Originally Posted by BoxedinIowa

I was the same as you, except I was inclined to be a teacher before I learned to fly, so CFI was a little bit easier to go for.
If you have an idea of what you might want to end up doing (you might get there and decide you hate it), adapt your training to prepare for it.
Want to fly cargo for a living? Get lots of night time experience, "hard IFR" experience, and you might start out with a company that feeds UPS or FedEx to see if you like the schedule and lifestyle.
Want to end up at the regionals? Learn all you can about flying IFR, and getting your CFI will be handy -- as it helps you reinforce all that knowledge you'll need for the interviews.

Network. I'm not, and wasn't, good at it but I've heard lots of stories about low-time pilots (<1000h) ending up in right seats of various jets, earning double my starting salary.