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Old Jul 23, 2011, 11:44 AM
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Thanks again, Open Eyes.

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Well you cant just edit every productive thought that comes into your head.
This is a good thread as you are wondering how you can change your situation.
I mostly say that because of grammar purposes and I also don't want anyone (such as my family) finding me on here...

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I think one of your biggest obstacles is yourself. And for most people this is the case. But you have to think about how you address ideas of how to change your current situation. And that is how I learn about myself as well so don't think your alone.
You're right about that. I KNOW I am my biggest obstacle.

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Now I did give you some suggestions but you had an answer for each one that gave you a reason to not explore it further. It is not only old men that do cleaning jobs a lot of times old men are doing these jobs because no one else will.
Like I said, although I doubt I will find anything, I will continue looking for jobs online. I forgot to add that mowing lawns and raking leaves for others truly is unlikely for me. As for cleaning, although I said I felt most of those jobs are only offered to people older than me, I do want to look into it.

I could also try getting a job at school when school starts. I've been told I can get one there.

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And when my daughter worked for stop and shop she had no previous experience and she started when she was just around 16.
But it's different when you're 15, 16. Most employers don't think highly of 22 year olds with no job experience AND no college education. That's why it's so hard for me to get a job.

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I have said this before somewhere else, but what you are doing is standing by a pool on a hot day and the most you will let yourself do is stick your toe in and think it is probably too cold to jump in. But the truth is there is another way to enter the pool of life so to speak. You can go to the shallow end and slowly step in a little at a time until you finally get to the point where you just dive in and swim. And everyone does that differently. It is not always the one who just dives in that becomes the best swimmer. Often it can be the one who slowly pushes a little at a time and then just eventually becomes a good swimmer.

Dont keep procrastinating, make yourself get the driver's licence and start to journey out. That is the beginning of stepping into the shallow end.
My problem is that I'm too passive and pessimistic. Ugh, I have to try harder and stop focusing so much on others...