MisFit For A Night

DA TRUTH at the MISFIT Concert

On Saturday, I had another great night serving with Fearless Entertainment (@Fearless_Ent) at the MisFit concert in Detroit. The MisFit concert featured MALI MUSIC, spoken word by ORAIA, gospel rap pioneers DA TRUTH & THE AMBASSADOR, plus B REITH up & coming singer SEAN SIMMONDS. The show host Pastor CHRIS DURSO who is the author of the MISFIT book was there as well.

Again I had a wonderful experience serving. It was a different feel and vibe but still great. The most important thing is seeing people work together to take music back for the Kingdom of God. I really enjoyed hearing AMBASSADOR talk about how he had a deeper revelation and understanding of the fact that God not only saves, but that He brings the Christian back, again and again and again . . . God doesn’t abandon us and He loves us even when we mess up.

I love the title of the tour: MISFIT . . . It just reminds me of how compared to the way the world does things, Christians do not fit in because we choose to live by God’s laws and standards. I thought it was so appropriate and that it spoke volumes.

Side note: I met Derek Luke (the actor who played Antoine Fisher) at the concert! I was talking to a very fashionable lady, who I believe was his wife, and I noticed him next to her. The convo went something like this:

Me: “Hi, did you play on Antoine Fisher?”
Him: “I did.”
Me: “I thought that was you! I didn’t want to stare at you and look weird!”
Him: Chuckling “That’s ok”
Me: In my fan voice . . . “Can I shake your hand?”

I was able to shake his hand and he was so humble and kind. I was really impressed. He was a misfit too that night!

Thanks to my good friend Kimberly (great stylist & relationship coach @Kimberlytina), I was able to get a few pictures from the night. Until I get a new phone, I’m stuck borrowing photos. Well, I definitely cannot wait to for next year’s events with Fearless Entertainment! I’m already excited!

DA TRUTH at the MISFIT concert

To find out if the tour is coming near you visit – http://MisfitTour.net/
To find out more about Fearless Entertainment visit – http://www.fearlessentertainment.net/o2r

They Don’t Know About Us

Tonight was my first time volunteering at a concert, and let me tell you…the experience was amazing. I volunteered to serve with Fearless Entertainment (@Fearless_Ent) for the #ManUpDetroit Concert & Movie Ft. Lecrae (@lecrae).  Attendees were able to see the Man Up short film, listen to a panel discussion on the film (where the artists were on the panel), and then hear a full concert afterwards. It was on point! The other artists besides Lecrae were: Trip Lee (@TripLee116), PRo (@mynameisPRo), Tedashii (@Tedashii), KB, Sho Baraka, DJ Official and Andy Mine0 “formerly known as C-lite.  The concert was held at Second Ebenezer Church in Detroit MI.

I had an awesome time volunteering with Fearless Entertainment! Not only were they professional, they were a great group of people to work with! I would recommend for anyone to volunteer if you had the time. I had fun, even in the moments where I couldn’t be in the main aditorium because I had to attend to my duties. It is a different feeling when you are on the other end making sure that attendees are having an overall great experience. Don’t worry, I was able to go into the concert and hear some songs and connect with some great people!

Working at the T-Shirt Table #ManUpDetroit

My favorite parts of the night were: volunteering with my friends (we have fun together), eating during break time (that food was the answer lol), seeing and connecting with some Twitter friends, hearing my song “Dum Dum” – Tedashii (ft Lecrae) [*break* They don’t know about us!! *break*], and hearing my FAVORITE song “Background” – Lecrae (ft C-Lite). There’s nothing like a concert feel. I also was able to meet someone while I was serving who I could possibly do business with in the future; I love those connections.

I had such a good time I want to go back for more! For those of you who don’t want to miss out on the next one, here are some details for you:

Misfit Tour Detroit Concert Ft. Mali Music, Da Truth, The Ambassador & More
Date & Time: Saturday, October 29 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Evangel Ministries – 13600 Stansbury, Detroit MI
Tickets: http://tickets.fearlessentertainment.net/

On to the next one….“They don’t know about us!”

Shoutout to: All my friends and church family who I saw tonight!

Me and my girls! #ManUpDetroit

 

For more information about the Man Up Tour please visit: http://www.manup116.com/

Time To Start Cooking

I haven’t cooked a meal in a long time. I know, very sad. I don’t have any good excuses either. Sometimes I’m just tired, but other times I just don’t feel like cooking. Well, this will not do especially since I expect to eat. I’m always careful to prioritize working on my business, serving in my Church, or doing other work; but not eating.  I’ve never been a big eater and I only eat when I’m hungry but my habits will need to change soon because I plan to start working out with a great trainer doing a new technique with True F/X Health & Fitness. The bear that emerges when I am consistently working out will force me to cook more.

I decided to find ways to make cooking fun by looking for creative and tasty recipes that I will have fun experimenting on. Something new and different will give me something to look forward to when I prepare meals. At least I am praying it will! I found a few recipes on the Whole Foods website that made my mouth water at first glance. This is from their section called, “Savory Roasted Recipes for Autumn”. I am posting just 1 picture out of the 7. (You can find this picture and recipe here >> http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/3125)

Spice-Crusted Roast Salmon with Ginger Beets

The business minded woman is turning into a chef. As soon as I make this dish I will post pictures. I’m really excited, and hungry . . .

Steve Jobs: Inspiration

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Dont’ be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.” – Steve Jobs

Let this be my personal tribute to Steve Jobs, founder of Apple and Pixar. I admired this man for his willingness to be daring and different than everyone else. He had drive. He thought outside of the box. He was innovative and inspired people everywhere to dream on the devices that he dreamed about. I’ve heard him compared to Dr. Alfred Lanning (from I, Robot), Tony Stark, and the Thomas Edison of our time.  Mr. Jobs definitely set the stage and also he changed the game and how we run our lives forever.

“Once in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesn’t just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of  measurement.” – Twitter CEO Dick Costolo

After Mr. Jobs death yesterday (which was ironically a day after the announcement of the release of the iPhone 4s), I reflected on the global impact that he had on technology. One man changed our world. He was given up for adoption and never finished college, but he still changed our world. There is no excuse for anyone. I know there is no excuse for me. I started to brainstorm on what he did that set him apart. Yes he was a genius! Yes he had a specific calling on his life. We all do too. Everyone is meant to impact the Earth in some way before we leave. We were not created to be idle. Everyone may not be the founder and CEO of a ground-breaking company, be we all can have a strong impact in our own communities.  There are 3 statements of Steve Jobs that stick out to me that I will hang up on the wall of my office and keep in my planner.

1. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
2. The only way to do great work is to love what you do…So keep looking, don’t settle
3. Stay hungry, stay foolish

Thank you Steve Jobs for your inspiring story and thanks for showing us how life can be lived.

 

“The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented.” – President Barack Obama

 

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