...or rather find someone who will pay you for what you want to do ;-)

Finding one's niche might be a gargantuan task in and of itself, determining what you 'want to be when you group up' can be challenging as you don't know what you might like doing. When you do find out though, the next hurdle comes onto the scene: finding someone who will pay you to do what you want to do for a living. I posted my resume on Monster and on HotJobs. Two percent of people who viewed my resume saved it (so I guess they liked it). I keep getting jobs for Database Admins, Programmers, and Developers. I guess that's because of my knowledge of various programming languages and my BA in computer science - however I really have no interest in coding for a living, even though I can, I don't want to. Managing coding projects - OK, coding - no. One must realize their relative talents, and I realized year's ago that even though I can code, there are other people that are much more talented and much more efficient at doing that, so it is really surprising to me that I keep getting job 'offers' for coding jobs. I guess I need to tone down the coding aspect of my experience.

When I created my Monster profile, I was asked what jobs I was aiming for, I wanted to be a dreamer, so I said "Master Podcaster" and "Technology Writer". Looking at it now, I wonder what people who view my profile think. Do they think "Geek with a lot of potential to push out gadgets" an Adam Sessler for gadgets if you will (my intended message), or do they think "Slacker with no direction that just wants a cushy podcast job". I guess these people maybe are new media Luddites that think that podcasts, blogs, and other new media are fads that are not here to stay. I don't think that I will be an Adam Sessler (G4), or Ryan Block (engadget), but...I can always aim for it - coding be damned ;-)