(CNN) -- There are many reasons why Roz Savage is an extraordinary woman -- she has rowed single-handed across the Atlantic and is now tackling the Pacific, after all. Life changer: From successful career to ocean rower, Savage has been an inspiration for many. But her response to everyday commuter ennui is perhaps of the most remarkable things about her. Back in 2000 a 33-year-old Roz was facing another dreary journey by train to the office. She had a great job as a management consultant, money and a husband; but deep down she knew something was missing. So, instead of just burying her feelings, she wrote two obituaries of herself. In one she kept going with life as it was. In the other she took a jump into the unknown and did the things she'd always wanted to. From that moment on her life has never been the same.
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British woman swapped career for adventurous life and raising eco awareness
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Rowed solo across Atlantic; now attempting same feat across the Pacific Ocean
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Her positive message has been inspirational to many across the world
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"I don't see myself as a hero, just a human being trying to be the best she can be"
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Eventually she settled on the challenge that would in many ways define her: rowing the @placeholder single handed.
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"I feel a little embarrassed about it -- that must be the @placeholder in me!"
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she told CNN from the middle of the @placeholder.
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At the core of her mission in the @placeholder is a belief that we can not only transform our own lives through our actions, but our relationship to the natural world around us as well.