I gave myself 1 year and $20,000 to make a career pivot work. I nearly ran out of both before it did.

The author said she was tired of a career that she no longer enjoyed, so she took a chance on something new. Courtesy of Bea Meitiner. I had worked for the same company for 12 years, but wasn't happy. I decided to give myself one year and a reasonable budget to take a chance on a new career. Today, I can say I successfully launched a new career in the travel industry. At 38, I gave myself one year and £15,000 (nearly $20,000 USD at the time) to completely change my life. I told myself that...