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Robin Rice-Green is a 38 year old married woman that has decided to follow her passion of being an author. Ever since she could remember she has always been in love with books and reading. Early in her childhood she developed the love for writing and could think of nothing else but, writing. As she got older life started to get in the way and she started running after a paycheck and checked out of doing things because she had a passion for them. Between dealing with domestic violence since she was young, being homeless several different times, and having some of the worst job experiences she could imagine in her field of work. Life was always presenting challenges that made Robin take a step back and reevaluate what she was doing in her life. The jobs were fun for a while until her bosses found out that she would work hard to learn every part of the job. Robin would help out at these jobs so much that she began to learn other positions. As time would pass and people would leave she would pick up extra work and duties. When she would go out for the jobs she was accomplishing anyway she found that either the other position would not be any type of advancement or she would be told they were giving the position to someone else. While the job was waiting for the other person to start Robin would be told that since she already had been helping that was part of being a team player. After quitting several jobs because that refused to promote her in any way but, they would take her reduced labor. Robin found a job that started out preaching time limits. This was different, Robin liked this place already, within the matter of two years she should receive her first promotion to the next position. This was the dream that Robin had always wanted and it made since that everyone always preached getting a job in this industry. Robin’s joyful spirit got her the job and helped her maintain her job. Her manager taught her all he could in his time on the job, which only ended up being four months. He wanted her to thrive because he could see Robin could soak up information like a sponge. When everyone asked why he had been fired the response from corporate was he was too strict and lacked flexibility. Robin was shocked but, had no fear because she believed she could be both rigid and flexible. The managers that came after the manager that hired her noticed how willing robin was to advance to new heights. He began letting her sit with different people at their location at the end of her shift so that she could learn the process. Once Robin became friends with the people, she was shadowing management no longer had to suggest anything, Robin was doing it because it became fun and for a while it was a challenge. After year one she knew most of the office positions and was applying for those positions throughout the agency. During year one she was not even getting interviews. By year two she asked her manager what she needed to do to get a promotion. The manager told her he just wanted her to sharpen her skills and then she would get the position. As time went on different positions in the office became free as people resigned and found other places to go. As everyone seemed to be leaving at one time Robin thought this was a perfect time to speak with management about a different office position. Robin was told if she wanted the position, she could have it all she had to do was train the person that needed to replace her and help with the training to the other positions that became open. For two more years Robin worked her position and took on tasks from the other positions. Becoming the go to woman for the different positions but, her title never changed. It was starting to seem like she would never be able to move but, every time she spoke to management, even though a different person was always in authority, they always had a promise of promotion on their lips. The reality was that they had Robin right where they wanted her, doing everyone’s job, and not having to be paid for it. By the time she started talking to corporate she realized they did not see a need for her to move positions because she was doing everything for a reduced price which made them look good because they were saving money and still getting the job done. This put Robin in a deep depression. She applied to jobs but she knew she would have to start all over in another organization, which had been proven to her time and time again that she would be valued but, not promoted. Finally at 38 she realized just how miserable she was running after the American dream instead of running after her dream. Robin woke up one day and announced to her husband that she could not do it anymore. She took off time from her job but, the more time she was off the greater life became. After being off all her paid time off she had a decision to make does she go back to the place she realized had put her in such a deep depression that she did not have faith in anything or does she run after her own dream and depend on God to help make her biggest dreams a reality. Since choosing herself, She has published two fiction books entitled A Mother’s Pain: A Child’s Pain and The Push. Both books were written with inspiration from her own life and all other books will follow the same pattern. Life has thrown some curve balls and she hopes her books inspire and encourage all of her readers to go after what they want and fight for what they believe in. Her upcoming book is going to be entitled Homeless: A journey. Robin has been homeless three to four times in her twenties and believes everyone should know what it is like to be homeless even if they will never experience it so that they no longer look down on the homeless by exhibit compassion for everyone they meet. Robin tries to live her life to the fullest taking risks, meeting new people, and finding more ways to positively contribute to society.