Comments on: Your Choices Will Change the World

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 16 May 2010 04:08:16 +0000

I’m not a recent grad, but I hope to change the world by consuming less and conserving more, and more importantly, by teaching my kids to do the same. Little by little, I’m hoping that this kind of mentality & lifestyle will go viral.

So congrats, grads! And remember, the Earth is your future…treat it well!

By: Alex Cican

Alex Cican — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:54:39 +0000

Weird Chris, I’m graduating from university soon (next month) as well!
Thanks for your words!
I’m actually considering of approaching life in a similar way as you (traveling whilst freelancing) but I don’t know if I’ll make it!
I also read Vagabonding by Rolf Potts, truly inspiring but still, I have yet to gather up the courage!
Waiting for your Unconventional Guide, please make it a good one!

Regards,
Alex

By: Mike Ziarko musing

Mike Ziarko musing — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:08:28 +0000

Well said Chris. I’ve been hearing unsolicited advice for as long as I can remember. Its part of the reason why I stayed in the corporate world for so long. I just didn’t have it in me to do anything different, because I was told that that was the life to live. Looking back, you can help but see yourself and think how naive you were. I guess that’s the part of growing as an individual. Live, and learn.

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:20:24 +0000

“Your choices will change the world” is a powerful statement to make to graduates. The choices we make every day as consumers will make or break the planet. Just one aspect of that is our food choices. Food is such a significant part of everyone’s budget that the choices we make in the marketplace can make a real difference. Saying “No” to pesticides, chemical additives, preservatives, food coloring, irradiation and genetically engineered foods puts our consumer power to work for a better world as well as better health for ourselves and our families.

By: Phil - Less Ordinary Living

Phil - Less Ordinary Living — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:52:43 +0000

Chris – I echo your sentiments. Congratulations, welcome to the world and do what inspires you. Humanity and this planet need you more than ever, so make it count.

By: Theresa Bradley-Banta

Theresa Bradley-Banta — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:02:22 +0000

By encouraging collaboration and innovative thinking.

Innovation is not limited to new trends, new inventions and the next new gimmick…. it’s about looking at things as they are and seeing them as they might be with a nudge here and a twist there. It is really about creating new worlds out of the one in front of your eyes.

And my favorite quote this year? Seems apropos…

“It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.”
Albert Einstein

By: John Sherry

John Sherry — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:52:42 +0000

I feel our biggest choice is whether we want to contribute to a better world for as many as possible or only ourselves. The last 15 years have been about more and more people trying to get more and more and it hasn’t worked and the bubble burst. Now we are back to considering choices that are beneficial for the greater community. Hopefully we’ve not harmed the young and showed them that ‘go-get-what-you-want-regardless’ is the right thing to do rather than ‘go-give-what-you-are’ which makes for a better world.

By: Anya Bananya

Anya Bananya — Wed, 05 May 2010 06:05:14 +0000

By choosing to live in my truth and release melodrama and confining ideas about the universe, i will create room for others to live in their truth and not the stories that we have been told about who we are and why we are here. My choices make me a living example of a compassionate future.

By: ravi

ravi — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:19:11 +0000

Are CEO’s born or made? or even any other occupational title bestowed upon an individual, is he or she born or made (education??)? Is it the school which makes pupils or is the pupil who adds credibility to the reputation of any school? Comparing cost of education those days and benefits derived out of that investment back then to present day cost of securing a College Degree, does cost escalation has any direct correlation to benefits derived today? However, Is Bachelor’s Degree considered semi-educated and perhaps a Master’s/DBA is considered educated these days?

I only have questions, working on finding answers. Can anyone shed some light? BTW, I am pursuing DBA

By: Gloria Oviedo

Gloria Oviedo — Tue, 04 May 2010 23:43:14 +0000

Wow! what a great blog!
My brother sent me this, we are from Mexico, I’m 18 years old and I am finishing high school in 2 weeks … I’m so happy and looking forward to it, I apply for some schoolarships at different universities and I’m still waiting for the answer, I hope for the best, thanks for these really cool words and I hope to make a change on the world we live in (or at least mine)