I learned to be a cobbler in my 30s it’s never too late man. Just because school doesn’t work for some doesn’t mean it doesn’t work for all. Same in my situation school didn’t work for me, so i learned the family trade and love it. You can depending on where you’re at get free training and get paid at the same time with your local cobbler. If you need help drumming up more business with him lmk I’ll be glad to help ! I now specialize in just boots cause i loved working on them so i honed in my skills and made a career out of just one of those many items we work with everyday. I have physical and mental disabilities. It took awhile and will always be something i have to work on.