Degrees are only relevant if you are actually interested in a field with that degree. Otherwise it is a waste of your time and money. I am like you. I choose not to go to university because what they have is not of interest to me. Of course, like most old people, my parents (especially my father) are crowing on about 'You will regret it!' and wagging their authoritorian finger at you and shaking their heads at you. My mother wants me to become a nurse 'Because it's good money and there is loads of old people to serve!'. Now helping the eldery is honorable and all, but it is just not me. Just like doing university all over again is just not you.
Do what you want to do. You can only suceed at what you love, as long as you put the effort, the commitment and the positive attitude into it. But I think if you are that passionate about being a personal trainer/martial arts expert, then effort and commitment are in the package too. A positive attitude is something that might need to be cultivated, but by the looks of it you do seem to be strong enough to resist the ramblings of a well-intentioned but ultimately clueless friend. Clueless because he is trying to define you, when the only person who can define you is you!
tracyrtwyman your story meant a lot to me. It was very encouraging to me. Whilst it is very tragic, you lost so much of yourself... I think it does have the silver lining of showing others what can and usually does happen when you let others define you.
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