First, OP: STOP CALLING YOURSELF UNHIREABLE. STOP WITH THE SELF-PITY-- Why? You can't simultaneously focus on two things: such as focusing pitying yourself

First, OP: STOP CALLING YOURSELF UNHIREABLE. STOP WITH THE SELF-PITY-- Why? You can't simultaneously focus on two things: such as focusing pitying yourself while simultaneously focusing on building & completing your strategy. _____________________ WHATS THAT YOU SAY OP?!, you say you want to CONQUER THE ROMAN EMPIRE, but you only have a dozen pals WITH NERF GUNS? Yeah, guess how that'll work out :P Doesn't sound like a reasonable strategy, does it? Yes, you failed because YOU LACKED A REASONABLE STRATEGY. ANYONE WILL FAIL when they LACK A REASONABLE STRATEGY REGARDING ANYTHING in life, that should be obvious. The solution? Develop a reasonable strategy and fulfill the work involved in the strategy. ______________________________________ Now for the rest of my intended comment: This. PragmaticPulp is speaking about STRATEGY. You need a reasonable strategy, OP. Check out my recent comments for my lengthier reply of advice, but here I'll summarize: * Make small pivots. Don't try to jump to the top, as Pragmatic mentions * Market yourself. Want to be a programmer? Show the world you're a programmer then! How? You need to build an open source project with in-demand programming languages & frameworks. You need a Web Portfolio to show off your projects. A LinkedIn presence. And, put your resume up on job sites. This is basic marketing strategy, OP. Want a dev job? Well, how do you show the world you're a dev? Again, click my name to read my recent replies if you can't find 'em here on the first page of 300+ replies. So, focus on crafting your strategy and then completing the strategy. Keep your head up. Stay positive. Find motivational music & speeches on spotify & youtube-- that helped me get through 4 months of building my full stack app (no one paid me to make it, I simply built it b/c I knew I needed to show the world I had the skills)