I'm Selling & Moving On

I'm Selling & Moving On
By Don Terrill

I've always had these romantic images of tinkering in my engine shop when I was an old man. Those images are now coming under increasing attack by one of my life long personality traits:

Once I've done something, I don't want to do it again.

In fact, if I look back it's clear - I strive to reach some level of success and then move on the moment I notice the diminishing upside potential. I always wondered why Lance Armstrong kept going. What was the point of continuing to race the Tour de France after winning it six years in a row?

A local racer once told me you can't win until winning is the most important thing in your life. 10 years after making that statement he proved it right - he retired, focused on drag racing and promptly won a track championship ( I believe he was over 60 at the time).

Well, building engines is no longer the most important thing in my life - it actually hasn't been for quite a while.

A year after leaving the world of Nascar I started an Internet business that's been my passion ever since. The focus is still racing - I just don't build engines for a living anymore and have no desire to do so.

It's time to move on...