What life advice would you give a teenager.?

I'm a 16 year old male. I've always heard people talk about how they wish they could get these years back, and i'm thinking that i should make the best of them while i still have them. Don't just tell me to stay in school and not do drugs, but are there any mistakes in life you've made that you would like to keep me away from? any meaningful advice would be appreciated. Thank you!What life advice would you give a teenager.?
Don't put things off. You might think that you have all the time in the world but you really don't.





If you want to learn the guitar or write a book or start your own business - or whatever it is...





DO IT NOW!!!





Time goes by fast and one day you'll look back and wonder how different your life might have been if you'd followed your dreams but it will be too late and you'll feel really sad and think that you've wasted your life.





You'll wish for those years back again to have 'another shot' but you can't.





So do it right now! Go on! What are you waiting for! Get off YA and go make a start! ;)What life advice would you give a teenager.?
I think my #1 advice would be: Don't take it personally. I remember my teen years and how everything was so emotionally charged and how an insult or a compliment could make me or break me. Now that I'm older, I realize that people have their own reasons for doing what they do and that world doesn't revolve around me. If someone is cruel, it is because they have their own issues.





So, don't take it personally, stay calm, and go about the business of being who you are, no matter what anyone else thinks.
Hmm. Well my biggest regret is not making a conscious effort to appreciate how easy life was at 16. As you get older you realize that the times that you thought of as ';tough'; at 16 were really way easier than tou thought at the time. Enjoy the fact that you have almost no expenses. Bills are overwhelming and unpleasant. Having a job sucks because you don't get summer and winter breaks (unless you are a teacher). Really if you consider how easy you had it in, say, kindergarten, that is how you will feel looking back on high school when you are my age. Appreciate how easy life is right now, because it only gets harder.





Also, if you are dating, date a lot of different women. Let's face it; it is VERY rare that a high school relationship lasts until marriage. Even if it does, when divorce invetably comes, you will find that you regret not seeing a variety of people. Don't bother with a committed relationship. One, it is very unlikely it will last. Two, it is an unnecessary distraction. Play the field a little.





Oh, and one more thing. Don't get caught up in high school drama. Be conscious that more than half of what you hear via ';he said, she said'; is completely false. High schoolers are notorious for making up rumors, or confusing gossip. Listen to it all, but don't believe any of it.





I can't think of any other jewels at the moment, but if I do, i'll add them.
Lord, yes.





Don't lose track of your goals, but don't let your goals rule you. Be flexible.





Treat others well, reassure them, and remember that life is a long-term game. You're going to be here and have to deal with these other people a long time, so don't burn your bridges.





Save money.





Treat older people with respect, you'll be there someday, if you're lucky enough to survive your dangerous years.





Remember that family is the only truly important thing you have. Everything else is temporary, including your career, friends, house, car, etc.
This is my serious advice...what I tell my children:





1. Don't just stay in school. Excel. It will not only educate you, it will polish you, and make you ';worthy'; of ';hanging'; with a better class of people.





2. Don't do drugs. Don't overdo alcohol (a little social drinking won't hurt, but don't get drunk, and never drive after any amount.) It will bring you down. Guaranteed.





3. Show respect to others. You might not always see it, but it will come back to you.





4. When you date, don't look for a ';hot'; girl. Look for a nice girl. Someone whom your mother would approve of. Doesn't mean she can't be pretty, but find someone with a sweet nature and good morals. In the long run, it will be a good thing. You will eventually marry someone who will be good to you, and you will never have to worry that she's cheating on you.





5. Be good to your parents. As you are, so were they. As they are, so will you be. Trust me on that.





6. Do something to remember your roots. Stay at least a little connected to your house of worship. Remember the traditions you learned from your parents and grandparents and pass them down to your children. Make new traditions that make sense to you, too.





If I think of any more, I'll be back. Thanks for asking. I gave you the best answer I could.





Edit: I'm back. lol. #7: Listen to the answerer Jon up there. He's smart. Thumbs up to him.


#8: Guard your reputation. It has great value and when it's ruined, it's really ruined.
The best advice I have for you and all the other teenagers reading my answer is to forget all of Charles Darwin's scientific hogwash they taught you in school because him and his theory of evolution is about to be disproved by the God Yahweh Himself.
Don't be hostile [all hostile / mean people are mentally disturbed--inferiority complex].





Ostracize hostile people immediately and permanently [no matter what Bible says]!!!!!!!!!!!!
Know who you are before who you want to be, cause that's





the person your going to finnaly end up with, one day when





your old.