How Do You Get There? | Goals

In the last several sessions you have gathered a lot of information about who you are and how to explore career choices. But what should you do with this information? You're now ready to discover some of the tools that are available to make your career what you want it to be. These tools include learning how to make decisions, how to set goals and timelines and how to plan for resources such as money, education and a support system.

Successful people set goals, develop plans, establish deadlines and list priorities. It is not a surprise that these are some of the same tactics that you need to do well once you enter the workforce. Employers want to hire employees that know how to set goals. The most common reason that people dont achieve their goals is that they never set them in the first place. We can start by setting small, manageable goals and as we gain confidence increase the size and importance of the goals. When goal- setting a very important trait that you need to develop is tenacity-Holding fast or firmly…in other words, dont give up!