Ariane’s Blog
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The Change Guarantee
I’ve been thinking about how quickly we label something as a good change or a bad change. Marriage is a good thing, divorce is a bad thing, being laid off is a bad thing and getting a promotion is a good thing. But the truth is that from every...
TED: Insights that Touched Me
Alisa Miller, who runs PRI: Public Radio International, started off day two detailing how the number of foreign news bureaus in the world has decreased by 50%, and how 14,000 stories on Google News covered the same 24 news events. This was very surprising...
What's Your No. 1 Change?
For me, it was starting First30Days. It was a hard journey leaving the comfort of a secure corporate job to do something that I love and believe makes a difference in the lives of others. The other day I was wondering why it is so hard for us to...
The Big Questions: Live from TED Day 2
Yesterday was a great day—there was so much great content shared. The four main questions that several speakers attempted to answer were: What is Life? Is Beauty Truth? Will Evil Prevail? How can we change the world? Think about these...
The Big Questions: Live from TED Day 1
I am incredibly lucky to once again be attending one of the most amazing conferences in the world, TED. TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, gathers together the best minds in each for a four day discussion around a central theme...
Changing Religions
Yesterday, all of the major media organizations covered a new study on the religious affiliations of people in the United States done by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. The “U.S. Religious Landscape Survey,” reports that more...
Change Heroes
Close to the beginning of every year, I like look to back at those who made it their mission to initiate positive change in the world—the Change Heroes. It is important to honor the people—past and present—who have dedicated their...
