What do you want to tell your younger self?

There will be bumps in the road, just remember they are only bumps.

Bumps can be lived with. Humping in the road can land you in jail.

You will find out that you are a whole lot stronger and better than you think you are.

“Everyone makes mistakes in life, but that doesn’t mean they have to pay for them the rest of their life. Sometimes good people make bad choices, it doesn’t mean they are bad. It means they are human.”

- – - Unknown

Thank you, @Tropical_Willie. I like that very much. It’s very true. We all get to be fully human all the time. That means we get to celebrate our victories and learn from our failures.

Don’t be a dick.

Always sound advice, @Rarebear.

Start saving for retirement NOW!

Listen more closely. Regardless of what they say in Missouri, not everything has to be learned empirically.

“You are somebody! Not a nobody. So stop letting others decide how to live your life!”

To enjoy being a kid as much as possible!
As much as you think you’re never gonna grow up, eventually you do. You can always be a kid at heart but you will still have to deal with the responsibilities of adulthood.

Never start smoking and eat healthier and exercise 4 days a week.

Brush your teeth and go to college.

Screw up small. There’s that point where your gut says “this isn’t what I thought it was going to be”, that’s the point to cut your losses.

Invest heavily in Enron, and then August 2001… SELL.