One Person Acted and Everything Changed

FOREWORD BY JACK CANFIELD   New York Times bestselling author of more than 150 books, including The Success Principles™and "Chicken Soup for the Soul" Series.

“My eleven-year old friend, Abigail, is a war-orphaned prostitute.” 

She isn’t anymore. Abigail, along with countless other young girls in Liberia, is now a student—and her future is bright. All because of Katie Meyler; All because One Person Acted. 

 One Person Acted and Everything Changed is the answer to an important question: “Can I change the world?” It’s also an answer for the one million people who search Google each month asking how to change it.

Our world is chock-full of dire and complex situations, seemingly too large for any one of us to take on—yet the stories you are about to read prove otherwise. No matter your circumstances, you can change this world. Absolutely. These powerful accounts detail how ten individuals are doing just that. Along with other inspiring stories in One Person Acted, you will read the riveting accounts of:

•     An owner of an insurance company who, in just two years, has already saved the lives of nearly 15,000 fleeing migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Andaman Seas.

•      A staff photographer who surrendered his coveted position at National Geographic to inspire hundreds of millions of people worldwide to take action against environmental destruction and global warming. 

•     A recovering heroin addict, homeless from the age of 11, who now leads a fearless rescue team that is saving thousands upon thousands of suffering animals from horrific situations.

 •     A psychiatrist who left his practice after twenty-three years to address global poverty and began successfully lifting millions of people out of poverty across the world. 

 •     A fifteen year-old boy who founded a non-profit to change the way farm animals are raised, and is dramatically transforming the treatment of millions of factory-farmed animals in 90 countries.

One Person Acted and Everything Changed will personalize and transform the way you look at all of our shared challenges, from tiny and local to massive and global. Provocative, informational, and often astonishing, One Person Acted shows us how to transition from detached observer to engaged actor. Get ready for an inspiring ride, and then go out and tackle your own world-changing adventure.

The author of several published articles and two books, Deborah Rohan is also a professional speaker, trainer, and coach. She is the founder of One Person Acted, a social enterprise that guides individuals and organizations to consider their impact on the world, encouraging them to become conscious, committed world changers as they fully live out their own life purpose.

Deborah’s message is enriched by 25 years experience bringing diverse cultures together, first as conflict mediator and diversity trainer, and later working to improve relationships between the West and the Middle East through leading dialogue and shared experiences. She served as Executive Director of two non-profits, including a Middle East center at a major university, and a non-profit she co-founded dedicated to building peace between East and West.

Deborah is a certified trainer of The Success Principles™, having been personally taught by Jack Canfield, one of the world’s top transformational leaders and author of the Success Principles™. As part of this elite group of trainers, she collaborates with fellow certified trainers to present workshops locally, nationally, and globally.