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I agree with this. I personally like to see my life as a business. As such, I have an operational planning (what do I want to achieve today?), a tactical plann

by wsc981 12y ago

I agree with this. I personally like to see my life as a business. As such, I have an operational planning (what do I want to achieve today?), a tactical planning (what do I want to achieve in the coming year?) and a strategic planning (where to I want to be in the next 10 years?). Of course I have to adapt these plans every year / few years or so depending on how my situation has changed, but at least I got something to look forward to. In the past, when my parents died in a car accident I lost all my goals to strive for, which was one of the causes of a depression that lasted around ~7 years. Only after reformulating my goals and creating a solid plan for the future, my life gained meaning again.

mercer 12y ago
Great to hear that you've found meaning after such a terrible situation! I've also found that the interaction of operational planning and setting longer-term goals have really helped me get out of the different lows of my life. I can strongly recommend it to anyone who is having trouble with life. That said, I suspect I'd have gotten out of my situations much quicker had I sought help. Talking to a professional who gets paid to be a good listener (and to give some direction) can be very valuable, even if just to get going. It's like seeing a personal trainer to help you get from couch potato to healthy person!