That has been challenging but also such a pleasure to branch out and do different things.

Dive headfirst into things without being too attached to the results

I didn't have weekends for the longest time and it felt so indulgent to finally have weekends.

If you believe that what you’re doing will have positive results, it will— even if it’s not immediately obvious.

You belong wherever you want to belong.

If you’re frustrated because you’re not getting what you want, stop for a second: Have you actually flat-out asked for it? If you haven’t, stop complaining. You can’t expect the world to read your mind. You have to put it out there, and sometimes putting it out there is as simple as just saying, “Hey, can I have that?

No matter where you are in life, you'll save a lot of time by not worrying too much about what other people think about you. The earlier in your life that you can learn that, the easier the rest of it will be.