Retirement?
November 10, 2009 · Print This Article
A friend of mine was talking of their retirement the other day. After our discussion I went back to work, building body mount brackets for a car I am building. While I was working away I pondered retirement and wondered what it might be like.
I have been told about a survey that was conducted many years ago by the New York Times I believe. I don’t remember the exact details, but it basically asked what would be the first thing you would do if you won 14 million dollars. The detail I remember is that 98% of the respondents said the first thing they would do is quit their job. That means that 98% of the people out there are doing something all day that they would rather not be doing. I am certainly in the other 2%.
I spend my days doing what I would do if I was retired and didn’t have to work. So when one talks of retirement, I don’t really understand the whole concept. Would I have to stop doing what I want to do? If I won 14 million dollars, I would be doing the exact same thing I am doing now. . . only more of it.
My clients often comment on my passion for what I do, and how it shows in my workmanship. I am flattered, but really couldn’t imagine doing anything else. This is fun, and if it ever stops being fun, I will stop doing it.
I hope you are all out there having fun too. If not, maybe you should change some things?
Yawn! I stopped reading at the 2nd line. Write something about racing… there are other “well researched and written” sites for this shit.
Sorry to bore you Sam, but thank you for your input. There are in fact many much better “researched and written” sites out there for drag racing as well. NHRA.com is one of my favorites. That said, thank you for reading what I have to offer I really do appreciate it. And do tell me, what would you like to read more of? Do you prefer the technical articles?, or the race results? Would you like more details of how the cars are built or prepared, or more details about the runs themselves?
The technical articles seem to be the most popular so far, but to be honest they are the most challenging to write.
I am curious Sam. . . are you in the two percent that loves what they do for a living?