I want to be clear that I’m not saying don’t have any goals, I’m saying you already have one. Rediscover yourself. http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_87.htm is a pretty good page about how to write goals. I think if you sit down and really think about things you can actually do and succeed at to accomplish that ONE goal you will amazed at how much work it will take. When I lost myself I probably spent five years with rediscovery as my only goal.

My goal the first year was that *everyday* I would write at least 500 words in a journal. I probably got it done over half the time and it was so hard that I still counted it a success. I had calendar reminders and automatic email reminders. My Mom and Sister reminded me when they saw their calendar reminders that I sent them. I had my computer open up my journal several times a day so that I wouldn’t forget it. I must have done about 20 different things to change my environment and it was still a huge struggle. Even though I grew to love doing it, it was very rewarding and I did learn tons about myself and it was awesome to vent to myself, getting it done was hard. There was no room for any other goals. Besides, I didn’t know myself well enough to write any other goals back then.

Ah the exact test that I was thinking of before is the VIA Signature Strengths Survey. That is where a lot of psychiatrists start. I think because it is much more fun to think about and work on your strengths and until you have a good handle on them it probably isn’t worth the damage to worry about your weaknesses. Although to be honest, it gives you an ordered list, it isn’t hard to figure out your weaknesses.