One March many years ago, I was feeling as though I was at the whim of every incident that occurred. I visualized that I was in a dinghy and was in rough waters. I was drifting, making the best of every situation and because of that I became a great problem solver. I was proud of the fact that I could find solutions that were working.

I vividly remember thinking of where the tide was taking me, I had no idea, and I just kept doing what I needed to do to keep myself afloat. I started thinking and started to ask myself questions:-

Could I do something to give me direction?     YES
What could I do?                                           I don’t know
What did I really want?                                  To be happy
What would make me happy?                         To have a house to call home
What do I need to do to have that?                 Have a deposit
How much do houses cost?                             I can answer that
How much deposit do I need?                         Too much
Here is where I make a choice.                       Will I go for it or do I give up
The fork in the road; which road will I take? The one of least resistance or will I go for it? I thought about the end results of each alternative, I wanted to feel good about my decision.

I decided to go for it, I worked out how much was needed for the deposit, worked out what all the costs were, how much the repayments were, and just went for it.

I put the tiller in the water and started to steer my boat.

Was it difficult?                Yes
Did I succeed?                 Yes
Can you?                         Yes
It starts with:

a decision
know your starting position
know your end position
make the map
create the stepping stones
go for it
Have fun with your journey, steer your boat to the success that can be yours once you make the decision.