Did anyone ever tell you when you had a seemingly insurmountable problem - "It's all in your head"? Frequently that comment is delivered with a very sarcastic tone so it is not taken too seriously. But maybe it should be considered as good advice, even if you don't want to hear it.
What separates those that can from those that can't? How did that blind golfer sink that hole in one just a couple of weeks ago? You may say he was just lucky. I say you're right, if you define "lucky" as making yourself available for opportunities so you can take advantage of them when they are presented. The individual that looks for ways to accomplish tasks are always finding ways why it can be done. The individual that is always finding reasons why a task can't be accomplished is never around to take advantage of those special opportunities when they are presented.
Now think about this. What's the difference between those that can and those that can’t? Maybe they were raised and influenced by different value systems. Maybe they come from different cultures and that had an influence on their thought process and subsequent behavior. My point is that despite our influences in those formative years, we all use the same tool to determine whether we can or can't. It's the gray matter safely stored in our skulls. If you have taken relatively good care of yourself (brain-wise; i.e. you haven't fried it on some powerful illegal substance identified with innocent sounding acronyms), and you have at least 2 of your 5 senses working well, you can change and /or adapt to a different mind-set and behavior.
So you're thinking, "Yea, that's easy for him to say he doesn't have the problems I have". Well, you happen to be right. I have been blessed with a healthy physiology and most of my parts still work pretty well. But how about those special people that excel like, Helen Keller, Christopher Reeves, and those that I don't remember the names of; the paraplegic golfer who swings the club from his special golf cart, or the quadriplegic that paints wonderful pictures by putting the brush in his mouth. These are not "can't people". They use the gray matter to get things done.
Brain Power
As human beings we only use on an average of 11% - 13% of the capacity of our gray matter. We have the capacity to memorize the entire encyclopedia, speak 42 different languages, and more importantly continuously improve ourselves to become better people. The latter not taking much more brain power than we are currently using. So think what would happen if you were to access that extra capacity?
We have the ability to change our physical being. When pharmaceutical trials are conducted to test the efficacy of drugs, they frequently give one group of patients the real drug and another group in the same trial a placebo (usually a sugar pill or similar benign substance). It's amazing how many people not only get better on the placebo, but in a trial just a few years ago they found 16% of the people taking the placebo dropped out of the study because of side effects. There were also a surprising number of people that had their symptoms relieved while taking the placebo. Now that's mind over matter.
Change
You can supercharge that brainpower if you support it with a solid belief system in God. That's called faith. Faith can move mountains. However life sometimes puts you on the defensive. In those times when it seems the world is crumbling in on you, remember this phrase. "Lord, there is nothing that can happen to me today that you and I can't handle together".
Would you like to change your current economic status, or become more proficient at a certain task, or have a healthier more positive attitude? Then change. Dust off the gray matter. Get rid of the cobwebs and negative bad habits. I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes; unfortunately I have no idea who the author is: Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you’re right!