Unconventional Career Strategies

There are numerous books and other resources on more or less conventional career development strategies. Some of these are particularly helpful if your intention is to pivot from one career into another. However, it seems to me that there are certain  approaches to career change and development that might be considered unconventional but that have also proved helpful to many people seeking to make a change. I think that the more radical the ‘pivot’ you have in mind the more radical your approach might well need to be! And why not?