J2ME or network programming or...what do you recommend?

Hi

I've been interested in programming for quite some time now and I
finally decided to give it a try. I first learned a bit about network
protocols and now I decided to learn Java and hopefully, if all goes
well, I'd like to make a living with programming.

But I have to be practical about this and go into programming areas
where my chances are best to actually start to make a living out of it
( of course if you are a great programmer you can succeed almost
everywhere, but I may very well become just an average one at best, or
not even that ).

And this is where I need you. As a beginner I'm a bit overwhelmed as
to what to do next. I realize I must first learn the programming
language itself, but then what?! My best guess would be to start
learning how to program network apps, but that is just a guess. Or how
about programming for mobile devices? Please do share your opinions.

BTW - must one learn network programming prior to programming for
mobile devices (J2ME)

thank you
.

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