November, 2009

Michael F. Roizen

Quick Start

SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words?

MR: Exciting, Colorful, Educational, Blessed, Spiritual, Loving, Wonderful, Fun

SS: What is your motto or maxim?

MR: I am blessed

What Readers want to know...

SS: How would you describe perfect happiness?

MR: Being and living with unconditional love

SS: What’s your greatest fear?

MR: Powerlessness

SS: If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?

MR: Here

SS: With whom in history do you most identify?

MR: Fiction: Elizabeth Bennett / Non FIction: Emily Bronte

SS: Which living person do you most admire?

MR: Oprah

SS: What are your most overused words or phrases?

MR: Sorry

SS: What do you regret most?

MR: Not writing down everything my mother taught me, she was an encyclopoedia of spiritual knowledge.

SS: If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?

MR: The ability to heal everyone and everything of all pain, sorrow, and sickness.

SS: What is your greatest achievement?

MR: The one I am most proud of is writing and publishing my Wishing book. The one I love the most because I get to play with color is my ColorScope. On a personal level my greatest achievement is marrying my husband Win.

SS: What’s your greatest flaw?

MR: Daydreaming - although the best daydreamers are the best psychics so it's apparently a career plus!

SS: What’s your best quality?

MR: My ability to love

SS: If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?

MR: My first choice would be myself, close second would be the ocean

SS: What trait is most noticeable about you?

MR: My sense of humor

SS: Who is your favorite fictional hero?

MR: Indiana Jones

SS: Who is your favorite fictional villain?

MR: The Godfather

SS: If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?

MR: Jesus - tell me everything you know

SS: What is your biggest pet peeve?

MR: Negativity

SS: What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?

MR: Playing

SS: What’s your fantasy profession?

MR: Musician

SS: What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?

MR: Spirituality, Love, Honesty

SS: If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?

MR: Cheese

SS: What are your 5 favorite songs?

MR: IZ: Somewhere over the rainbow/ Deva Premal:Gayatri Mantra/ Joan Osborne: What If God Was One of Us/ Kate Bush: Lily/ Natasha Bedingfield: These Words

Questions About Books and Writing

SS: Who are your favorite authors?

MR: Fiction: Jane Austen, Paulo Coelho Non Fiction: Ivy Northage, Judy Hall, Deepak Chopra, John Perkins, Elizabeth Lesser, Christopher Penczak, Stacey Wolf, Brett Bevell, Steven Cleaver, Suzane Northrop, Donna Eden, Caroline Myss, Murdo MacDonald Bayne, Marianne Williamson

SS: Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?

MR: The more you write the better your writing will be.

SS: What comment do you hear most often from your readers?

MR: More often than not I hear from people whose lives have been changed as a consequence of reading my book or my newsletter or one of the color interpretations on my ColorScope. It makes everything I do worthwhile.

General Questions

SS: What is your birthdate?

MR: 3/2

SS: What were your previous occupations?

MR: Intensive Care Nurse, Beach Bar Owner, Personal Assistant & Assitant healer to Matthew Manning

SS: What was/is your favorite job?

MR: Creating my Rainbow Spirit Jewelry, especially the personal designs

SS: Where did you go to high school and/or college?

MR: England

SS: Name of your favorite composer or music artist?

MR: Deva Premal

SS: What is your favorite movie?

MR: Star Wars

SS: What is your favorite television show?

MR: The Closer

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