The ABCs of Adulthood FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Growing up in school, we learn the ABCs, but as an adult, I have a different set of ABCs. I call them the “Always Be Changing,” learning, and growing. I apply that philosophy in every area of my life. When it comes to change, it’s uncomfortable for everyone, not just me. Recently, Ruthie, my right-hand person, moved to Texas. She moved for a variety of reasons, but one of them was to be near her mother and brother. For some background, Ruthie used to work for Michael when he had his tax resolution company over eight years ago. She left that company after Michael did, worked elsewhere for several years, and joined the Roz Team a little over two years ago. I hit it off with Ruthie right away. She’s smart and hardworking with an easygoing personality. Even though she had experience with tax resolution, our business is completely different than helping taxpayers with their IRS problems. We are an education, marketing, and sales business. It takes about a year working at our company to fully understand how we do things. Even though we’re always incorporating new things, we do have some things set in place like our annual Success Summit in August. As a small company, we all work together, and we needed Ruthie to be a part of the team, but I also needed her to work closely with me. From experience, I know people’s first impression of me is that I’m this easygoing person. And I am to a point, but I also like things done a certain way, and I’m very detail-oriented. I let anyone who works for me know upfront: I’m fair, I’m patient, but I’m not easy . The first year working with Ruthie was challenging for her, but we “clicked,” and she learned quickly. Then in December 2021, Ruthie let Michael and me know she’d be moving to Texas by January 2022, and my heart sank. I didn’t want her to leave. Plus, anyone who owns a business knows what a hassle it is to hire someone new. She shared that it wasn’t an easy decision for her and explained the reasons for her move. I’m a strong believer in going with the flow of your life and following your instincts. I knew how hard she wanted to make it work for her to stay in Los Angeles, but every time she decided to stay, something would happen that would make her question herself why she stayed. I told her that as much as I didn’t want her to leave, I also believed it was meant to be for her to make this change in her life, and Michael and I supported her decision.
The Roz Team: John, Ruthie, Michael, Roslyn, Karen, and Becky
Ruthie also shared how much she loved working with Michael, me, and everyone else, and she made a proposition of working remotely. If she would have said this in 2019, or any time before that, the answer would be a definite no. But during the pandemic, Michael had it set up for all of us to work remotely if necessary, and there were many days, where someone was working from home. Ruthie was very specific in how she could work with the team from afar and manage her projects and also come into the office when we needed her for mastermind meetings and product launches. We decided to give it a try. It’s now March, and we’re a few months into this new arrangement, and while we’re still in the trial phase, so far so good. And to be fair to the other members of the Roz team— Becky, John, Karen, and Isaac — they helped play a role in this because we all work together well. We all support and cheer each other on. The last two-plus years have been challenging for everyone, but I’m grateful to have such a great group of people to work with. Do I like changing things that are already working? No. But as I mentioned earlier, I follow my adult ABCs — Always Be Changing. Sometimes I make a conscious change, and
sometimes it’s a forced one, like an employee moving out of state but sharing a way to make it work. But either way, I always make it a learning and growing experience. What about you? How well do you adapt to change and learn from it? It’s something to think about. –Roslyn Rozbruch
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