Dakota Wint is a 24-year-old poet and published author who posts “vlogs,” skits, and philosophical videos on his YouTube channel.

I was lucky enough to set up this interview with Dakota and get some very amazing, intellectual, and inspirational answers from him.

Dakota has published one book; A Nervous Wreck That’s Faking Fine, and has written countless poems. I wanted to know what sparked his desire for writing and he wrote, “Writing always came natural to me. I would listen to songs and find the most inspirational part to be the lyrics. The way people can use language to invoke intangible feelings. I’ve always found inspiration in a lot things. I’ve always been really open. From 2pac to Nicholas Sparks, I can always find something divine and potent shining through the cracks.”

Now, I personally, have been so intrigued by his words and how he is able to share these powerful words with thousands of people, and Dakota also thinks,“It’s an interesting thing, being alive today. The internet allows us all to share our thoughts with endless amounts of people instantly, all over the world. We have a real opportunity to spread a genuine message of love and higher consciousness. I feel very humbled by the idea that there are thousands of people that read and hear the things I want to say.”

Dakota even gets to meet his “fan base” while travelling on the Van’s Warped tour (I actually got to meet him this past summer at Warped). He said, “Meeting anyone that enjoys my work is a blessing. It helps me stay aligned and centered; knowing people care.”

Dakota has published 78 videos on his YouTube channel, and he believes, “They are all stepping stones that have guided me towards a more sculpted version of myself. I think they all have their place, some silly and some more serious.”

Dakota is a very spiritual, open minded, and kind-hearted person. The reason he is the person he grew up to be today, he believes is because, “I can look back and see that every moment sort of lead me to where I am. It all sort of makes sense when I think about it,” and also that his mother, “showered me in love and has always been my biggest fan no matter what nonsense I have gotten into, having that environment helped me thrive without a doubt.”

Dakota’s main intention was never to become “famous,” but as soon as he “realized I could help people through poetry or videos, it became my main objective. It’s a relationship. Making people happy makes me happy, because we are all ultimately one. One people, one planet, one universe. The more I focus on that, the less my original intentions of becoming recognized or popular fade.”

Finally, my main reasoning for picking Dakota to interview is because he can be a very inspirational person for young writers and also for people who are still trying to find themselves on a spiritual level. His tip for us was that his mother always told him, “There’s nothing to it but to do it.” And his final words for us are, “If you want to get better, do it until you are better. The secret to life is to engage and play with it. We are here to do beautiful things. So do not get lost in the pre-paved paths, carved by the people before us. Chase your excitement and life will be satisfying.”