[jxm262]

I've always used this comparison too. Of course this same explanation can be used for many fields and career choices, but for technical fields I think it's easy to make this comparison. It's important to point out exactly what you just said though - "the hard way".

It's the whole nature vs nuture argument. I wish I could have told myself many years ago to focus more on my "nuture" side. It's amazing how far you can go when you previously wrote it off as being not naturally inclined.