Do-gooders are easily overlooked. We're supposed to be soft, touchy-feely types, who wear Birkenstocks, compost everything, and write poetry by candlelight.

I don't run a non-profit. There are lots of non-profits in America - in Detroit, parts of Wall Street, etc. I run a not for profit. We're a business. The only difference is that instead of selling soap or sneakers, we sell hope and leadership.

We're finding [texting] 11 times more powerful than email [for communicating with kids].

Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.

Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17.

I kind of think I have the best job in America. I work with amazing people who challenge me daily. My job as a memeber of DoSomething.org is never boring. I'm constantly learning. And we laugh a lot.

Commit yourself to an organization or cause that genuinely fires you up.