Comments on: Are You an Amateur? Why Not?

By: ben

ben — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:45:50 +0000

I was in attendance at the Old Time Gathering, and I have to agree with your assessment. Wild abandon was in the air. Anarchic and wholesome all at once.

It takes professionalism to perfect something, to draw it out, to analyze and improve it. But the amateur? The amateur brings the inspiration, the light, and the love of a thing. Amo, the latin root of Amare – to love.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:32:51 +0000

Great post — reminds me of my days trying to become a rock star.

I’ll never forget someone who said about playing music “why spoil a perfectly good hobby by trying to make a living at it?”

By: Jenn White

Jenn White — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:46:01 +0000

Work is what you HAVE to do,
play is what you WANT to do.

Amateurs can play, without worry about work.
Professionals must work – the fortunate are also able to enjoy some play with the work.

“An amateur is somebody who has more fun than a professional” – totally not true. The best of all possible worlds is to get paid (work) for something you consider play. Now THERE’s some fun!!

I’m lucky enough to get paid for some of the things I do for fun – doesn’t make me less of a professional!