My therapist has asked that exact question - right down to “how would your life be different?”

I hate having to make goals, and I tend to make them big, abstract, lifelong goals.

Back in September he asked me this again, and I decided to break it down into smaller chunks. I decided what I’d like to accomplish by the end of that semester - so by now, basically.

I found setting short term goals that build into long term goals easier to do and easier to measure. I was on disability so my goal was to go back to work by November which I did. I wanted to maintain my moods just until December, which I’ve done. I wanted to manage my time well and work on some specific things in therapy, which I did.

Not that December is over and I’ve met those goals, we’ll set some new ones for the end of April, and then some new ones for September.

I find breaking them down into three parts of the year so much easier than having a grand vision.