Post #3: Awesomeness!

Spreading Some "Awesomeness" into this Wild World... 

When life gets hard, maybe you need to focus on the postive aspects of your life. Today we will "meet" Neil Pasricha. This is a great story about a man who has had some ups and downs in life, but found a way through writing to make positive changes. Let's look at how being optimistic and blogging has changed his life for the better: 

Meet Neil Pasricha: http://www.ted.com/speakers/neil_pasricha.html

Watch his TED presentation: http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome.html

Discussion Questions:

• How did Neil Pasricha change his life for the better?
• Why do you feel his blog (http://1000awesomethings.com/) is a catalyst for his wellbeing? 
• What is his message? 

Required Post: Reflect on the class discussion. How can you relate to Neil Pasricha? Does your blog have a theme? Try to incorporate Neil's 3 A's as you write about his presentation:

• Attitude 
• Awareness
• Authenticity

As always, try to be creative in your posting. 

At a MINIMUM, you must comment on 3 other student posts. I challenge you to post on 6-8 others!