- Your biggest problem is that you are shy and timid, that isn't going to help you in the long run. The most important skill a human being has is social skills. Look at 90% of CEO's and politicians, and they aren't even close to the smartest in company, but they have a certain social quality about them that makes people just believe in them. Knock Clinton or Bush and thier policies all you want but people believed in them, and followed them in the millions. You master social skills and you can go very far.
- At 22, most people's resumes are a joke. Mine was. With layoff you are competing in a recession so alot of people are unemployed with better qualifications. That's the way it is, you may have to settle for less, or join the military.
- Dump the bike. Not only is it a burden but Harley's portray a poor image.
When I was your age I joined the Marines. My mother died when I was 17, and I was on my own. I made it working, but I was working 70 hours a week just to get by, and going to school. The Marines (joined when I was 21) were an easy way out and helped me develop my skills. Oddly, I exceled in the Marines, I wasn't the baddest or toughest, but I knew how to take shit, so I did well. Kinda like Forrest Gump in the Army.
I'd suggest the Marines, its the only thing that can change your environment, and your decision making skills. You can join another branch, but you'll get more joining the Marines.