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I never qualified anywhere, but always had a firm interest in solving problems. While working in a bank as a clerk, I was able to learn about programming, and (after learning some basic programming) managed to automate my own job. I used kick it off in the morning, and spend the rest of the day drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes and otherwise goofing off. When my boss found out I'd replaced myself with a machine, he pointed me at more interesting problems...
Anyway, it's nearly 8 years later and I've been all over the world setting up computer systems in various banks and am currently living in a tropical island in the atlantic (no, we missed the hurricane) What am I getting at? Just that the most important thing I've found is to keep pushing for new knowledge, and also for new, real-world challenges. Programming can be enjoyable, but it's always easier to get into if you have a real problem to get your teeth stuck into. Be prepared to be bored, unhappy, and disenheartened on the way, things wont happen in an instant, but do always try and remember that only you can improve your own skills.
Anyway, good luck!
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