The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. ~ H.P. LOVECRAFT

Most posts I write here are helpful advice on being an entrepreneur, web stuff and living the life you want. At least I think they are helpful. :-)  Hope you do too.

Well...today is a bit different.

I want to pull back the curtain a little bit and share something more personal.  I want to share with you something that most people shy away from talking about.

I recently watched the movie Inside Job.  If you haven't seen it, check out the trailer here.

Being a web entrepreneur the last 11 years, I have to admit, I was a bit oblivious to what was happening in the corporate world.

Lets say I was avoiding the NOISE!!!  

Well, after watching Inside Job and seeing the entire corporate world in the US go to shambles, I TOOK NOTE.

So, I decided to do some digging around in our own neck of the woods and I found out that:

1.  The unemployment rate is rising and 

2.  People are still leaving our province(s) to find work elsewhere.

A duuhhh Chris, this is not Rocket Science!!!

Ok, so it took watching the Inside Job and seeing some big, local organizations making some major cutbacks and changes recently. Now I have a fear that both these numbers will continue to increase.

As I sit here in my little entreprenur bubble, safe and sound, I began thinking about all my friends and family who are working in the corporate world, hoping things will be ok for them.

I have to admit I was thinking about my own personal situation and how I can make sure we can continue to do what we love, but still make money while we do it. 

Now, don't get me wrong, I am very thankful and grateful for what I have right now. But after seeing the mess out there, that I was oblivious to before, it has really got my wheels turning.

As mentioned, I am very thankful for where I am at now.  Most of you know I truly believe about living in the moment.  However I stepped outside of the moment for a bit and began to reflect on the many things I have accomplished and learned over the last 11 years as an entrepreneur.

• Launched Big Santo, our flaship product, which has resulted in amazing success for our customers and our business.
• Learned that working less is ok, but you still have to work smart.
• I have taken my fitness to the next level.
• I have met many amazing people over the years.  I don't think I would of met them all if I wasn't an entrepreneur.
• There is more to life then work.  
• It's cool to be a small company and great at what you do.
• Being rich is not determined by your paycheck.
• Cashflow really is King!

the list goes on....Whether perceived as good or bad, this is the journey for me.

Ok, ok, there is one other thing that I have been thinking about over the last few months.  It involves something that scares me, and it's personally bigger than anything I have ever done on a professional level.

People have been asking me for this for a long time, and it’s something I’ve thought about doing, but was never quite sure I wanted to, or if it would even work.

But, I’m seriously considering taking this on, even though it will involve a ton of work, and will require me to give more than I ever have. It will also mean that I’ll have to be more transparent and collaborative than I ever have.

When I do this, I’m going to need your help.

… And in the next post, I’ll share what that is. Stay tuned. :)

PS: Until then, I’d love to know what you think about this whole fear of the unknown concept that some of us have and our current situation with the economy.