When I was in high school I was never a good speller, and math was 
quite difficult for me.  Mechanicks and working with machenery was simple.
I started selling brooms, at age 16.  Worked at my parrents dry 
cleaners, blind associations, auto mechanicks and news stands.  At 
28, I started work at Bendix, which now is amthenol, doing assembly 
work building braker points for airplanes.  I endid up running and 
setting punch presses.  It has payed the bills and I have now retirred.
It sometimes took a lot of preying, luck and determination.
I am thankful for what I have and hope that I have and can show an 
example of what can be done.  Above all try not to think I am so good 
and always realize some others don't have it so lucky
As hams, we all can talk, give ideas about most anything, and usually 
be be helpfull just my thoughts.
Mike
KD2CDU