Should I just accept that I'll never earn more?

[JustAcceptIt]

Hi everyone,

I'm rather stupid, didn't do well in school and although I eventually qualified as a Veterinary Nurse I believe that was probably luck due to multiple choice exam questions!

I no longer do nursing, for many reasons.But I'm now stuck in a 28k job and I don't know how to change it?

Is it ok just to accept this is my life?

I have a very good friend and she is just so smart, she recently got promoted and I just wish I was like her. I have always felt like the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz... "if I only had a brain..."

I don't really know what I want from this chat! I'm just wondering if it's time that I just stop feeling bad. Not everyone can earn lots, right?

Are you actually 'stupid' or did you just not excel at school and are still carrying that image of yourself into adulthood?

Some people do have reasons that they don't excel in education/work (eg dyslexia - which doesn't affect just reading/writing; ADHD; cognitive processing). Some of which can be addressed/approached differently. But other people who didn't do particularly well at school might just have been late developers who can still bloom in later life.

Which are you?

Sometimes the biggest thing that holds you back is yourself. Do you have a realistic idea of what your strengths and weaknesses are?

Are you actually unhappy in your job? Or want a higher salary? In some areas of the UK £28k is about the average annual salary, so you might not necessarily be on a particularly low salary.

How old are you? I think that's key. If you're 25 saying this, you're set... if you're 55, yeah, you'll struggle.

I'm a firm believer in education. I think if you set your mind to something, anyone can achieve anything. Decide what you actually WANT to do, save up a few thousand, and take a course. If you feel you're 'dim', then just allocate more time to it. If a course is a year, start a year early, buy the textbooks, read them cover to cover... Read them until you're familiar with them, then take the course.