What would you say to 17 year old you?

It's a common question being bantered about in this day of anti-bullying campaigns. The notion of speaking the you "of now" speaking to yourself at age 17 is an intriguing prospect. I'm curious though what you, as an entrepreneur, say to yourself at that age?

• Did you always want to "be the boss" and has it lived up to the hype?
• Did you plan on wrapping up high school for the service? If so, what skills you'd be about to learn will serve you well in the future?
• Are you so stressed about not being tormented each day of high school by the "it" crowd that negativity seeps in?
• Are you simply expected to enter the family business?
• Are you simply expected to graduate, go to college, and enter the corporate world?
• Was there a gut feeling you didn't follow that you'd like to revisit?
• What advice will someone give you in the coming years that will prove really key?

Knowing what you know now about your career and the point to which it's brought you, what would you say to the 17yr old you who however many years ago is sitting there prepping for his/her final year of high school?