How To Draw The Correct Path For Career Success
Monday, April 17, 2017, 6:00 AM | Leave Comment
Career success is a lot like a good story, in order for it to feel fulfilling; it needs a good beginning, middle, and final act.
If you are planning for career success, you need to look at the here and now, where you can go from here, and where that could ultimately lead.
We have 5 solid tips that can help you draw the correct path for career success.
The reason why so many professionals fail, or give up at the most challenging and critical moments, is failure to plan ahead. Planning for the future can help you determine when the most difficult times may arise. This also gives you an opportunity to strategize how you will overcome the obstacles that may pop up throughout your career.
Just remember, the best generals always have a plan for battle – even though they know it may get thrown out the window when the first shots are fired.
So, here’s a quick set of tips you can use to draw a path for career success:
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Keep an ongoing career plan – and update it annually!
It’s a good idea to keep an ongoing journal where you can freely brainstorm goals, ideas, and other notes that can shape your concrete discussions with others.
But we also recommend making career planning an annual event that you take seriously. Block it off like a vacation and dig into your professional goals with renewed clarity.
Review your past year, and even reflect on what you have accomplished since earning your education degree. And then assess your current level of professional happiness to decide where you would like to go from there.
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Turn challenges into opportunities.
Every time you have a setback and want to turn yourself into the victim, ask yourself what that will accomplish. Probably nothing. Look at every challenge as an opportunity to improve.
For example, if you lose a client, maybe it will free you up to work with one who is a better fit? That can give you a fresh goal for new business. Maybe you are looking for an alternative career in teaching.
There are options available today where you can take up your passion for teaching as a career by getting an alternative teacher certification done from premium universities.
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Look in the mirror: what do you like, dislike? What are your goals and objectives?
Drawing a career path to success also means being honest with yourself. What are you good at? What do you need help with? What activities make you feel good, but are truly a waste of your time? While reflecting, revisit your core mission, why you entered this business and how your business aligns with this core goal.
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What have you achieved so far, and what can that tell you about the future?
Don’t make success planning all about what you did wrong. Take time to write down your accomplishments throughout the year. This will remind you to keep your chin up when obstacles arise.
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How can you communicate and execute your future vision?
Every business needs to have a purpose, otherwise why should people care? Understanding the “why” behind your company’s mission will help you communicate your message to consumers and other members of your team.
Leaders must possess the ability to clearly express the goals of their business to communicate what the future will hold.
Make sure you do everything in your power to be a more effective communicator – and listener. That’s a piece of the leadership puzzle that often goes missing in failing businesses.
These are just some of the ways you can make sure you stay on a course towards career success. Along the way, you’ll hear many people talk about ‘overnight success’ or ‘tricks’ that will ‘get you far.’ Be wary of any person or piece of information that tells you success comes easily. Success only comes to those who plan for it!
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