[Fmpro] navigating political waters

[Todd Burns]

Hello all,

I've been in a working relationship for some time that has been  
working well, but as the business changes and gets harder, things  
have felt less stable and money has gone down.  I've been trying to  
figure out how bring up the idea that I need to "put more legs under  
the table" and expand my income potential without in anyway upsetting  
the dynamic that is in place.  There's a feeling that if I even bring  
up the idea, it will put a fine little crack in the foundation of our  
nearyly 11-year working relationship.  So basically, I'm operating  
out of fear, which feels ridiculous.  It's the old "don't rock the  
boat" syndrome.  Though I'm sure someone will somehow find a reason  
to bash me, I'm just looking for any advice.  I would like to keep  
things working as they are, but add any other work options that may  
look promising, and to be fair, not in direct competition.


Thoughts?

Todd

p.s. - I suppose I do "lurk" most of the time, but I'm trying to see  
how much work I can squeeze in when I'm not watching my two little  
dudes.  But hey, I did make the Billy Hale wall-o-quotes, so I got  
that goin' for me.