Your Career Goals For the New Year
It is a new year and it is time to review your career goals. Are you satisfied with your current position? Do you think you would like to do more at work or try something new? These are good questions to ask yourself when thinking about the future of your career.
Sometimes we become too comfortable with where we are in our lives to take the time to prepare for the future. Taking the time to prepare for the future is what all successful executives and business leaders do, and you should too. It is not hard, but it will require that you set time aside to complete the task. If you are like me with a number of competing priorities you may find it easier to schedule the time on your calendar to work on your career goals. This is not something that you would want to put off, because the benefit of this type of self evaluation can be almost immediate.
For example, you would like to obtain a higher salary in the organization or industry that you are working for, but you realize that you need to obtain a certification as a requirement of this job. By doing your self assessment now you may be able to find an opening in the class that you need to take before the end of this month. If you procrastinate you might have to wait until June or September for the same class to be offered.
I recommend reading the book, “Who Moved My Cheese?†by Dr. Spencer Johnson. In this short story you will obtain insight why you should not become complacent in your job or career and be in constant pursuit preparing for your next job opportunity. You will find a link to this and other valuable resources on my suggested reading page. Schedule the time this week to review your career goals; you’ll be glad that you did.
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January 6th, 2008 at 9:45 am
You give very good food for the mind. I have been using your tools. On the phone and have been retooling to make a career move. Thanks, Interview teacher.
Artcoach