
MICHELLE CHAPPEL, Ph.D. (Princeton) was voted “Most Inspirational Psychology Professor” at UC Santa Cruz, but ditched academics to follow her childhood dream to be a singer-songwriter-producer. Since then she’s had top 10 and 20 radio singles in South Africa and the UK, a #1 hit on US college radio, and 7 songs featured on ABC, HBO, Encore, and Showtime. Chappel has also won numerous Billboard awards and was a finalist for “Best International Artist” (The MusicOz Awards) in Australia.
For the past decade she’s led creativity and innovation workshops and helped thousands of people on the road to personal fulfillment and success. She’s also served as an international research consultant for companies such as Virgilio, Google, eBay, TiVo, and Yahoo!

SHAKE IT UP has received 5 Billboard awards and been offered a distribution deal in Australia.
Let this uplifting blend of pop-folk-rock music inspire you to take a chance and follow your heart!

Born in a small rural village in France, the young Michelle Chappel was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where she suffered under the unseen shadow of child abuse. Through sheer determination, she was able to escape to schools in other states by winning scholarships, and eventually got a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Princeton.
As a professor she quickly gained a dedicated following of students who were inspired by her playfully rebellious teaching style. But deep inside she began to hear her long forgotten melodies calling her on a quest to heal her broken child spirit, and recover the crushed blossom of her musical brilliance.
Her songs, workshops, and music videos are a testament to the journey we all must take to shine as our true selves.
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This website contains lessons, inspirational songs, music videos, and other content to help you discover your true calling, build the courage to go after your dreams, persist through setbacks, and accomplish your aims. The guidance is simple, and it works!
There is no set path to the American Dream, according to Debra Shigley, Psychology Today, Dec 2011. We’re starting companies at young ages (just look at Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook). We’re also starting families and restarting careers at older ages than before. For example, Martin Levin followed his dream to go to law school at 61, and still practices law today at age 92.
The door of possibility is wide open. You may as well go for the career, hobbies, and relationships that give you real joy. Watch this pep talk-music video to learn more about how to rediscover old talents and uncover new ones and truly live.