Where there is a will, there is a way, you have shown this to be true. You made sure you focused on things to help in the long term and now you're much more successful in many things.
I made sure I focused on myself as well and now I have a lot of skills, just lacking enough income to sustain myself but it will change. :)
Change has already arrived. Just breathe, let it in, and focus on you. The re$t comes as a consequence of that :)