Early in your hero’s journey, you need to find out everything you can about the field you think you want to go into.

Talk to rolemodels. People who are doing what you think you want to do. Maybe follow them for a day.
Read biographies of succesful people to see what it took.

Creative heroes are big picture people. But when it comes to detail (the devil is in the details) they get distracted. The possibilities are limitless, which makes the concept of your hero’s journey overwhelming. The answer is to break the journey down, then simplify and streamline it further:

* who is doing what i want to do?
* what steps did they take to get there?
* what could i do to follow in their path?
* whom could I ask how they did it?
* what obstacles might I face along the way?
* How will i deal with those obstacles?
* what are possible solutions?
* what are the travel companions along the way i am looking for?
* what do i need to have them engaged?
* what will i need to acuire along the way?
* where is my hero’s journey action happening?
* Where will I need to go to give myself a better shot?