Do you do what you love for work?

[VTDragon]

I managed big box stores for over 25 years and absolutely hated it at the end. Ultimately Walmart drove the three different chains I worked for out of business so rather than going to work for them I changed careers and became an independant insurance agent. That was in 1997 and now I own my own agency and love it. I still work with people (which I love) and I get to actually help them out instead of just selling them something. I'm 62 now and am down to working about four days a week with plans to gradually reduce that as time goes on. I'm lucky in that my employees can do those routine things I don't want to be bothered with and I still get to interact with our clients on a daily basis. I will probably never retire, I'm sure I won't be working as much as I am now, but it is still fun to get up every day and face a new set of challenges. Maybe I'd think differently if I could break 90 on the golf course, but even that gets boring when you play too much.