A Flashlight In The Dark

I recently shared a bit of anxiety with a good friend of mine who’s self-employed like me (heck, as musicians most of my friends are self-employed). As fun as being a “rock star” is, there’s always that nagging worry at the end of the day about paying bills. And that’s during the good times.

This friend confides that he’s as worried as I am about the coming economic upheaval, though he carries a much prettier game face than I do. Sometimes I wonder if that’s really all that’s necessary in times like this; if carrying a flashlight in the dark can help you find the light you’re looking for.

Obviously by posting this I’m letting you look behind my game face to see the concerned businessman underneath, but I suspect there are a lot of you who are in my shoes- indie musicians, small marketing firms, freelance designers, etc.

So I’ll make you a deal: I’ll try to remind you why you got into business doing what you love (and try to send some business your way) if you do the same for me. Maybe with enough flashlights out there we won’t see the dark anymore.

[tags]Matthew Ebel, piano rock, recession, economy, entrepreneurship, enterprise starship, enter the dragstrip, unnecessary tags[/tags]