Frustration

You ever wonder if your path in life is wrong? I have been for awhile now. I've been chasing this dream to be a photographer for a few years now and it is starting to seem that all I'm doing is running into brick wall after brick wall. I've taken more classes and read more books on the subject then I ever did in school. But for some reason I can't get it started. Sometimes I feel it's because I am in Georgia and not Texas. I know back home I would have a bunch of people who would let me shoot them for my portfolio and would give my name to everyone they know that needs a photographer. The unfortunate thing is I have alot of friends there but not really any here. I have people that I know through work but no one I really hang out with like I have in Tx. But is that fair to say that things would be better if I was there and not here or am i just transferring the blame? I don't really know. What I do know is that I am tired of banging my head against a wall! I know I have the talent to do this but do I have the strength anymore to keep pushing up hill. I can't really talk to my wife about it cause all that does is gets us into a fight that I hate having. She thinks I should go be an assistant to a photographer and move my way up from there. But I really don't think I need to follow some one around for minimum wage to be able to do this. there way too many people that have never done that and at successful photographers. I don't know any more!
I don't think anyone reads this so I am pretty much just ranting to myself! But if anyone does Thanx for listening!