It`s easy to say young people should believe in themselves, but the number one thing is recognizing that it`s a journey, that you have to build confidence in yourself.
If you can get a teen leader in each sector of a student population, you can pull people in. Everybody wants to get involved, but most are too afraid. When they see a person they think is cool leading it, they`re first to join.
If I want to continue to build the kind of effort we have with Do Something, being in a public office would help. I wouldn`t rule it out, but it`s not something I feel determined to do.
I`m just kind of taking a break now and enjoying the freedom of making my own choices. When you`re on a television show for six years, they run your schedule.
It`s easy to say young people should believe in themselves, but the number one thing is recognizing that it`s a journey, that you have to build confidence in yourself.
