From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Inconvenience of Change: The Problem with Tomorrow

May 29, 2009

Most change agents out there are dreamers at heart. We dream the kinds of dreams that you can only dream when awake, and most of these dreams have one central theme: tomorrow can be better than today. It was Robert Kennedy who first put into words what most of us dreamers think about each day [...]

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Social Justice is Inconvenient [Mandy Siu]

May 27, 2009

It took me a while to get started on this article, but I finally gave up on trying to come up with a great post on personal change and went with what I know best: social justice. I’m an activist by profession and passion so it’s hard for me not to talk about politics whenever [...]

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The Convenience of Mediocrity [Rikin Diwan]

May 25, 2009

As individuals, we all are inherently wanting in nature. We want to accomplish, to impact, to make proud, and to be remembered. We are rarely satisfied and in constant search of opportunities that will bring us closer to completing our personal ‘missions’. It is not always easy and we must often change ourselves before we [...]

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We Love Eric (The Inconvenience of Change)

May 23, 2009

Today, I’m making change a little more convenient for you As we put the spotlight on changing the world and ‘The Inconvenience of Change’ this month at Life Without Pants, I want to use this platform to raise awareness about something that could use a lot of changing – the health-care system in America. Regardless [...]

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The World is Interconnected: The Importance of Social Change [Akhila Kolisetty]

May 22, 2009

We all want to change for the better Change: it’s something we all want to embrace, but something we tend to shy away from. We all want to change for the better. We read articles about personal development, read self-help books, and try to replace bad habits with goods. We try to make ourselves look [...]

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The Inconvenience of Change: Don’t Shout It, Live It! [Jun Loayza]

May 20, 2009

What’s holding you back? My good friend Michael is smart, good-looking, musically talented, and personable.   He transferred to UCLA with me, was my pledge bro in Delta Sigma Pi, and even graduated with the same exact major as me.  Though on paper we may be very similar, there is a HUGE difference in drive, motivation, [...]

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The Inconvenience of Change: What Will You Choose? [Shereen Qutob]

May 18, 2009

Change, the only true constant in our lives they say. When I ponder this question I think back to all the times that I could have changed, should have changed but didn’t change. Upon reflection I realize that the choices I made NOT to change had a direct impact on the results that soon followed. [...]

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