16 Things I Would Tell My 16 Year Old Self

Christian Stewart ✔️
16 min readJul 29, 2022

It’s funny I can look back at my 16 year old self and see some things that he obviously needed to hear — but I really don’t feel like I have everything figured out now at 28 years old.

So if you’re a 40 year old, and you have some glaring tips for me — please reach out and let me know.

I figured if there are other young men out there who are struggling with figuring things out, I should definitely share what I know I needed in my teens.

I feel like I need to preface this by saying that I’m by no means some sort of guru who has life figured out. But I really don’t think anybody does, so that’s exactly why I’m sharing this post.

General Tips

These tips can be applied to almost any area of your life, so whether you’re focused on improving your health, career, or interpersonal results — these tips should help.

1. Be Accountable & Take Responsibility

When I was younger I had a tendency to always blame other people or circumstances for things that happened in my life. I think I still fall into this sometimes, but I’ve found…

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