Welcome from Ventura, CA
Glad you decided to go for it. This site keeps the motivations up and there is tons of great info here. If you are willing to put in the practice, you WILL realize your goal.
Make sure you take the time to check out the groups, and if you haven't already, you really should think about joining the Target Program. The Genius Series in their has a tremendous amount of useful information (especially if you are just getting started). I wish I would have had it when I began. Then maybe I would not have all the bad habits I currently have to claim......

Jason