As you build your Personal Inventory, you will document what is most important to you today as it pertains to Personal Prioritized Goals related to your work – such as how much money you make or flexible work schedule. You also will document Personal Prioritized Goals related to your life – such as your time with family, friends, and improving your physical and mental. You will use these Personal Prioritized Goals of work and life later as we develop your goals and Action Plans.
For all the decisions you make in your career, you must make sure to account for your holistic life across your three career arcs – Mastery, Freedom, and Legacy.
Later you will establish action plans and measures for each goal you have set that will launch you into a rhythm of accountability in setting, accomplishing, and updating professional and personal goals and actions that become the habit of innovation and continuous improvement of your career.
As you consider how to proactively advance your career, you have an ownership mindset to continuously grow to achieve Mastery, create Freedom, and leave a purpose-filled Legacy. This kind of growth is a lifelong pursuit, and CareerTruth wants you to start by setting Prioritized Professional and Personal Goals that you can pursue right now.
You may be feeling urgency or even risk, but it is critical to do the good work on the foundations of who you are, how you will make decisions, and define the purpose for your work. Here you will choose two Professional Goals you want to improve to a new level of Mastery. Later, you can create detailed action plans that help you meet your goals. Once you have reached a level of Mastery – marked by a STAR experience or your ability to teach the skill gained in the Professional Goal – you will have the opportunity to celebrate your achievement and set a new Professional Goal and Action Plan for each new goal.
You can choose from 14 types of Professional Prioritized Goals and create near-term outcomes that build to long-term objectives to achieve Mastery. These professional goals are the building blocks of your career. Whether you wish to improve your technical skills or develop as a leader, CareerTruth will help. There are also areas of professional development to help you be “of” the market in your career by building your reputation, brand or improving your network.
By declaring your professional growth through defined goals and actions, you will increase your value to your market. Building your professional value puts you in a position of strength and provides unlimited potential for your personal goals to be met or exceeded.
Reaching for what is possible is why you must have Personal Prioritized goals and any prioritized Professional Goals. It’s imperative to know that work is a part of our lives, not an equal opposite of our personal life. Your work sits inside your life as part of the whole Work-Life Flow. Your work must flow within your life. Your work cannot be your life, but you can also not separate your work from your life.
You must account for what is most important in your life and prioritize improving your life by setting personal prioritized goals.
Over time, your Personal Prioritized Goals and circumstances can change. You may have a few substantial obligations requiring time and resources at one point in your career. In another season, you may have limitations to your freedoms that require you to turn down more work responsibilities.
Recognizing where you are in any season of your career and making intentional choices is Freedom. Freedom is not the ability to do anything you want. We must recognize the options that provide a gain but realize those choices have opportunity costs or sacrifices.
As you build your Personal Inventory, you will document what is most important to you today regarding Personal Prioritized Goals related to your work – such as how much money you make or your flexible work schedule. You will also document Personal Prioritized Goals related to your life – such as your time with family and friends and improving your physical and mental health. You will use these Personal Prioritized Goals of Work and Life later as we develop your goals and Action Plans.
For all the decisions you make in your career, you must account for your holistic life across your three career arcs – Mastery, Freedom, and Legacy.
Later you will establish action plans and measures for each goal that will launch you into a rhythm of accountability in setting, accomplishing, and updating professional and personal goals and actions that become the habit of innovation and continuous improvement of your career.