If you took a break from College, what ignited you to go back and be better this time?

I started College, the end of 2019, and had high hopes for how it was going but, unfortunately 2020 was the year my passion for College was killed. Five years later is crazy knowing how much we have moved on, but online school wasn’t doing it for me and I had no clue why I was going to College for. I was 21 too, so I took a year break to just live my life and spend my early 20s the right way, and I did, but I want something more, towards my future. I want to become a Firefighter, get my EMT, and push my future forward, sadly during this time, I was working a lot and dealing with personal stuff mentally, I was distracted from school a lot making me not focus on my classes and failing them cause of my absence, I’m meeting with a counselor this week to hopefully get my path restarted again. I want my second chance, because I will do it right this time, and not mess around. I know this will be investing in myself and my future, but has anyone ever been in the same boat, I just need some advice knowing I’m not alone.