Success is not a destination, it's a journey.
Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable.
When you give directives to a child, especially a teenager, you must consider the nature of your child.
It's not where you start or even what happens to you along the way that's important. What is important is that you persevere and never give up on yourself.
You will make a lousy anybody else, but you will be the best "you" in existence.
Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory.