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 a difficult breakup, received a troubling health diagnosis or lost your...

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 be the friend that calls when you think of her,...

Chris Abani is an amazing human being. He was imprisoned three times by the Nigerian government and was even held on death row after being sentenced to death for treason. Now he is free and spreading a message of hope and inspiration. (And he is funny too!)

With all the...

Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and author (with his wife Rosamund Stone Zander) of The Art of Possibility, has some interesting thoughts on power. While it would be all too easy for a conductor to abuse his position and manage his musicians with a controlling and tyrannical style,...

It's interesting that there is an "endangered species" movement yet no endangered "people movement " while so many human beings continue to lose their lives in violence around the world.

Part of the problem may be that when there is a global crisis, most of us pull away from the...

If there was one place where I would love to see dramatic change, it's in our schools -- how we treat and pay teachers, what kids are actually learning and how much individual attention each student receives. I want to see a school system where life skills are taught to...

Yesterday I attended the annual Matrix Awards, hosted by New York Women in Communications, Inc. The event honored an awe-inspiring group of women including Robin Roberts from Good Morning America, Anne Sweeney from ABC, Linda Greenhouse, the Supreme Court writer for the New York Times and Diane von Furstenberg....

I've noticed a trend among those who are unhappy with their jobs: They all long for a sense of meaning in their work. In today's world, the 40-hour work week easily spills over to 60, 70 and even 80 hours of our lives each week, so it makes sense that...

In 1800 less than three percent of the world lived in cities. Today over three billion people live in urban areas--more than half of the world's population! According to Richard Saul Wurman, in the 21st century there are currently 19 cities across the globe that are home to...

Does change make the man? Or does the man make the change?

That was one of the things I contemplated when interviewing former Time Warner CEO Dick Parsons in an audio interview for my podcast, Change Nation. It was his first time really speaking openly since stepping down as...

Each day it seems we are given more evidence of the severity of the environmental crisis. For example, a report came out of the UN this past weekend about how the glaciers are shrinking at record rates. This could prove to be catastrophic since it will effect the water...

I've been thinking a lot about optimism this week. I recently met Laurence Shorter, who spent the last two years searching the planet for the most optimistic people he could find. He's compiling his findings and interviews in a book that will be published next year. Talking with him got...

It came as a surprise to me last night, to find out that there are places in the world where women are not allowed to drive. In Saudi Arabia, for example, women are banned from driving in the cities.

This week, one woman--Wajeha Al-Huwaider--took a stand for change. Using Women's...

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. This year's theme is "The Big...

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 than a quarter of the American adults (28%)...

Yesterday the media was flooded with news of Fidel Castro's resignation -- talk about change. Castro has ruled for 49 years -- he is the world's longest serving head of state (excluding monarchies), including monarchies, he's third, after Britain's Queen Elizabeth and the King of Thailand.

If ever there was...

Welcome to my blog. It's going to be a place of exploration, discussion, creativity and inspiration on one word -- CHANGE. Change is the word of the year, maybe even the decade. It's all around us, all the time -- we experience changes in our health, relationships, careers, finances and...