Strategic Career Planning 3 - Knowing Yourself

Always Know Yourself first before you find a new job, advancing your current one or even setting specific career goals. Be true to yourself and spend some time making sure that you are very clear about what you really want. You might have to consider the following 4 factors as you go through your inner thoughts:

A) Self-Discovery:
Do reflect your purpose in life. Ask yourself questions like: Why are you here? What do you want your life to be? The best way to achieve fulfillment is to ensure that your career choices reflect your purpose in life.

B) Talents, Interests and Passions:
Identify your talents and abilities. Go list down your skills sets. Think about your specialized knowledge that you have, or include all the things you are good at.

Identify your interests. List down your interests. What stirs up your curiosity? What things do you find fascinating? What other areas would you die to explore if given the opportunity?

Identify your passions. Make a list of all your passions and loves. What gets you excited and passionate about. What have you always wanted to try to do?

C)Identify your Driving Values
Your dricing values will determine what aspects of a jo provide the most motivation and fulfilling. Understanding your driving values can help you make career choices based on what is most important to you. Go list down and prioritise those values. Use the list to assist you to make future career decisions.

D)Strategic Career Plan
Lots of people tends to miss out on this part which is so impt. A strategic plan is essentially a document that combines all the elements of your career goals and it will includes:
- Your purpose statement
- Your vision for the next 3-5 years
- Your values
- Your guiding principles

With these, i hope you will be able to set your effective career goals.

Sean