“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. ” Calvin Coolidge 1872-1933 30th President of the United States.

Skysnake, good on you for offering to help. Mentoring these young folks is one of the ways to fix our industry ills.
In the early -mid 70's, remember some real Skyhighs, if I had listened to them, I would likely be bored at 10 feet doing something else.<g> Instead, repeated the quote above to get me through all the negativity. Glad I live in America, where I have the freedom and the opportunity to fail instead of having no chance but to fail.
Been flying for 16 years in the airlines, after many in the military. I still think I have one of the best gigs in the world. Guess I am a defect, but works for me. Same wife for 20 years too.