“Take classes that excite and interest you, not ones you think you should take. If you want to do something, do it. Don’t let people talk you out of it because it’s something they wouldn’t do. Hang out with your friends as much as you can because you’ll blink and high school will be over. Make meaningful connections with real people that will help you get a job or get into college. Live to be happy, not to make money – whatever you need to do to be happy, do it.”