Michael Thomas is the creator and owner of Linkup215, an entertainment, fashion, culture, and artist platform, and a company based out of Philadelphia.  Aside from running his company, he is also a teacher and an author of an upcoming book, which he discusses in the episode.

Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/michaelthomas

In this episode, Michael discusses:

-How he and Jasmine Anderson had the vision to create Linkup215

-The importance of giving back to the community and to those less fortunate.

-Working with Philly Homeless and Sunday Breakfast.

-How he finds time to achieve all of his goals while still maintaining a job as a teacher.

-His love for writing, stemming from his father’s influence and Encyclopedia Brown.

-The vision for his upcoming book, A Boy with a Dream.

-Losing his initial outline for his book and how he dealt with it.

-The importance of not dwelling on the bad things that sometimes happen, because thinking about them for too long will keep you stagnant.

-How he attempts to capture the uniqueness of each of the individuals he interviews.

-How information is readily available for the young and the old – it’s just a matter of taking it.

Michael's Final Push will inspire you to go for your dreams no matter what!

 

Quotes:

“I find the time because I’ve got to make the time.”

“This book brings a lot out of me.”

“Something that you create, you just want more and more out of it.”

“Anything can happen in a year.  That’s all it takes is one year.  Your life can just turn around.”

Links mentioned:

Sunday Breakfast

Connect with Michael:

Instagram        Linkup215: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

On the next episode:

Amanda Stalter : Website / Instagram