Picture Your Life as a Cruise Ship

Sometimes I think about the path that my life is taking and I become anxious. I want things to work out immediately. I want to see more results from my current decisions. I want to see progress. ...
Sometimes in life we need to take a step back and realize that change is a process and it happens gradually. For me personally I've made drastic improvements in my life over the past 2 years. The biggest was becoming and staying sober. Secondary to that I have made progress with my marriage. Also I've been able to navigate through some sticky debt issues and gain at least some control of my finances.
So why am I frustrated? In a perfect world I would be making faster progress in all of the above. For example, I've been accepted into an excellent electrical apprenticeship program. The competition was tough but I did land a spot, the down side, I live in South Florida and I have had all of 5 weeks of work in my new career field in the past 18 months. I'm constantly reminded that this is a cyclical thing and that the future is looking better, but man I'm ready for my life to take off. ...
ok breath... take a step back...
I like to view my life as a large cruise ship. Right now I'm turning things around. But if a cruise ship wants to change directions it does not happen on a dime. It's a slow gradual process. It takes TIME. I'd made some really stupid and poor decisions in my life for many many years. Now I've made good decisions for the past 2.
Our life is a result of the day to day decisions that we make one day at a time. As badly as I would like things to move faster all I can do is focus on the decisions that I need to make today that are best for my family and myself.

Discussion Question : What helps you to be patient with your struggles?