Have you ever felt like your life did not matter, your feelings not heard, seen, or considered? How about feeling isolated without feeling like you could talk to anyone?

Twenty-year-old Emerald Gwinner knows that feeling. She had a secret but no one to confide in. Her story never would have...

A Day in the Life of Rachel Hazell

Rachel Hazell is a traveling bookbinder who believes "everybody has a story inside of them and she wants to travel the world to get it out." The self-proclaimed bibliophile believes this so much, that she's trottin' across the globe to...

Drum roll… and roll the music… In the spirit of Elton John's Lion King tribute "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" -- our latest GIG Spark was crafted with lots of love by Kevin Schow, a senior at Huntington Beach High School near Los Angeles.

Kevin hit the busy streets...

There's a lot to be grateful for in life. Just look around you. Look inside yourself.

Since the start of 2012, I've received several calls from friends -- and met up with one who I will call JC -- who are rich on so many levels, but live in a...

This first blog of 2012 for Go Inspire Go was inspired by my favorite feature reporter, CBS' Steve Hartman and a story he produced that my multimedia consultant, Denise Poon, sent me: Enjoy! I hope this inspires you to...

If you're feeling down this holiday season, here's a surefire pick-me-up to lift your spirits. Just Google "Secret Santa Kmart" and see the brimming news of a philanthropic phenomenon that has spread across America.

I love surreptitious surprises and movements of kindness, so I couldn't help but get the...

Who doesn't love socks? They're warm, fuzzy and for the most part, inexpensive -- unless your phalanges are of the fabulous kind. As a journalist, I've covered many stories about homeless people -- and guess what? Socks nearly top their wish lists.

With that said, GoInspireGo is excited...

To everyone who cares about our youth and education,

I was heartbroken when I found out that 62 students couldn't attend the new Institution Mahanaim High School that Rev. Lemaire Alerte and his Jersey City, N.J., community worked to build in his hometown of Grande Saline, Haiti. It's the...

For one full minute I want you to sit down (preferably in silence) and think about what you have accomplished in your career thus far.

Now ask yourself, "Is my life any more meaningful?" If the answer is yes, you're luckier than many people I know.

As a college professor, I have to admit, I was very surprised to see the burgeoning support and growing good deeds that have rippled out from my students at the
Academy of Art (AAU) and University of San Francisco - essentially, I've come to the conclusion...

Does it really get better?

Last month, Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old Buffalo, New York teen committed suicide after relentless bullying. Before he ended his life, he created an "It gets better video" where he mentioned his role model: "Lady Gaga, she makes me so happy and she lets me...

Many of us remember Steve Jobs as a technological visionary -- a modern day Edison. But aside from his inventions and accolades, he seemed to be a man with very inspiring and insightful views. In this Stanford commencement speech, Jobs poignantly shares three stories or life-defining moments in his 56-year...

I wholeheartedly believe that everyone has the power to make positive change in someone's life or in your community -- that's why I left my TV career and dedicated my life to my passion project, GoInspireGo (GIG). Today and this week, I'd like you to join my team and...

What happens after your life has been threatened and in danger and you've successfully run to safety? According to Jonathan Walker and his wife, Philippa Morgan Walker, "Put the kettle on!" That's exactly what this Camden, London, England couple did -- they served the police tea after being stuck in...

When was the last time you gave unconditionally - with no strings attached? What about receiving with gratitude for the abundance in your life? And what does dancing have to do with being generous?

According to my friend and one of the most inspiringly generous people I know --...

"I don't know what I can do to help others" is a response I often hear when people have been inspired by GoInspireGo stories but do not understand their individual power.

Sometimes I simply quote Glinda the Good Witch, from "The Wizard of Oz": speaking to Dorothy, she...

Many of us ask the question, "What should I do with my life?"

It seems like a question that is asked just as much as the age old philosophical question/quandary, "What is the meaning of life?" Well, allow me to attempt to find an answer to both of these questions...

We've all gotten to where we are today because someone helped us along the way. My earliest recollection of someone who has made an impact on my life is Mrs. Perskinski, my kindergarten teacher.

I had a lot of friends in school and I was pretty social -- as social...

What do you do when you've been diagnosed with a life threatening condition? Live life, of course! That's exactly what Alice Pyne, a British teenager who blogged about her dying wishes, did -- though she never expected worldwide support in achieving her dreams.

"It doesn't look like I'm going...

I was recently driving in downtown San Francisco, smack dab in the middle of rush hour, when I witnessed a kind act that taught me an important life lesson from behind the wheel.

Traffic was packed with pedestrians, bicyclists and zig-zagging skateboarders who were crossing Market and 7th streets...