I've been writing software since I was about 10, and a sysadmin/systems engineer for almost 30 years now. You could be very successful with the right mindset, u

I've been writing software since I was about 10, and a sysadmin/systems engineer for almost 30 years now. You could be very successful with the right mindset, understanding of process and deep-knowledge of operating systems, networking, file systems and dns. A good friend of mine suffers dyslexia and dyscalcula, and was just never able to jump past the standard unix shell scripting skillset, not for lack of trying. His understanding of Unix internals, TCP/IP, DNS and TQM-oriented process development is mind-blowing. He just retired from a successful, 30 year career architecting and implementing secure messaging systems for several large banks. If you bank with Wells Fargo, Bank of America or Wachovia then you've probably communicated with your bank through systems he built.