Career Goals for 2010

Career Saturday

Whether you have a 9 to 5 job, own your own business, freelance from home, or telecommute a new year brings new possibilities. Setting goals is the first step towards success. All it takes is 30 - 45 minutes of your time, a pen and a notebook.

  
1)Clarify your dream/vision

What is your dream for your business or future of your career? What direction do you want it to take and why? Is it for financial freedom? Is it just something you love to do? Find a notebook and start writing. 

Ask yourself why you started this business? (Is it to spend more time at home?) Why are you in the career position that you are in and where do you want to be at the end of the year.

Also write down what exactly you are offering in your business. (Build a successful catering company that specializes in providing high end wedding food.) 

Or do you want to move up in the company you are in? Why should you be promoted? If you're not sure then determine what you can do to make your boss take notice.

2) Write a mission statement for your business/career.

3)Write out your goals. Where do you want to be in one year? Five years? Ten?

4)Create a plan to reach those goals. Start with the one year goal and then determine what you must do to get there. It helps to work your way backwards until you determine what you must do on a daily basis in order to reach those goals. Planning is worthless without action. You can view my annual career goals here. I will post my weekly plan next week.