Comfort Zone

It is said “ask and you shall receive” well, for the next few days, or weeks, I will attempt to go outside of my comfort zone and do just that. Ask, ask, and ask for translation or interpretation projects. There are a few projects out there that I am just itching to do but I’m not quite sure whether to take a bold approach of saying, ‘hey, I think I can help you be more successful and I think there’s a need out there to translate your stuff'. As many times this information falls on deaf ears.

After all, if you only make your art, writing, or product available in only one language, you’re leaving money and many other possibilities on the table. This is why I am willing to offer my services where I see possibilities. “Why?” you might ask. Because I know I can do a great job and it will be a win-win.

I’ve often winced at the errors in some translations I’ve seen that actually get published and wonder ‘what the heck?’ Who are these people translating this stuff? Anyway, I’m going to be throwing my hat in several places, I'll be sending that annoying email and maybe following up with that pestering phone call to solicit to do a project that is a little ‘different’. Kind of like the translations I’ve done for the sale and auction documents of Race Horses to stud and breed (along with some details of the process for in-vitro). Yes, different, I know, but so cool to learn!

Let’s see how many ‘yes’s’ or ‘no’s’ I get. My first project will be ….. Well I can’t tell you – the competitions’ too fierce. But I will let you know if I’m successful. Keeping my fingers crossed!!