OK so I'm sitting here in front of my computer like I do much of the time, staring at it trying get inspired and I decided to poke around here on Zaadz a little bit more than I had so far.   In a nutshell I've decided that the premise behind this site is about the coolest thing I've seen on the web yet.  As is everything in beta, I'm sure there is allot more to be desired from the implementation as it stands, but the idea behind the site is damn neat.

 I've got my own blogs and things but don't always feel comfortable rambling about the things I'm thinking there.  I've decided (for now) that this might be a good place to do that. 

 If my ramblings inspire myself or others to do something cool, so be it.  In the mean time I just thought that I should spend more time here, around people like me, talking about things that inspire me.  I'm hoping this site becomes something that inspires me.

 I've got lots of wacky thoughts bouncing around in my head right now, so much so, that I'm not sure i'm comfortable jotting too many of them down right now.

 The main thing that is consuming my thoughts these day is the fact that I'm not currently employeed.  That is a huge thing for me.  I have a wife and three kids and pretty much need to be bringing in the dough.  I've been a fairly highly paid software engineer and more than a couple of Fortune 500 companies but have gotten fairly sick of the typical corporate environment.  I've gotten so sick of it that it has made me doubt the field i'm in.

 Anyway, all of that being said, I've toyed around with the idea of switching careers.  I've taken a fair number of the typical personality tests to help aid me in finding a new path, and all of them have labeling me as an Idealist/Champion sort of person.  This means that I'm destined (or so I'm told) to be something like a Motivational Speaker, Clergy,  Journalist, Management Counsultant, Actor, Event Planner, Public Relations  Manager, Executive Coach, Art Director, Acitvist,   Copy Writer, Illustrator, Graphic Designer, or Performing Artist.

Now the first thing that should jump out at you is that none of those things is even remotely related to Software Engineer, my career of choice so far.  The fact of the matter is that I've loved playing with computers since I was a kid.  I've torn them apart, put them back together, hacked them, upgraded them, programmed software for them, the works.  But I get pretty bored when it comes to making that a career.  I fell into a niche of software development that has allowed me to learn a great deal about many aspects of the field but have not gotten really indepth knowledge of any one part.  I've always been all about breadth of knowledge vs. depth.

 Anyway, back to the change in career paths.  The problem of course is that I now have 10+ years of software engineering experience to market myself with, and don't feel realy qualified for any of the positions listed above.  Let me restate that.  I'm a pretty positive and open minded kinda guy.  I could see myself doing many of those jobs.  The problem is I'm not sure I could sell anyone else on the idea.

  I'm getting fairly tired of talking/typing about this now so I think I'll move on.  If any of you inspired people read this and have any insights for me, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Ok folks I have to admit something to all of you.  This site is really getting under my skin.  I've decided there is no other place on earth where I can interact with as many folks that have a desire similar to mine, to feel like they are doing something to better human kind, or at least fully living up to their potential.

My only problem now is to figure out how to turn myself into a Zaadz Succes Story.  If Zaadz is really here to change the world, one person at a time, I am one of those people.  I've always been very philoshophical, and idealistic.  However, right now I'm a bit down.  I've been spinning my wheels for over a year now trying to decide whether or not to change career paths or simply find a more uplifting position within my current field.  I haven't made good progress on either front.

 Anybody got any ideas on how I can "get off the pot"?  As in "sh*t, or get off the pot!"

 Frank