What to do if you keep failing?

[hamchan]

That's great, but you're only 38 and haven't been doing that work since you got out of high school 20 years ago.

The other issue is not just the effects of the work but the effects of other health issues on their ability to work. High blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, lung disease, etc. When people get into their 40s and 50s and are dealing with those things, the heavy labor becomes more challenging. It's a lot easier to stick to regular meal times and a medicine dosing regimen for your diabetes, for example, when you have an office job. When you are at some construction site from sun up to sun down and have no access to a refrigerator and break room, it's a whole lot harder. If you have COPD, hauling supplies and climbing ladders can be pretty challenging. And if you're taking a diuretic for your high blood pressure, having no easy access to a bathroom throughout the day poses a problem.

I'm not saying physical labor jobs aren't hard on you. I'm just saying that desk jobs come with their own set of health problems and I don't think either one is really better. Metabolic disorders might be easier to manage if you work in an office, but I also think you're more likelyto get them in the first place due to being inactive all day.

And while it's true I'm only on my fifth year of doing massage therapy, my physical health and overall strength have only improved since I started. My blood pressure, fasting glucose, and cholesterol have all gone down.

[Gailete]

What a whiner! I can't believe the OP is for real except for the fact I have run into other people with the same problem(s). An egg cracker what a hoot! I don't even really know what STEM is, but I have been employed my whole life although at times it has taken me a couple of weeks to land a job. But the difference between us is I have been willing to do ANY job that has come along, and he sounds ike there is always an excuse for those that do show up on his horizon. He mentioned being a mature learner when trying the engineering stint. Why go into that program in the first place if you aren't into that sort of thing? And how old is he at this point that he has never found a job. Who is supporting him all these years of unemployment?

Jumping into trying to make money off of Google Adsense can take a good long time to get it rolling. I bet at most he gave it 2 months. It takes a lot longer than that as it isn't all about getting money, you have to have a blog/website with interesting content that people will come back to and refer others as well. There is NO QUICK AND EASY WAYs TO MAKE MONEY ON LINE! Those that perpetuate that myth are doing a disservice and those that try to take advantage of it never put in the work and time needed.

It is much easier to make excuses than to take yourself in hand and change how you are doing things. If I was a gambler I would lay down just about any money that the dog poo business won't work out as the dogs will refuse to poop!