How did I end up here

As I'm in the progress of transitioning out of the field I have been working in for the last 18 years, I wake up daily with gratitude that I have made it to that pivotal turning point. I've had more conversations than I want to admit where I was telling the other party "Have you ever woken up and wondered how you ended up where you did in life?" If you didn't want to end up wherever you currently are, then what are you doing about it?

I used to laugh during those conversations, taking where I was at the time just as part of life. As I began to realize where I didn't want to end up for the rest of my life, I started taking the baby steps it takes to make me walk away from where I don't want to be. For me that was surrounding myself with specific people. Not on the daily. The occasional encounter and the long distance staying in touch that helps me stay on track. What finally took me to take myself serious on where I want to end up was catching myself say" I can't see myself doing that". Of course you'll never even attempt anything ever if you can't even see yourself doing it. Now I imagine myself exactly where I want to end up. I can actually see myself living out the rest of my life having to make the choices it will take to get there.