A little but I wouldn't want to dox myself. Essentially I'd been doing some related stuff as a byline in my previous career as well as some enthusiast stuff and

A little but I wouldn't want to dox myself. Essentially I'd been doing some related stuff as a byline in my previous career as well as some enthusiast stuff and private freelancing. I cashed out and did some dedicated study to fill in some gaps and then started jobhunting. Overall transition took 1 1/2 years, plus a further 8 to get into my current specialty and pass income parity with previous career