To build a holistic action plan for your career, consider who you are, your values, and your purpose. Earlier in your CareerTruth work, you selected Professional and Personal Prioritized Goals. Now, it’s time to make a plan of action for the goals you chose.
Most people have fewer time constraints in their early career years. By mid-career, people measure the value of their time against the obligations they accumulated as they built their lives.
As people move to the later seasons of their careers, they want to add value while enjoying the freedom and mastery built over years of productive outcomes.
During every season of being single, married, in a long-term relationship, taking care of children, taking care of parents, or other personal changes that come with the march of time, CareerTruth wants to help you be aware of the critical personal choices that come with using your time and seeking the rewards of life. You should also take responsibility for the opportunity costs or sacrifices that could be necessary today but not forever.
Don’t make this plan simply to fill out the template to feel good about “checking the box.” Be honest with yourself and document what you uncover.
The work you are doing in CareerTruth is not just to gain success in the marketplace but to be free to make the decisions that will allow you to meet your purpose – for the good of others – through the span of your career and life. CareerTruth is here to help you remember this priority and keep going.
Select up to two Personal Prioritized Goals related to your work – such as financial reward, schedule or location flexibility, risk tolerance, level of impact, and elements of mission and cultural alignment required.
You also can select up to two Personal Priorities in your life away from work. Personal priorities may be your relationships, community, holistic wellness, or hobbies.
By having both Professional and Personal Goals in the same place, you can see the three Career Arcs (Mastery, Freedom, and Legacy) in your life and understand the implications of your choices. Seeing your professional and personal goals together illustrates your Work-Life Flow. You are living your whole life right now, and work is an essential component that needs to flow rather than an equal to be balanced.
In any season of your career, your goals will change. You will need to understand the opportunity costs or sacrifices you may need to make to move forward well in Mastery, Freedom, and Legacy.
You will receive prompts of accountability to complete your actions to meet goals with timelines. And CareerTruth will also provide Quarterly and Annual opportunities to review your plans and update the activities.
Your career plan is evergreen and evolves with you. CareerTruth is here to support you through every season, no matter the job, company, location, or significant life change.