Stories from people who started from zero

I am curious to hear from people like me who started from zero, meaning having none of the skills needed in game development, programming art, writing etc. What has your experience been like and what are your future plans? What has been your biggest struggle and why? What have you enjoyed the most?

Reason I'm asking is because I often hear from people wanting to get into game development and their background is usually in either being software developer or artist. I now want to give the voice for ordinary people who just got interested on game development for whatever reason. So tell us your story down below