Amos, more dumb luck involved than real planning, often as not. One advantage I think I have is the ability to recognize an option when I see it, and a positive talent for being able to bullshit my way into situations I really shouldn't be able to handle. I got into the pasteup/graphics/layout for small publications business by talking pure air to the publisher about my ability to do the job, then learned desktop publishing software having never laid a finger on a computer, and took on writing ad copy and business articles as well. Did that for four years. ;-D