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SMART Goals - Make a Five and Ten Year Career
Plan
It is important to write down your goals and check them often. This
gives you the opportunity to remember them and modify them if need
be over time. The fact is that as you continue to see yourself in your
plan, you are more likely to stay on course to get there.
Writing your goals down on paper solidifies your thinking and sets
the direction for your brain to accomplish them. Start with small
goals. Achieving smaller goals will give you the motivation to tackle
more complex goals.
If setting goals scares you, then don’t. Don’t set goals. Dream!
Take a blanket out to the back yard. Lie down in the grass; stare up
at the sky and dream. Let nothing get in the way. See no barriers.
Think of everything you ever wanted to do and still haven’t done.
What feels good? Remember what you dreamed about as a child.
What have you always wanted to do?
Eleven Things to Consider for the 5 and 10-Year Plans:
1. Where are your family members living and how old will they be?
2. Are you in the same job or line of work?
3. Is travel involved?
4. Where will you be living?
5. What will your average day look like?
6. What will your place of residence look like and is it paid off?
7. Is a retirement plan part of the picture?
8 What skills or sport have you not had time to develop that interest
you?
9. Is volunteerism a part of the picture?
10. Is a business part of the future?
11. Is career part of the future?
Once you’ve established 5 and 10-year goals you will start to see
that short-range strategies you need to get there. Develop strategies
or actions you will take over the next 60 to 90 days to move you
closer to your goal. Don't start with too many strategies. Begin with
a few and add more or modify them as you complete the tasks
A Good Goal is a SMART Goal:
S – SPECIFIC
M - MEASURABLE
A - ACHIEVABLE (but challenging)
R - RESULTS ORIENTED
T - TIME FRAMED
“I want to make more money (sell more, have more time)" does not
cut it as a short term goal. Consider instead:
I will increase my salary / draw by $XX by June, 200X
I will grow my customer base from X to Y by year end
I will write down three processes per month so I can delegate work
to others
I will generate $XX in revenue and $XX in profit in 200X
I will hold a team meeting each month throughout 200X
I will work out for 30 minutes, 4 days per week so I can improve my
overall health
Finally, celebrate your wins along the way! Take the time to reward
yourself for the little accomplishments since these will lead to bigger
successes down the road. Stop and get yourself a gourmet cup of
coffee. Make time to call a friend for lunch. Put the leash on the dog
and take an informal tour of all the summer gardens in your
neighborhood.
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Spin on Balance" by clicking here.
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Mary Lee Gannon is a cultural turnaround and leadership expert
who went from being a stay-at-home mother with four children living
in an unpalatable marriage behind the facade of a country club life
to the reality of divorce, homelessness, and welfare. As a national
guest speaker she demonstrates turn-around strategies that
transform corporate cultures and took her from an earning capacity
of $27,000 to the president and CEO of a hospital foundation. Her
book “Starting Over – 25 Rules When You’ve Bottomed Out” is
available in bookstores and on Amazon.com.
Plan
It is important to write down your goals and check them often. This
gives you the opportunity to remember them and modify them if need
be over time. The fact is that as you continue to see yourself in your
plan, you are more likely to stay on course to get there.
Writing your goals down on paper solidifies your thinking and sets
the direction for your brain to accomplish them. Start with small
goals. Achieving smaller goals will give you the motivation to tackle
more complex goals.
If setting goals scares you, then don’t. Don’t set goals. Dream!
Take a blanket out to the back yard. Lie down in the grass; stare up
at the sky and dream. Let nothing get in the way. See no barriers.
Think of everything you ever wanted to do and still haven’t done.
What feels good? Remember what you dreamed about as a child.
What have you always wanted to do?
Eleven Things to Consider for the 5 and 10-Year Plans:
1. Where are your family members living and how old will they be?
2. Are you in the same job or line of work?
3. Is travel involved?
4. Where will you be living?
5. What will your average day look like?
6. What will your place of residence look like and is it paid off?
7. Is a retirement plan part of the picture?
8 What skills or sport have you not had time to develop that interest
you?
9. Is volunteerism a part of the picture?
10. Is a business part of the future?
11. Is career part of the future?
Once you’ve established 5 and 10-year goals you will start to see
that short-range strategies you need to get there. Develop strategies
or actions you will take over the next 60 to 90 days to move you
closer to your goal. Don't start with too many strategies. Begin with
a few and add more or modify them as you complete the tasks
A Good Goal is a SMART Goal:
S – SPECIFIC
M - MEASURABLE
A - ACHIEVABLE (but challenging)
R - RESULTS ORIENTED
T - TIME FRAMED
“I want to make more money (sell more, have more time)" does not
cut it as a short term goal. Consider instead:
I will increase my salary / draw by $XX by June, 200X
I will grow my customer base from X to Y by year end
I will write down three processes per month so I can delegate work
to others
I will generate $XX in revenue and $XX in profit in 200X
I will hold a team meeting each month throughout 200X
I will work out for 30 minutes, 4 days per week so I can improve my
overall health
Finally, celebrate your wins along the way! Take the time to reward
yourself for the little accomplishments since these will lead to bigger
successes down the road. Stop and get yourself a gourmet cup of
coffee. Make time to call a friend for lunch. Put the leash on the dog
and take an informal tour of all the summer gardens in your
neighborhood.
Get Mary Lee’s new FREE e-book “Make Your Wheel of Fortune
Spin on Balance" by clicking here.
Follow Mary Lee's career tips on Twitter.com at StartingOverNow.
For the FREE Articles: “Life balance Chart and Goals” and “Be the
Standout Candidate in the New Economy” go to: http://www.
startingovernow.com/Articles-and-Tip-Sheets.html
Mary Lee Gannon is a cultural turnaround and leadership expert
who went from being a stay-at-home mother with four children living
in an unpalatable marriage behind the facade of a country club life
to the reality of divorce, homelessness, and welfare. As a national
guest speaker she demonstrates turn-around strategies that
transform corporate cultures and took her from an earning capacity
of $27,000 to the president and CEO of a hospital foundation. Her
book “Starting Over – 25 Rules When You’ve Bottomed Out” is
available in bookstores and on Amazon.com.
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executive director,
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entrepreneur, and
hospital foundation
president and CEO are
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* Starting over in
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* Empty nesters
* Entrepreneurs
* Networking
* Job Seekers
* Starting all over
again
* Going through a
divorce
* Looking for career
opportunities
* Seeking FREE
career advice and
education
* Finding mentors
* Setting new life
goals
To chart your road
map to success
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Mary Lee’s strategies from her book “Starting Over” helped her in her
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a country club life to the reality of a difficult marriage, divorce, poverty,
welfare and then on to president and CEO. Eliminate self doubt, under-
performance, money fears, relationships woes, and negative influence
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Whether you are an executive who is "stuck," your company needs
better productivity, or you are in a life transition you represent the
people and organizations Executive Leadership Coach Mary Lee has
helped. Learn how to clarify direction, create strategy, upgrade skills,
optimize your environment and wipe out fear and doubt. Make it fun =
get more done!
Mary Lee’s strategies from her book “Starting Over” helped her in her
own transformation from stay-at-home mother with four children living
a country club life to the reality of a difficult marriage, divorce, poverty,
welfare and then on to president and CEO. Eliminate self doubt, under-
performance, money fears, relationships woes, and negative influence
so that you may soar. Then lead others to improve their lives and your
business. Start now! For a FREE introductory coaching session via
phone contact info@startingovernow.com.
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FREE Resources
to help you:
1. United States of America's
primary source on career
information:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates
www.salary.com and Bureau of
Labor and Statistics
3. Organize Your Job Search -
Post a Question etc.:
www.cvtips.com
4. Starting Over After Divorce:
www.womansdivorce.com
5. Starting Over for Women:
www.makingbreadmagazine.co
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6. Self Improvement:
www.selfgrowth.com.
7. Job Postings, Resume
Advice and Resources:
www.careerbuiler.com
8. Templates for: business
plans, competitive analysis,
start up costs and more:
www.score.org/business_toolbox
.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
10. U.S. Government's Free
online courses, webinars and
podcasts for workforce
development:
www.onetacademy.com.
11. Occupational Outlook
Handbok 2008-09 by Bureau of
Labor and Statistics:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.ht
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to help you:
1. United States of America's
primary source on career
information:
www.onetcenter.org
2. Wage Estimates
www.salary.com and Bureau of
Labor and Statistics
3. Organize Your Job Search -
Post a Question etc.:
www.cvtips.com
4. Starting Over After Divorce:
www.womansdivorce.com
5. Starting Over for Women:
www.makingbreadmagazine.co
m
6. Self Improvement:
www.selfgrowth.com.
7. Job Postings, Resume
Advice and Resources:
www.careerbuiler.com
8. Templates for: business
plans, competitive analysis,
start up costs and more:
www.score.org/business_toolbox
.html
9. Federal/Sate/Local
Government jobs:
www.USAJOBS.com
10. U.S. Government's Free
online courses, webinars and
podcasts for workforce
development:
www.onetacademy.com.
11. Occupational Outlook
Handbok 2008-09 by Bureau of
Labor and Statistics:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.ht
m
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