Have you heard the saying, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail?”
Recently I wrote about setting resolutions or plans more than once a year. To get going with this, start with your goals for this year. Your goals will the help determine your plan. Your annual plan should be specific enough to provide you with a focus and direction, but not so structured that it doesn’t allow you some flexibility.
Once your annual plan has been determined, move to setting quarterly plans, then break that down into monthly targets and plans. Monthly targets can then have attainable weekly action plans.
Your overall goal should be to become fully aware of what you are good at, what you enjoy and what you can contribute to employers or customers. To help you determine your strategic strengths, ask yourself the following questions:
-What do I enjoy doing?
-What do people say I have a real knack for?
-What skills, tools, contacts do I have that are difficult to duplicate in the marketplace?
Putting It Into Action:
Come up with the answer to these two questions:
-How do I add value for my customers, bosses and co-workers?
-How can I get adequately rewarded for the above?
With you along the path towards success,
Joseph