The First Post Of The Unfufilled

My name is James Hatton, and I'm an unfufilled person.

I'm fairly certain that a hefty percentage of people reading this can think that very thought to themselves. Just insert your name, say it, and see if it rings true.

Kinda sucks, doesn't it?

I've decided that since many of us live unfufilling lives doing jobs we hate to pay the bills we make to add a little bit of happiness to the world we have - I'm going to fight against the flow.

It's easy to do that and say it. Everyone says they are going to break out of their mold and succeed. This blog is representative of my attempts, successes and failures at doing so.

First, a little bit about me....
As much for the reader as it is the writer, I'm going to give myself a little bio here so you know whom you are talking to.

My name is James Hatton, I'm a 28 year old male born and raised in New Jersey. I am the 4th of 5 kids. I was raised, quite honestly, by television, video games, and pop culture. I can't do calculus, but for no reason I can sing the theme song to hundreds of 90's sitcoms.

I am also the creator and maintainer of a webcomic, In His Likeness. As we get to the lifegoals section of this, you'll see that IHL is one of the things that keeps me sane and happy, and might be one of the feet in the door that helps me reach this personal fufillment I'm looking for.

What I do...
I work for a small commercial mortgage company in Northern New Jersey. The job is fairly low maintenance, pays quite well, and takes me four hours of commute time every day. This entire blog and idea to grow began because this job has stopped being fufilling in any single way, and might not last forever. Business isn't the best, and where I haven't been told I'm being laid off, the groundwork has been set for it to happen any week.

If this job fails, I can get another desk job. I've been working deskjobs since I was 18, so I won't be without money, but the stress of that situation coupled with a want to grow has forced me to make active steps towards change.

How are you going to change....
This very blog is going to be my roadmap as to what I've done. My checklist to things I need to do. If I go on an interview, I'll post it here. If I get right into something that makes me happy, I'll discuss it here. The idea is to use this website as a catalyst for change in me. If it makes for good reading on top of that, excellent.

The next post is going to be about a question that's haunted me for years, and in the last week it has attacked me with mortal dread...

What do you want to be when you grow up...