I was lost and hopeless at 23. At that time I had flunked out of two schools, married, had a kid ( reason for marriage ) had wife run off. When I turned 24 I wa

I was lost and hopeless at 23. At that time I had flunked out of two schools, married, had a kid ( reason for marriage ) had wife run off. When I turned 24 I was fired from my first real job, and then a few weeks later I quit drinking. 12 years later I recieved a Computer engineering degree. It has not been a dream life, but then again it has :) I was quite lucky many times. I also worked relatvely hard a fair amount. Life is hard, but it beats the alternative. My number one tool is: Gratitude. Good luck my freind. I am grateful that despite some issues, you have persevered and picked up a degree.