I Can Change

Have you ever been just utterly disappointed with what you've become? 
Have you ever asked yourself, how oh how did I ever end up... this? 
Do you feel trapped and helpless to do anything to change your life and become more than you are?

We are rational beings.
The good news here is that we are rational beings.  We have the capacity to turn our thinking around and effect change in our world.  If you feel trapped, it's because you made yourself feel trapped.  You also have the ability to live in denial of the awesome power that reason and willpower put at your fingertips.

But... 

I have no money

There are 3 aspects to becoming wealthy that you need to understand.

1. Honestly earned money is a sign of your worth to society.
2. It is no more noble to volunteer your time than it is to work for an honest wage.
3. No decision you make will not carry any risk.  Risk is your friend, you should learn to manage it.
4. Failure is how we learn.
5. Safety is not your only goal.  Risk and reward have to be balanced together.
6. Fear is good.  But don't let it stop you from progressing in your life.

I can't go to school

School is a high expense, medium payoff way to better yourself.  Many people also use it to put off their real lives.  Some people also use the excuse of not being able to go to school to put off their own advancement in life.  But here's the deal.  If it were really important to go back to school, you'd tell the boss, you'd make the time, you'd tell your boyfriend, girlfriend, wife, husband, etc. that this is what you need to do.
If it's really your priority, you'll make time.

I'm too old, young, fat, sick

If your goal is realistic (no, if you're a 6'5" 350 lb. high school dropout then you're not getting in the space program; if you're 5'1 you're not going to be a supermodel; if you never read you will not become a writer; if you're blind, deaf, or have CP, you're not going to be asked to join a professional football team), you should be able to achieve it.  But it's not like playing XBox.  You need to work hard and blast through the setbacks and keep your eyes on the ball.  You need to listen to the naysayers and laugh. 

Bottom line:  It's better to try your whole life without success than it is not to have tried at all. 

I am not the person that I wanted to be

When I was in high school I was an IDIOT.  I had no clue what life had to offer, and I had no clue what resource I had inside me.  It's OK to make trade-offs and adjustments as you walk the path.