Workflow 2013 starts and then immediately cancels

1.)    Your user has at least edit permissions on the list
2.)    Your current user has a user profile
a. Navigate to Central Administration -> Application Management -> Select the User Profile Service -> Select manage User Profiles -> Search for your account -> if an account is found you should be fine
3.)    Make sure you are not creating/starting the workflow as the SharePoint Setup/Install account or a System Account
4.)    User Profile Service Application is running
5.)    You are able to complete a full synchronization of the User Profile Service
a. Make sure the User Profile Synchronization Account has replicate directory changes in Active Directory
6.)    Last but not least is an IIS reset
a. An IIS reset will drop existing connections to your web server for a few seconds. It is recommended to do this during non-business hours.