#NerdsUnite: Confessions of an OverDreamer (Most of what I’m trying to achieve isn't what I actually want [PT-1])
<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Megan. (Yes, another one!) I met her at the #20SB summit in Chicago, and she's a really really really rad chica. She's here today to tell you about a little problem that she has. Megan is what we would call an over-dreamer. Not an overachiever because an overachiever actually achieves something ... Megan dreams, and that's it. And these are her stories ... HIT IT MEGAN!! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @mahannay
In my very first TNTML post, I talked about all of the ridiculous goals I set up for myself and lamented the fact that I’m so torn between all of them that I seem to accomplish … just about nothing.
It’s an issue I’ve had … well probably forever, but especially since moving to San Francisco in October of 2010. I have no idea why it’s taken me a whole year to finally figure out why none of my goals have been fully realized:
It’s like a mediocre just-for-the-sex relationship - I just wasn’t that into them.
I mean, sure, photography seems fun, and improv would help my public speaking skills, but it’s pretty hard to justify spending all of my limited time and very limited money on hobbies that just … sound good.
I’ve spent so much time thinking of all the goals that I want to achieve, that I haven’t put as much thought into the big picture in life. I mean – what is it that I actually want to achieve?? Am I going to be a social media marketer in San Francisco forever? Is that what I’m really going for?
NO!
I’ve been musing on these thoughts for a while now, but it wasn’t until yesterday, on an airplane, after waaaaay too much coffee (they just keep bringing it out!) that I realized – I’m on the path to a career that isn’t me. That isn’t mine. That isn’t what I want.
Screw stupid after-hours hobbies – I’ve got to go get my life on track!
I’ve got to buckle down, think it out, and establish a plan to get me to the life I think I’m meant to have: as a dolphin whisperer. 
I want to be a dolphin whisperer.
Okay, sorry – I couldn’t resist. After all that build-up and all. I just wanted to see your reaction. What I actually want to be is something a bit more … cliché for someone in my situation. You could probably guess it already. You can even tweet me your guesses if you want (@mahannay).
Either way, I’ll reveal my big life goal next week. And hopefully by then I’ll have a more solidified plan for getting myself there (the water’s still a bit murky – must keep swimming!).
#nerdsunite
Want more from Megan? Check out her blog over yonder!