Ariane’s Blog
A place to explore, embrace & make change happen
The People That You Meet Each Day
I'm now back in NYC for the long weekend and my birthday—a double shot of celebration! Hopefully, we'll get some sunshine. While in San Francisco, I had a few funny rendezvous, of course. Do you recall the theme song from Mr. Rogers? He sings...
On the Road
It's been an exciting time at First 30 Days! My book, The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Any Change, was picked as an Amazon.com favorite in the Health, Mind and Fitness category. I had an incredible opportunity to kick off a few weeks of press with...
The Spirituality and Change Connection
We can all benefit from integrating more spirituality into our lives. After interviewing thousands of people for my new book: The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Any Change, I found that doing so can help you get through any transition (whether it's a...
My New Book is Available Today!
My new book, The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Change (And Loving Your Life More)—is available today in bookstores nationwide and online—it offers nine simple principles to help make any change easier. Maybe you've been through...
The Mystery of It All
Amy Tan (the famous author, yes) speaks of what she calls, 'the cosmological constant”—that something we call luck, coincidence, the mystery of chance, serendipity, etc. We have all felt it and wondered where it comes from. It could...
QTIP
QTIP= Quit Taking It Personally Christine Comaford-Lynch uses this acronym in her book, Rules for Renegades and I find it to be incredibly appropriate for everyday life. We often take the the things that are said and done to us on a deeply personal...
Real Change
I was particularly struck by Obama’s speech after yesterday’s Pennsylvania primary. In it, he said: "I have seen time and time again that real change doesn't begin in the halls of Washington, but on the streets of America. It doesn...