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" 2015 was, like, packed from January. 2016 is simultaneously open and packed - but I'm trying to keep 2016 open as possible so I can do weird, crazy, kooky stuff. "
Trying
Crazy
I Can
" All the money that's donated to the Trevor Project provides resources that directly affect the youth that actually watch my videos. It's a cool thing to see them basically provide resources for each other. "
Watch
Money
Project
" A lot of the education that I got at Michigan State I still use to this very day. "
Got
Day
Education
" A lot of YouTubers get that mainstream celebrity, they get these big deals, maybe a book deal or a TV deal or whatever it is they aspired to do, and they kind of abandon ship on what got them to that point. "
Book
Ship
Point
" Being misunderstood - that's the thing that scares me. Because my life is about oversharing. "
Misunderstood
Being
Life
" Even if I never registered my YouTube channel with the intention of being a role model, if I am that for somebody, I can't help it. So I need to be conscious of it and realize that influence can be used for good or bad, and just try to do my best. "
Good
Bad
I Am
" Every video I make, I want to make sure that it's doing something entertaining or hopefully inspiring or maybe teaching somebody something or sharing my mistakes so that they can learn from them or anything that will make a positive impact in the world. "
World
Doing
Impact
" For any YouTuber, if you're too nervous to have somebody else document, it may be that what you're putting out there isn't authentic. "
Somebody
May
Nervous
" I always think about the fact that PewDiePie, who has tens of millions of followers, started with zero. All of my favorite creators started with zero. And all it takes is one video to dive deep, and you are officially a YouTuber. So you've got to make that first video. It's not going to be your best, but you will learn as you go. "
Best
Think
Learn
" I could pick a favorite YouTuber, maybe I would say GloZell. "
Say
Would
Could
" I definitely have aspirations outside of YouTube, but I think there's a lot of people on YouTube who want to leave YouTube. I don't want to leave; I love it. "
Love
People
Who
" I feel like everybody, whether you have one follower or a million followers, has an opportunity to either positively or negatively affect people. "
Feel
Like
Opportunity
" I feel so lucky to partner with Awesomeness to bring my story to the big screen. I started out making videos as a way to connect and am thrilled by the opportunity to share one of the most exhilarating years of my life. "
Opportunity
Life
My Life
" I found a vlogger named William Sledd who talked about his life - it was very minimal edits. It was one of those things where I discovered him, and I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm obsessed with him.' I felt like I was friends with him. And he was a huge inspiration for why I made my first video. "
Inspiration
God
Why
" I hope to introduce my audience to who I think is the next class of YouTuber. "
Next
Think
Class
" I initially thought I was going to be a teacher. Maybe like an elementary teacher or something like that, which would be fun. Maybe someday. "
Fun
Thought
Teacher
" I knew I could make a living doing my own videos instead of making them for someone else. "
Own
Someone
Doing
" I'm a fast foodie - like, a foodie, but with food courts. I'd love to go with all my friends to a food court that's also a buffet - with unlimited orange chicken from Panda Express, curly fries from Arby's, Hawaiian pizza from Sbarro, and Coke Zero. I'm a simple man with simple pleasures. "
Man
Love
Simple
" I'm a genuine lover of music. I've always watched the Grammys from home. "
Music
Home
Genuine
" I'm essentially working from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep. It's my biggest hobby but also my favorite career that I could ever have. Every single platform is important. "
Moment
Wake Up
Sleep
" I'm trying to leave more of my calendar open for the spontaneous things. A lot of fun stuff that happened in previous years were things that were like, 'Hey are you available next week?' I wasn't really open unless it was planned months in advance. I'm excited to play it by ear and let a lot of stuff happen as it happens. "
Trying
Week
You
" In 2016, one of the things I really hope to do is discover new talent and help develop it. Take what I've learned and what I can do and help amplify those voices. "
Things
Help
Hope
" In creating my YouTube videos, I don't want to speak for my audience and the people I represent; I want to amplify their voices. "
Speak
Audience
Creating
" In elementary school, I loved the 'Bailey School Kids' series. It was about a group of classmates who would speculate whether adults in their lives were supernatural beings. I read literally every single book in the series. "
Classmates
School
Loved
" In middle school, I was really into the 'Redwall' series, about anthropomorphic rodents in medieval times. I had a bowl cut, too, if you need the full imagery. "
Middle School
You
School
" In my new book, 'Binge,' I share essays about everything I've never told my viewers - touching on the best and worst days of my life, some hilarious, some embarrassing, but all extremely personal. "
Best
Personal
My Life
" I really like Nick Jonas. I think he is super-cute, handsome and talented. "
Like
Talented
Think
" I remember a distinct moment when it was my junior year of college, and the content I was making was changing and not really myself, and I tried to switch back to just putting me out there. I'm happy that happened really early in my career, because that was before I started doing podcasts or writing. "
Happy
Writing
Myself
" I spend all day replying to tweets and reblogging posts and sharing fan art. I think it's the most important thing I can possibly do, to stay involved in the community as a part of the community, not ahead of the community. I'm very much the same level of them in it. "
Art
Think
Day
" I think a lot of what I wanted to do in 2014 was build a repertoire or a portfolio for what I can do with traditional celebrities or with brands or whatever. Maybe 2015 is the year I start reaching out to people I always dreamed to do stuff with. "
People
I Can
Think
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