I was talking to a friend of mine a few weeks back and he was telling me about a recent decision he made which didn't go in his favor. Apparently he had taken advice from someone and how he wished he hadn't. Now, apparently this is not the first time this has happened. A few months back he was faced with the same situation and he took others advise and fell flat on his face - only to put the blame on the person giving the advise. Rather than trying to learn from his mistakes, he was busy blaming the people who had advised him.

Living alone for such a long time has taught me one important thing  - If you are in the drivers seat, then you are in control. You simply cannot give the steering wheel to someone on the passenger seat.

The biggest advantage of making a mistake is that you get to learn from it. No matter how many mistakes you make, you tend to end up being wiser after making one. You at least are conscious of what went wrong and would not try to get into a similar situation again. However when you let others make the decision for you, you end up blaming yourself for taking the advise rather than trying to understand what went wrong and learning from the mistake. 

Few people have told me that I am very stubborn and how I always have my own way. The only point which I would like to get across is that I like to learn from my mistakes. I am very open to suggestions, advise but when it comes to taking the decision, I take my own decision. This is my life and I am in control of it!

Always remember - You are the Only person to know the situation you are in and You are the Best person to take the Decision . You simply cannot let others make decisions for you.