Well, to start off this week, I would just like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving in advance! I have to admit, I was going to go the easy and generic way with this blog, and tell everyone to list what they are thankful for. However, you can do that on Thursday. Today we are going to focus on Career Development and Planning. While there are books, surveys, videos, and an abundance of additional tools to help, your career development planning can happen in five simple steps.
FIVE STEPS FOR CAREER PLANNING
- First, Have A Starting Point: Your starting point is where you are now. Think about your educational and professional abilities, your work experience, interests and hobbies.
- Know Your Ultimate Goal: Where do you see yourself in one year, five years, 10 years? What is your career goal?
- Steps Involved In Getting There: Think about how much time and money you are prepared to invest. Do you have sufficient resources to support your search or are your resources limited? Are you prepared to make changes and sacrifices if you have to?
- Write It Down: By writing down your goals and objectives will remind you of the necessary things needed to fulfill your goals.
- Go For It, Just Do It! There is no substitute or magic formula for doing, You just have to…Do It!
Never stop working on your career development plan and making it work for you. When the successes of today start to add up, they will confirm that you were right all along, and you will be motivated to see it through until the end. 
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