UX Planet shares the journey of Jeet Patel, the self-taught UX/UI Designer. He worked in a totally irrelevant industry, no experience but acted on his ability to think logically and naturally talented artistic skills.
https://uxplanet.org/self-taught-journey-of-becoming-a-ux-ui-designer-60d14962454c
The article contains lots of links to help you if you’re thinking of upskilling into the world of UX or UI
The inspiring results of this journey can be seen by looking at his portfolio: https://www.jeetpatel.dev/