DanteRL said:
As for "useless talents" do something with them as a side activity. A hobby.
So... you know... study something you like. Don't listen to those who try pushing a "safer carreer".
This is my approach.
I'm good at writing (at least, that's what my small group of fans tells me), but I recognize that breaking into game writing is something that doesn't just "happen".
So, I'm leveraging a second interest of mine, programming.
I'm currently nearly done with a degree in Computer Science (Games option), which I will pursue as my main career. However, I still make small RPGs as a hobby and I show them to people whenever I have the chance, in hopes that I can leverage my way into a writing position.
I almost landed one too. In the end, they went with an actual historian and told me "Dude, we don't want to tear you away from your studies. Finish that degree first. And FYI, this was actually the hardest hiring decision we've had to make. Your writing is great. Keep expanding that portfolio".
So.....Yeah. Find something you like that you're good at that has a reasonable chance of finding work, and apply your main talent on the side until you can break through with it. Above all else, never ever shut up about it. Keep amassing a portfolio, keep signing up to help act in local theater/indie movies, keep writing stuff. Join a local story-heavy LARP to make contact with other people who like stories and improv acting.