A New Day Is Dawning.... While A Sun Sets...

Well, I did it. Monday, I turned in my resignation. I have been pondering this move for a while- retirement from the Metals business.... It is truly a bittersweet moment... I have watched the Midwest of America become better know as "The Rust Belt"- products manufactured from metals dwindling to half of what it used to be. Friends, neighbors, and relatives losing their jobs as the plants close, cut back, and automate. I have been in this business for 35 years, filled with ups and downs- always ending down from where it was. This business has been good to me- and I hope I was good for the industry in return. When I was younger, I said; "If you ever get up in the morning and feel you're hanging on to your job, instead of doing it to the best of your ability- it's time to go". As you get older, you question that kind of bravado, but what I said still holds true for me. Friday is my last day. Breaking the news to customers and friends has been difficult. With the stock market tanking, and the country in economic trouble, my decision seems to fly in the face of reason... but I believe the world around you and it's events are simply a backdrop to what is going on inside of you. I plan to get my head straight, my health back, and then make decisions about my next adventures! Call it ego, but even when nobody else believes in you- as long as you believe in yourself, it will be OK..