I do not care what condition or environment that you find yourself in today because that has nothing to do with your tomorrow, you can erase thoughts stupid thoughts and raise your consciousness and awareness. What is a stupid thought? Thoughts that demean your status and pick apart your insecurities. The greatest king of Israel, King David tended sheep and waited tables (when he took his brothers lunch, which lead to him defeating Goliath) to prepare him for his kingship. This is just your time of preparation.
Do not belittle the job you currently hold or the income that you are making. Those things do not define you but your thoughts do. Guard your thoughts with all diligence because out of the mind is birthed all of the good and all of the evil that this world has to offer. With your mind you can decide to serve mankind and with your mind you can choose to destroy it. The thoughts that you think today are leading you into one of those two extremes.
Therefore, take extreme caution when developing friendships because as the Proverb says, “Be not deceived bad company corrupts good morals.” And as the Chinese say, “When the character of a man is unknown look to his friends.” By controlling your environment, i.e. the movies you watch, the music you listen to and the friends you keep, you will be able to control your thoughts thereby controlling your destiny. Regardless of how big or small, “What your mind can conceive and believe you can achieve.”