Be who you want to be. At 18 I thought I could do what I wanted and eventually morph into a person that had qualities I valued. You won't magically turn into w

Be who you want to be. At 18 I thought I could do what I wanted and eventually morph into a person that had qualities I valued. You won't magically turn into who you want to be. If you want to be a hard working person then start working hard. If you want to be an independent person stop depending on others. If you want to be a nice person then start being kind and empathetic towards others. You have to BE, right now and in the present, who you want to become. So simple and self evident but I didn't figure it out until my mid-late 20s. I would second the never start drinking and stop doing drugs advise but pretty sure 18 year old me would never listen to that advice.