This is presuming you have one. Though even if you dont its still a noble declaration to say that youre going to further your professional life in one way or another. Whether this be applying yourself more thoroughly to your work, starting from scratch with a completely new career or simply snapping and pushing your odious boss down three flights of stairs, its always an admirable task to pursue. Actually progressing with it can be terribly daunting though. Theres always a risk of failure; you dont want to lose everything youve pretended to work for in one whimsical pursuit of your dreams, or one foul-mouthed outburst at upper management. Whatever you choose to do, the accompanying stress will probably drive you to the drink youve promised yourself to cut back on. You can drink away the irony as well. When Youll Abandon It: when you realise theres more work involved.