We know 2014 is going to be a rockin’ good year! What better way for Be Inkandescent to launch it than with an interview with rock star Michael Franti, who in addition to being an international celebrity is an inspirational leader who advocates the importance of peace and social justice.
With his band Spearhead, their performances ignite audiences and shine a light on what it means to live well and spread the love.
Franti’s Do It For The Love Foundation is a wish-granting organization that brings people to live concerts, including those in advanced stages of life-threatening illnesses, children with severe challenges, and wounded veterans. Don’t miss our Q&A in the Nonprofits column with the woman Franti calls his better-half, Foundation co-founder Sara Agah.
Are you ready to “do it for the love”? Consider the lyrics from Franti’s hit:
Here’s what my mama said: Do it for the love, not for the money, not for the guns and not for the honeys. Do it ‘cause it makes you feel alive, like the way we rockin’ on Saturday night. Do it for the love of it, do it for the smell of it. Do it for the joy and the taste and the hell of it. Do it ‘cause you love it and it makes no sense. Not yens or euros or dollars or cents.
When I was a little, little boy I knew I’d grow up, to be somebody that my mama said would always show up. To work, to school and all that’s cool. But, following rules was never my strong suit, you know. I bought a guitar, a microphone, too. Set out to do what I was born to do. And mama said something as I was walking out the door … Do it for the love, not for the money. Do it for the love of it. Just for the love of it.
Scroll down for our Q&A. And click here to listen to our podcast interview on the Inkandescent Radio Network.
Also in this issue:
- “Just One Thing” author Rick Hanson is our January 2014 Book of the Month. He invites us all to take little steps toward making a big difference.
- We glimpse the future with Simeon Spearman, who offers insight into the Future of Social Media. Dave Beck shares thoughts on the Future of Insurance.
- “PR Rules: The Playbook,” teaches entrepreneurs how to make a splash in the news.
- Gina Schaefer, owner of nine ACE Hardware stores in DC and Baltimore, joins our Inkandescent Speakers Bureau. Schaefer’s speeches including making it in man’s world, why you should shop locally, and how to build a business by following your gut.
We celebrate four years of publishing Be Inkandescent magazine this month, and leave you with this parting thought from Rick Hanson’s inspirational book, “Just One Thing:” A small thing repeated each day adds up over time to produce big results. A small thing that is in your power to do—in a world in which so many things are not. Just one thing that could change your life. It’s the law of little things.
Here’s to making a big difference in 2014! — Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher, Be Inkandescent magazine
