The Imaginary Goals Driving Your Life Fictional finalism is Adler’s term for the imaginary future goals that organize your present behavior. You do not just react to the past or respond to present circumstances. You are pulled forward by ideas about what you want to become, where you want to end up, and what kind of person you imagine yourself being. These goals are ‘fictional’ not because they are lies but because they are constructions. They do not exist yet. They may never exist. But they function as if they are real because they guide your choices, shape your priorities,...