The VAR Guy has a confession: He's fried. Burned out. Exhausted. Blogging until all hours of the night can do that to you. But will our resident blogger ever retire? Can he trade in his keyboard for a recliner? Doubtful. Here's why. Retirement is when you replace your career with a bunch of hobbies (or death). But in The VAR Guy's case, his career is his hobby: Reading and writing about technology

The VAR Guy

February 18, 2009

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Is There Ever A Right Time to Retire?

The VAR Guy RetireThe VAR Guy has a confession: He’s fried. Burned out. Exhausted. Blogging until all hours of the night can do that to you. But will our resident blogger ever retire? Can he trade in his keyboard for a recliner? Doubtful. Here’s why.

Retirement is when you replace your career with a bunch of hobbies (or death). But in The VAR Guy’s case, his career is his hobby:

  • Reading and writing about technology

  • Trying new technology

  • Gossiping about the business of technology

  • Speaking with hundreds of sources regularly about the future of technology

All of those items are fun… and they require The VAR Guy to crawl out of bed in the morning, walk 10 feet, and sit down in his home office. Not a bad life.

Still, blogging can be draining. And the even bigger drain is search engine optimization. It’s like exercising: You need to do it every day otherwise everything falls to pieces.

So, at least for a few minutes today The VAR Guy will contemplate retirement — until the next juicy tech rumor lands in his inbox, providing inspiration for his next blog entry of the day…

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