Did you take a big chance that paid off?
Maybe you launched a business by draining every credit card you had.
Maybe you took a job you thought was temporary and it turned into something very different.
Maybe you were given an opportunity and tried something that paid off like you never thought it would.
We'd love to hear about it.
In 250 words or less, please share your tale of the time you took a chance and the success it brought.
Share your Big Leap.
Please send responses to staff writer Kathryn Skelton at kskelton@sunjournal.com or Sun Journal, ATTN Kathryn Skelton, P.O. Box 4400, Lewiston, Maine, 04243. Thanks!


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