Making a little Change can make a big difference! -- Tania K. Entry# 2

"Were you successful in convincing people to make a change in their lives in regards to your project? Why do you think they did or did not agree to make a change? What did you learn about what it takes to persuade people to make a change in their lifestyle and how can you more effectively convince people to make a change if you were to do this again?"

I was not successful in making a change in someones life. We asked Target, Safeway, and Whole Foods to donate 5% of their total money they make in a day and donate it to a charity we found. Unfortunately, they needed a school letter to make sure that we were not fakes. So we asked the principal to make one for us. He could not do that so we couldn't do that idea. So our idea was that if they did agree, we would go to three other people to go to those stores and buy most of their groceries from there. Later, we would ask them to show their receipt. Obviously, that idea didn't work, so we couldn't make a change in a hungry person's life. I learned that in order to make a person to make a change in their lifestyle, the idea has to work, and then try to persuade them. If the idea doesn't work then try another idea that would work, and then try to persuade them. But even though our idea didn't work, you can still make a difference. You can still donate to the poor and that would make a huge difference even though you won't notice it.