Yes, you're the CEO of your life don't give room to anybody to dictate for your life because they might misleading you to wrong path.
In this life you are, it's just once so try and make yourself Happy invest in yourself, selfish to yourself before you chose anybody chose yourself first and try and invest in anything that bring happiness for you.
Any steps you want to take think twice before you do if you know that you were confused you ask your parents just because there is nobody in this life that want you to do better than him/her except your parents.
People do envy success there is nobody that was born through woman that doesn't have enemies and at the same time if you don't have enemies you can't succeed.
It's a must there must be a challenges in every ways of life and anything you do always believe in yourself don't listen to critics it might discourage you.
Plan your life according to your wish and put God first in all what you do he's a creator of our souls.
Yes, it is good for anyone to discover him/herself and set some goals to pursue in life. Success has many friends, nobody associates with failure.