ADVICE FROM A 13-YEAR-OLD

DO YOUR OWN THING

“ALWAYS FLY ABOVE, AND DON’T FOLLOW THE PACK.”

OWN YOUR LOOK

“DON’T DRESS FOR OTHER PEOPLE OR CHANGE WHO YOU ARE.”

PICK YOUR ROLE MODELS WISELY “LOOK AT THE PEOPLE DOING THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO AND TELL YOURSELF ‘IF THEY CAN DO IT, I CAN TOO.’”

How’s this for a resumé? Nigerian-American Zuriel Oduwole has interviewed Serena Williams and half the presidents in Africa and directed four documentaries... oh, and she’s barely a teenager. (Future plans include “being an athlete, a robotics engineer and then, when I’m much, much older, President of the United States.”) But don’t worry: This amazing tween has a little advice on how you can be as confident and productive a citizen as she is.