As humans, we all have the ability to make decisions in life.
We can decide to

Either move forward OR not
Either change OR not
Either react OR not

Whatever it is we do in life is tied to what we agree within our inner self to believe we can achieve,

Therefore the decision to grow and live a happy and fulfilled life is left to us all. We just need to stop making excuses by blaming the government, the economy, our job and any other reasons we are good at coming up with.

It is just the law of nature that once an individual refuse to life according to their own plan, its only normal they live according to the plan of others.

To live life according to the dreams you have in your head, you just have to map out what you want for yourself in life and consistently work on the plan you set for yourself