living.”
“I'd rather identify with a past of infinite growth, than a past which hinders it.”
“When you come to a fork in the road, be still, and see with your mind's eye. There you find the clarity you seek.”
“Without adversity, there would be no growth, and without growth, there would be no lesson to be learned.”
“To gain an overall understanding of oneself does not require looking outward - it requires the strength of looking inward.”
“The soul is stronger than the ego. It lives to BE, and give. We are of one Light, illuminating ourselves and those whom we love.”
“It is just as important to give all of what you are, than all of what you have. Nevertheless, it is always reciprocated.”
“When someone who is suffering looks to you for compassion, it's indeed a blessing; you are chosen to be their Light in a moment of sorrow.”
“Who you were is not who you are. Who you are, is what you will be.”
“To believe in miracles in one thing...to know what miracle you want to manifest right now, and accept it, is another.”
“Instead of bracing yourself for the perils of the unknown, embrace the joy that is here, in your present moment.”
“A life without regret can be attained by full awareness of one's actions in their present moment.”
“Nothing that occurs in life is random or without purpose. Lessons were found within each event in our lives that, positive or negative, ultimately instilled a peaceful mind in us.”
“If life’s big puzzle makes you feel broken and shattered, we hope that our book will help you look at the spaces between each piece. You’ll find the answers here.”
“Courage is living by the free will that one creates for themselves, not the life of monotony determined by another.”
“When you are like the tree, there is oneness with the Earth, Sun and Moon, but still steadfast in your purpose.”