Why are you doing this?

Like I said - you need to figure this out. It will be a big commitment of time and money - but more on that later.

Maybe you are going into flying as a career... to become a CFI (Certified Flight Instructor), a commercial pilot, a airline pilot etc. There will be more stringent requirements as your responsibility increases past just being a private pilot. The training and flight hours requirements are MUCH more substantial (250 hours for a Commercial pilot and 1,500 hours for an airline pilot) and your physiological requirements are higher (and medicals must be done more regularly). The hours and the costs go up and up with higher certification... so don't expect to be an airline captain any time soon. Also if you intend to be an airline captain - make sure the airlines are hiring so you will be able to pay off the loan you took out for training.

Or maybe you're doing it as a hobby. It's expensive and it takes a lot of time. So many people think of taking it up as they approach retirement as they tend to have decent amount of both money and time. But better to get into it sooner so you have more time to enjoy it and take advantage of your increased freedom to travel.

Maybe you're doing this to distinguish yourself or become part of some elite band of human beings that can soar with the birds. Quite possibly - but bear in mind there are over 500,000 pilots in the US alone so you are in good company and maybe not quite that elite.

Whatever the reason it had better be good enough to encourage you through to the end or you will be wasting time and money.