I had the pleasure of meeting Neil Gorman during Podcamp Boston. He’s good people, not only for being a futurist and a comicbook lover, but also for working with troubled kids.

He shared an interesting theory regarding personality and attraction, which has been haunting me recently. I won’t go into all the details ’cause he really should get off his ass and document it on his blog. But the component I keep returning to is that people are somewhere between Superman and Batman.

Superman is invincible, gifted with great powers and spends his time reacting to crisis after crisis. Translated to a real person’s personality it’s someone skilled, but who doesn’t plan. Why should he? Like Superman, his “powers” are sure to help him out of any situation. So when something finally does break through, it hurts tremendously.

Batman on the other hand plans like crazy, 10 steps ahead, counter-measures at the ready, a bat-gadget for every scenario. A person always on top of things, and has complete control. Being human, it’s his best chance of survival in the world.

Neil’s original focus on this was tied to who we find ourselves attracted to. But looking at it as a general “how do you handle life”, can you guess who I am?

I continually am improving myself in terms of skills, sometimes proactively going after them without prompting. But despite this massive war-chest of knowledge, I have spent most of my time reacting. A promotion at work gained by a firing. Sponsorships being brought in by others (which I truly appreciate) instead of actively seeking it myself.

Hell, even the idea of doing a video-podcast was only a theoretical discussion point for me until Casey said she wanted in. I was reacting to what she wanted. Not that I regret it at all.

But I have to change. I need to develop a plan. Where do I want to go, how do I want to get there, and what do I need to make it happen? I am going to start writing it all down, and consult you for your thoughts.

I’m Batman. Or I will be.

Plus, chicks “digg” the car.