Uploaded May 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Dear Graduates (and anyone going through a life change): You might be scared. But it's gonna be okay. Here is our best advice for what we wish we'd known when we were younger.

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VIDEO LINKS:
Full text of Danny Elfman's commencement speech: tmichaelmartin.tumblr.com/post/113423325773/danny-elfman-gave-an-amazing-commencement-speech

Video of John Green's commencement speech: youtube.com/watch?v=BLQ4Tswr1Ss

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store.dftba.com/collections/t-michael-martin

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Created, Hosted, and Written by:
Emma Mills & T. Michael (Mike) Martin
youtube.com/elmify
youtube.com/tmikemartin
Mike is also a Young Adult novelist. His book, THE END GAMES, is available at all online booksellers, including
Indiebound (indiebound.org/book/9780062201812?aff=tmichaelmartin ) and Amazon: (amazon.com/gp/product/0062201816/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062201816&linkCode=as2&tag=tmicmar-20&linkId=CF4ULRBEW6LATV3C)

Directed by:
T. Michael Martin

Edited by:
Nathan Talbott
(youtube.com/nathantalbott)

Executive Producers:
Hank & John Green
youtube.com/vlogbrothers