Career Success: Step # 2: Breaking down your success targets.

This is Post #3 from a Series of 6 Posts
Previous post in the series: Step # 1: Your own definition of success


The American poet, Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney, said in her poem "Little Things" - Little drops of water and little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land...

Ambitious goals take a long time to achieve. It is prudent to identify the little things that lead to the ambitious goal. And, that takes us to the next step which is, breaking down your long term goal to several smaller targets.

Let's assume that your career success criterion or goal is to be a Renowned Automobile Designer. To achieve this, you must determine the following;
  • the lowest level position in the domain,
  • the minimum qualification requirements for that position,
  • how to earn the qualifications,
  • how to get the job,
  • how to excel in the job, and finally
  • how to get a worldwide recognition.
The things that are mentioned above are the little things, which collectively lead you to your long term goal of being a renowned automobile designer.

Knowing all this, your long term goal can now be broken down into the following short term goals;
  1. Obtain qualification in automobile design
  2. Get a job in automobile design
  3. Excel in the job and get promoted
  4. Earn recognition in the worldwide auto design community
To achieve each short term goal, you must set targets that are achievable and measurable, which is the title of my next post in the series.


Next post in the series: Step # 3: Set achievable and measurable targets
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