I was recently asked this question, and I really struggled to find an answer. I just gave a generic answer like, "I don't know, in a steady job that I love and maybe starting a family." The question seemed to be more focused on what career I see myself having but I honestly have no idea. My major is currently Media Studies but within that major, there are three areas and I have to choose which one I want to focus on. The problem is, I have no idea which one I want to focus on. So, I can't really say where I see myself in ten years when I don't even know what I'm going to focus on in college and try to get a career in. Sure, I could say that I see myself in my dream job, but that's just unrealistic. I don't want to put unrealistic expectations on my future only to disappoint myself later on. Maybe I'm just putting too much thought into this. I can certainly have an idea of where I want myself to be in ten years, but it most likely won't turn out that way. Even then, I'm not sure exactly where I want to see myself in ten years. I have a couple things set in stone that I'm sure I want from life (a cat and a Siberian Husky), but other than that, I don't really know. Maybe when I finish college in a few years I'll have a better idea. But for now, it's just the beginning and I haven't planned my future out.

The point is, that now I've been overthinking this question for too long when it's a question that shouldn't have stuck with me at all. It's not an important or difficult question to answer, because where I see myself in ten years probably isn't where I'm going to be in ten years. That goes for just about everyone. We want unrealistic things and have unrealistic goals and then we get disappointed when we don't achieve them. So, maybe giving a generic answer is for the best. That way there are no expectations for the exact career and exact details of my life. But in ten years if I have a steady job that I love, a pet or two, and am maybe starting a family, I can look back and feel like I've achieved my main goal. Maybe my job even is my dream job that I don't know about yet, and I'll feel even better. Or maybe I'm still working at Subway, and then I definitely haven't accomplished my goals. Anyways, the future is unknown and there is no use wasting your time dreaming about it because you cannot just easily choose your future. You have to work for it and make it the future you want to have, and your dream will probably change over the years. So, the future you want now may not be the future you want in three years. Things change, plans change, and people change.

So, if you ask me that question, just expect me to answer with, "I want to have a cat and a Siberian Husky."