This week’s quote encourages us to break habits (our habits) to change the world. It’s poignant, direct and action oriented. Coming from Franke James, author of “The Real Poop on Social Change” and active changeblogger:
As social marketeers, we are often focused on working to change others’ behavior. But, when we look in our own mirror, what behaviors do we as individuals need to change to live healthier lives–and build healthier communities?
James talks about how she broke her 30-year habit: ending the subscription to new newspapers. Why? Because it got to a point where she was recycling 13 newspapers a week–and she was tired of it and thought there had to be a better way. Thus, she entered the world of being an online news reader–and created a new habit.
From changing her habits, James identified six benefits–from reducing waste to saving money. These benefits inspired her to find more ways to make changes. So, now, it’s your turn: What habits could you change to help the world? (Or, what new ones could you form to make a difference?)
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Thoughtful post and I’m a huge fan of Franke’s and her awesome visual essays. The Real Poop on Social Change is my personal favorite! We’ve done quite a bit at our house to reduce our footprint like not taking a newspaper, using our canvas shopping bags but there’s loads more we can do. Recently (Feb 26 to be exact) I gave up sodas and now have a water container I can take with me pretty much everywhere I go. Now we have way fewer cans and plastic bottles. Baby steps but each change is a tiny course correction to better health in a healthier world. Today I’m being inspired by others as they tell about their new choices 🙂
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Thanks Alexandra for featuring my “No Newsprint Diet” experiment. I’m thrilled that you found inspiration in it — and I hope your readers do too.
It’s funny how giving something up can actually result in life being richer.
Cheers,
Franke
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@Franke Thank you for the inspiration–I continue to learn and grow from reading your writing.
@LaDonna The Real Poop on Social Change is one of my favorites too. @Nedra was the one who first pointed it out to me. Soundsl like you are making some great steps to make a difference in your home. We switched our light bulbs and are currently working to buy local foods–course that’s a hard one we’re finding, but it’s also a fun one. One of the items on my things to do this year is to visit a landfill in person–I’m a visual person, so I feel like this will further motivate me.