This article has been re-posted from www.dustin2to.com.

My trip to Toronto last week was very enlightening. Until now I didn’t have a real clear picture of what my life there would look like. But after spending a week in Toronto with time dedicated to looking for a place to live, visiting the new office, discovering neighborhoods, I now have a good idea of what to expect.

I’ve always been a pretty loose unit so things like where to live, what I’m going to eat and who will love me have always been things I didn’t really worry about. I’ve always trusted things will work out, and they have. But this move is different, this move is not 100 per cent about me. I would be happy living in my car, I would be happy with nothing - I’ve done it before. But, as Ricky from the Trailer Park Boys says, “I’ve got responsibles now.”

If I was going out to Toronto and only had me to worry about I wouldn’t worry for a minute. But there’s more to it than that this time, I’m taking a new company into a new market and being trusted to make it succeed.  And to be honest it’s making me a little nervous and a little scared - there, I said it! But, this is not a bad thing. Fear has always been a great motivator for me, I like doing things that challenge me, I like the rush. I love the sense of accomplishment that comes with knowing I’ve overcome something.

So, I guess what this post is really about is me coming clean - I’m nervous about moving to Toronto. I know I will be fine when I get there, and I know I will meet people who I will love just as I have done everywhere else I have lived, and I know ICUC will be a success. But in the next few weeks I will be a little nervous - please bare with me.

UPDATE: My post got me thinking, how do other people deal with stress - for lack of a better word? I’m at the gym now, so I guess in a way this is my therapy, I would love some more healthy suggestions.

Dustin2TO is the life-changing journey of a young business development manager’s adventure to the hub of Canadian business. Follow Dustin as he navigates his way from Winnipeg to Toronto and help introduce him to new friends and experiences while opening up a new office for ICUC Moderation Services, the global leaders in content and community moderation services.