It happened because I was willing to take a chance on myself; to take a risk; to leave the comfort and familiarity of roller skating; to get uncomfortable on the ice.
And Brittany had preceded me in switching from roller skating to ice speedskating by a few years and, by this time, she was a longtime veteran on the U.S. Speedskating Team.
You could also look for or ask around about an existing group, a writing group, a roller skating club, people who meet up and talk about spirituality or their career goals, whatever it is that you're into.