The Plan

Ladies and gentlemen, this may be the beginning of a new era.

I started today off in a deep funk, which was mostly about my job. Let me set the scene for you. Why do I do what I do? I do it for a paycheck. That's it. I sit in a little cubicle, interacting with people I don't care about, creating products I don't care about for people I neither know nor care about. I take pride in the work I do, but I don't care about the product I'm making. I'm making programs for other people to apply for loans, so they can get an inadequate education and make other people money. I work hard to make money to get stuff that I don't have time to enjoy because I have to work hard. This situation is unacceptable to me.

How else, though, can I make money? I've come to realize that what I need is a plan. Not just any plan. The Plan. I have the skills, ability and motivation to do whatever I want, and I'm optimistic enough to believe that I can make it work. My ultimate goal is now to work for myself. Now that I have a landmark to navigate towards, I just need to pick the path.

The beginning of The Plan is already taking shape. I'm organizing my finances. I need to get my programming projects together. I'm going to quit my current job at some point. That last point is now an inevitability. I suppose that it always was, but stating it here adds an immediacy that somehow makes it more substantial. A signpost on my path.

My 30th year promises to be one for the history books. My daughter Kay will be born. I'll be losing weight. The Plan will be under way. My career could ... no, will take a brand new direction. It's exciting. I'll document it all here. Stay tuned.

Current weight: 309.8 lbs

We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
-- Joseph Campbell