Career choices and best way to start myself off

I was thrown out of HS at 16..by the time I was 23, I was a full blown automotive journalist.. And since that time, I have had many trips to the wishing well that paid my bills and kept me from ever having to rely on a job.
Here is the voice of experience:
Have BALLS
Always shoot beyond your means
Never allow yourself to become content
Have BALLS
Learn to embrace failure
Always state your goals, loud and proud
BALLS BALLS BALLS
If the crowd runs one way, you walk the other
KNOW that you are better than the next guy
Never lift, never surrender, but allow yourself to regroup when options are exhausted.
HAVE A GIANT SET OF ******* BALLS AND STRUT THEM LIKE THE KING OF THE JUNGLE YOU ARE!
Then...take all that and balance it by always remaining humble and honest both with yourself and those you interact with.
Always recognize and acknowledge beauty
Practice kindness every step of the way.
...good luck