The future does not get better by hope, it gets better by plan. And to plan for the future we need goals.
Learn to get from the day. Not just get through it, get from it. Soak it up. Each day is a piece of the mosaic of your life.
Set goals not for the outcome itself, but for who you get to become in the process.
You may not be able to do all you find out, but make sure you find out all you can do.
Make rest a necessity, not an objective. Only rest long enough to gather strength.
What you don't know will hurt you.