Ysursa Quit Because No ‘Fire In Belly’

Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa says his recent decision not to run for a fourth term in office came down to one question. “Did I have the inner zeal in my body, the fire in the belly to run?” Ysursa says. “I just didn’t feel it. I was hopeful I’d catch the bug but I didn’t. I was convinced a year ago I wasn’t going to run. And then others started working on me a little bit. It was a tough decision.” Ysursa, a Republican, joined the office as a deputy secretary of state in the mid 1970s. He was elected secretary of state in 2002 and then easily re-elected in 2006 and 2010. Approaching 40 years in the same office, he says he’s ready to retire/ Scott Graf , Boise State Public Radio. More here.

Question: How did you/will you know it is time to retire?