Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance. Do what you can't do!
The only thing you sometimes have control over is perspective. You don't have control over your situation. But you have a choice about how you view it.