Many students prefer an intuitive approach to decision making, looking for the decision that feels right. Writing things out in a step by step process may feel too confining. In this model, you will use a guided fantasy from The Career Fitness Program to imagine your ideal future career.

Imagine that you are getting up on a typical workday about five years from now. You're sitting on the side of your bed trying to decide what you are going to wear. Take a moment and look over your wardrobe. What type of clothing do you finally decide to wear?

Imagine yourself getting ready for work. Any thoughts about the day to come while you're getting ready? What kind of feelings do you have as you look forward to your workday? Do you feel excited? Bored? Apprehensive? What gives you these feelings? It's time for breakfast bow. Will you be sharing breakfast with someone, or will you be eating alone?

You've completed your breakfast now, and are headed out the door. Stop for a moment and look around your neighborhood. What does it look like? What does your home look like? What thoughts and feelings do you experience as you look around?

Fantasize now that you're heading toward work. How are you getting there? How far is it? What new feelings or thoughts are you experiencing?

You're entering your work situation now. Pause for a bit and try to get a mental picture of it. Think about where it is and what it looks like. Will you be spending most of your time indoors or outdoors? How many people will you be working with?

You're going to your specific job now. Who is the first person you encounter? What does this person look like? What is this person wearing? What do you say to this person?

Try to form an image of the particular tasks you perform on your job. Don't think about it as a specific job with a title, such as nurse or accountant. Instead, think about what you are actually doing, such as working with your hands, adding figures, typing, talking to people, drawing, thinking, etc.

In your job, do you work primarily by yourself or mostly with others? In your work with others, what do you do with them? How old are the other people? What do they look like? How do you feel toward them?

Where will you be going for lunch? Will you be going with someone else? Whom? What will you talk about?

How do the afternoon's activities differ from those of the morning? How are you feeling as the day progresses? Tired? Alert? Bored? Excited?

Your workday is coming to an end now. Has it been a satisfying day? If so, what made it satisfying? Was there anything about your day that made you less happy? Will you be taking some of your work home with you?

Once you have completed your guided fantasy, write a paragraph about what you visualized.

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