L
ast month Joe brought up an interesting subject of inspi-
ration vs. intimidation
. I am going to take
it a step further.
The Olympics just ended in Sochi. The Olympians trained for
thousand of hours with the goal of winning a gold medal.
If I were to ask a biathlon skier to compete in figure skating
instead, or vise versa, I am sure they would look at me like I'm
nuts. They did not train for that event, even though they are
Olympic athletes.
In the same way, each and every one of us has our com-
fort zone – that area where we are confident in what we do.
Working within your comfort zone takes very little effort. You
know the routine – what works and what doesn't. The danger
of staying within your comfort zone is that you don't grow.
In our pursuit of the hobby, each and every one of us have
certain segments where we are proficient, and others where
we...well let's say not very proficient at all. Some segments
are natural for us because they falls within our natural incli-
nation or professional training. There are those who are natu-
rally artistic so painting a backdrop or composing a scene is
Assistant Editor’s editorial
by Don Hanley
Moving beyond
intimidation
Stepping out of your comfort zone
Assistant Editors editorial - 1
