I wish I knew this when I was sixteen...

1. Success can be defined as happiness. Discover what brings you joy, do it.

2. Decide you'd be the best in that area of life. It's easy to work hard at your passion.

3. Start early. I beg you, start early. This is my pain, I feel I'm 15 years late. Don't make the same mistake.

4. Don't live by how people feel about you. Live your own life. No matter what you do people will complain.

5. Succeed. That's how you prove your critics wrong.

6. Don't be afraid to fail. Every successful person is an optimistic failure, that's why they eventually succeeded.

What you need to do...do quickly.