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I'm a creator at heart.
I have one room dedicated to just meditation.
Don't trust everyone, especially if they say, 'Trust me.'
Platforms - they come and go, but storytelling is forever.
The Internet is where you can find people who are authentic.
The Internet opens a lot of doors to those who are passionate.
Whatever happens, I'll just keep moving forward. Like an avalanche.
When you're eating a bowl of pho, you're eating everything you need.
Influence is the new power - if you have influence, you can create a brand.
The first videos I uploaded on my own personal channel were videos of dogs.
I'm platform agnostic. I've been platform agnostic ever since I went online.
It's very easy to make a viral video, but longevity and consistency, that's hard.
It's a deeper connection when you meet someone online and talk to them every day.
Robust activity on one site is so much better than halfhearted activity on multiple sites.
I'm a total nerd, so I'm on my telescope, or I read a lot. I'm very inspired by ancient history.
I know I'm a storyteller at heart, and if there's a platform that needs stories, I'm going be there.
I really believe in giving tools and resources to other creators so that they can create beautiful videos.
I got an apartment for my family so they can move out of this one-room that they were renting out from a family.
Makeup is not a mask that covers up your beauty; it's a weapon that helps you express who you are from the inside.
So many of my friends have 200,000 subscribers, and they make around five to six K a month, which is completely cool.
We're living in an age where we should be collaborating. Because it's the Internet now. It's hard to say who owns what.
Ipsy's goal has always been to create a community that inspires women around the world to express their own unique beauty.
I didn't start wearing makeup until I was in art school, and many of the techniques I learned on canvas, I applied to makeup.
You know when you're a child and your imagination is limitless and you really believe in magic? I thought I had super powers.
Most people think of me as a makeup guru, but might be surprised to know I'm also a trained artist and a huge comic book fan.
I believe that rejection is a blessing because it's the universe's way of telling you that there's something better out there.
When I smell pho, I just automatically think of my mom. All these nostalgic feelings and memories come rushing through my head.
I don't want to make videos where people are always happy and they're agreeing. It's boring! Do something where people can talk about it.
I don't believe that if one door closes, that's the end. You're in control of that, but you need to seek opportunities and prepare for them.
What if someone created some sort of eyebrow pencil that was revolutionary and that was made specifically to help eyebrows look more realistic?
I'm used to everything digital - the pictures, the avatars of the person, the profiles - so when I get to see someone in the flesh, it's really nice.
I always wanted a family environment, a community where a creator like myself could connect and vibe with other creators without feeling competitive.
The beauty of the Internet is there's a niche market for everything, and if you can focus on it, you can build a sustainable and viable business of it.
Honestly, what I have the most fun with, I just hang out with my cat, and I go online, and I talk to my followers, and I have real conversations with them.
As a young girl, I loved having stories read to me. There is something magical about narration and voiceovers. Recording a voiceover is an art form in itself.
That's the beauty about beauty; it's not like a tattoo. You can just wash it right off, and your skin is your canvas, so you can do something new the next day.
One day, you have a father who's always around, and then the next day, he's gone. I was too young to comprehend that. I actually thought he was going to come back.
I listen to a lot of Tibetan music before I sleep. I'll just type in 'Tibetan meditation music' on YouTube, and within 15 minutes, it knocks me out. I sleep like a baby.
My mother would work 14 hours, and she'd come home, and she'd just get right into cooking... she wanted to make sure my brother, my sister and I had food in our bellies.
I've colored my hair so many times, and nobody tells you the damage it's going to do! I went blonde and lost all my baby hairs. I'm not coloring it anymore. Never again.
I now have 10-year-olds asking me about how to become successful, how to become a business owner, which is crazy - at 10 I was trying to figure out which Barbie I wanted.
I'm motivated by my love to share and teach. I love sharing things that inspire me, and I love connecting with people. Being a part of a community is in the millennial DNA.
Part of having a social media strategy is being smart about whom you follow. Ask yourself who is important to your company or brand. Figure out who needs to know you exist.
It's no longer the older paradigm of, 'I want to own this market, and no one else can own this market because I own this market.' The Internet has made the market limitless.
I'm homemade. I upload my videos in my living room; I edit everything, and I upload on my laptop. And my viewers love that about me, and they get inspired and do it themselves.
I always had that yearning, that hunger, to one day be independent and be my own person and build my own world. The most fulfilling thing is to live a life where you have freedom.
What inspired me to work so hard and to maintain my determination was seeing my mother. She was an immigrant and was struggling in America to make it by; that inspired me to work hard.
Your YouTube channel is your show. I think it's a wonderful platform for anyone who wants to have stronger creative control over their content, their message, their vision and their branding.
I call 2015 a year of deconstruction. I needed to deconstruct myself, my businesses, and find all of the holes in my empire. I had to find holes and fill them with people who could do it better.
Social media is an ever-changing world. You want to be ready if a certain platform becomes red-hot, and you don't want someone else taking your company name as his or her handle. That does happen!