I was thinking today that it's been over 4 years of me doing videos on YouTube. It started out with me just using it as therapy dealing with the passing of my wife. It gave me the power to take my feelings and expose them. It freed me of the sadness by self expression and once I got it out there it made me feel better. I didn't hold on to those feelings and let the sadness swallow me. I would say that without the outlet of YouTube and the ability to express this creativity, I would be much worse off.
After a few videos I realized that I actually liked doing videos and making others feel better as well. I experimented with tons of ideas and it was great. Today I have many more channels that focus on more than just my main channel which is vlogs. I have a gaming channel and a news channel, a podcast and a channel just for my girlfriend and I. It allowed me to channel this creative energy and put it out there so that others may enjoy it. I primarily just really enjoy doing it for me, but over the years I love doing it for those that simply are entertained by my family and I.
However, the greatest thing to come from YouTube are the friends I have made along the way. Some have become "YouTube Famous" and others like myself just continue to do it regardless because we like to do it. I have met a young producer from Estonia, an outspoken atheist who is amazingly intelligent, a sharp and sweet Swede who met a rapper from Brooklyn and are soon to be married, an amazingly brilliant humanitarian from Belgium, and a young Brit who loves to entertain. All of whom I have the pleasure of calling friends and none of that would of been possible without being on YouTube and doing what I love to do.
For those who think that the YouTube community is dead... no, it is still alive and thriving. Yes, it has become much more corporate, but the community vibe is still there. Not only have I made many friends who youtube, I also have made friends who have become fans of mine and don't YouTube. These friends are just as amazing and support the effort that I put into ALL of my channels! For that I am amazingly humbled. Thank you YouTube... what an amazing experience this has been and I look forward to what is to come.
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After a few videos I realized that I actually liked doing videos and making others feel better as well. I experimented with tons of ideas and it was great. Today I have many more channels that focus on more than just my main channel which is vlogs. I have a gaming channel and a news channel, a podcast and a channel just for my girlfriend and I. It allowed me to channel this creative energy and put it out there so that others may enjoy it. I primarily just really enjoy doing it for me, but over the years I love doing it for those that simply are entertained by my family and I.
However, the greatest thing to come from YouTube are the friends I have made along the way. Some have become "YouTube Famous" and others like myself just continue to do it regardless because we like to do it. I have met a young producer from Estonia, an outspoken atheist who is amazingly intelligent, a sharp and sweet Swede who met a rapper from Brooklyn and are soon to be married, an amazingly brilliant humanitarian from Belgium, and a young Brit who loves to entertain. All of whom I have the pleasure of calling friends and none of that would of been possible without being on YouTube and doing what I love to do.
For those who think that the YouTube community is dead... no, it is still alive and thriving. Yes, it has become much more corporate, but the community vibe is still there. Not only have I made many friends who youtube, I also have made friends who have become fans of mine and don't YouTube. These friends are just as amazing and support the effort that I put into ALL of my channels! For that I am amazingly humbled. Thank you YouTube... what an amazing experience this has been and I look forward to what is to come.
