Hello,

It sounds to me that because you did not receive a lot of encouragement early on in life, you never had the opportunity to realize that there is always the possibilty to aim higher. You are not required to only work minimum wage, though I know that is all dependent on the local economy where you reside. Whatever you believe you are worth is what you will aim for. At 15 I was working an internship during the summer time making more than minimum wage. After that, I took another job a couple years later making only minimum wage and for how hard I was working, I knew I deserved more. So I stepped up and took a retail job that paid me more. After a couple years there, I took a desk job as a receptionist and in 3 years worked my way up to Senior Account Support Rep for all the fortune 500 companies my company worked for. I also took over the accounting department and was supervising our delivery drivers and the other handful of customer service representatives in our client satisfaction department. Always believe in yourself, always aim higher. You are your problem but you are also your solution. I wish you well on your journey 🙂