Jump in, The waters Fine. Certainly time and motivation are key but one can take it at any pace and learn something new every day. The question is how many days and how much time. The more the better and the forum is so helpful I can hardly believe it. My 24 yr old son and 21 yr old daughter joind me about 90 days ago and are already up to speed on many design, cut file, and implementation methods so if they can do it so can you. Of course You could buy a franchise for example and use their tech support person or two but here you have a global consulting group just waiting to help. Go for it and get ready to have some fun.