My parental figures always just told me I could not do this, I could not do that, don't even waste your time. When they bothered to notice my existence at all (other than yelling at me to do chores).
Here's the deal: you can do anything you want in life!
Want to be an astronaut? That's easy. Starting as young as possible, study science and math. Work hard, be athletic and play sports. In middle school, make sure you work harder than anyone else in understanding math and science! In high school, not only should you work hard at math and science, but also, write a thoughtful letter to your congressmen asking to get an appointment to either the Naval Academy or the Air Force Academy. You should write that letter your freshmen or sophomore year. Tell them that you want to be an officer in the US Military. Tell them about all your honors (honor student, science fairs, sports you play) Join JROTC if that is available at your high school.
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Want to be a professional football player? Start playing young, as young as possible, play hard, practice hard, play in every level in school. Watch how pro players speak, note how they react to the media, how they talk about their team and the games they have played. Remember, there are only a few thousand pro football players in the USA, so maybe you should understand that even if you are the best at your high school, there are many high schools in your state, and many nation wide... so the odds are better that you might become a pro outside the USA...
Want to be a Lawyer? Doctor? Engineer? You can do it! I will show you the path you have to take, anything worth having requires work to get... the only people that don't have to work hard to get into these things are the people who's parents already are doing it and who are already well-known... if you aren't one of them, and chances are good you are not, then you will have to decide how bad you want it, and then WORK HARD to do it. But YOU CAN DO IT!
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