Ten talismans? Okay, that's another source of trouble. Israel Regardie noted in The Golden Dawn, "Another point that beginners tend to run away with is that talismans can be made wholesale." My standard advice for beginning-to-intermediate students is that you should plan on having only one active talisman at a time. That way you can put all your will and force into each talisman, rather than having it divided ten ways!

It's crucial to keep in mind that magic is not omnipotent. Especially in the early stages of training, there are a lot of things that your magic won't be able to accomplish yet -- or at all. That's why divination is valuable as a guide, and it's also why it's essential to focus on the basic daily practices of the system of magic you're learning, and on other workings for the purpose of magical and spiritual development. Those are the exercises that will build strength and skill in magic so that you can eventually accomplish great things.