My Smart Goals: Professional and Personal My long term personnel goal and mission in career is to create and own a successful franchise in Vietnamese foods restaurant similar to Chipotle. I see my shorter term career goals are being employ local/federal government, do research for my own business, and run a Boston marathon, eventually having enough money to invest in a franchise in Vietnamese foods restaurant business of my own is a major focus of mine. Sharpening my skills as a creative chef and a manager at the family run business and obtain MBA degree in MIS will serve me well later in running business of my own. Lastly, obtaining business degree in management and management information systems by studying and absorbing from the life experience and professionals already will give me an advantage what I need for running a successful business. But in a meantime by focusing on my short term goals, I can be confident in my ability and skill to fulfil my core mission. I have many qualities and experiences in the past that make me attractive to potential employers. Being a reliable and quality worker and team player is evident in my worker history; I have worked for many organizations in customer service since I graduated from high school, and I have trained part time at a family run business. I have a great ability to adapt to situations and make the best of them and given the experiences I had have in the past there is no doubt my goals will be accomplished within 5 years. In order to achieve my long term goal of create and own a franchise in Vietnamese foods restaurant I will need to do the following steps and processes: SMART Goals Goals Goal 1: I want to own my business in the next five years. S Specific M Measurable A Attainable R Relevant To be specific about my goal, I want to create a Vietnamese restaurant franchise like Chipotle. After obtaining business degree in business managemen t and To measure the progress of this goal, it will be accomplishe d in 5 year. For the next five years, I will be networking myself with many local business owners as many as possible and go to all the To achieve this goal, I will work hard and read more about business in franchising. Easy to say than done, I will to be more persistent and hardworkin g to networking My goal is relevant to what I have been studying and I am more committed to my goal. I want to reach this goal because I want to proof to myself and my sons I that I have the drive and purpose of my educations. Achieving this T Time Related/Time Bound I am a goal oriented person and this goal will be achieved in five years. I have worked for many organization s in customer service since I graduated from high managemen t information systems by studying and absorbing from the life experience and professional s already will give me an advantage what I need for running a successful business. Goal 2: I want to work for the Social Security Administratio n while planning for my long term business seminar in town. This goal will be measured by read business journals 5 days a week and take note as the same time. Another way to measure the progress of this goal, I will get a job at Chipotle so I can learn more about the supplies on how to choose the right supplier's best fort the business. To be specific about my short term goal, I want to work for SSA. After obtain my To measure the progress of this goal, it will be accomplishe d within a year. After myself with local business owners such as Local Pig and go to work at Chipotle for at least three years to learn and this would be great benefit for me to learn from them and utilize my opportunity while work for Chipotle to learn more about suppliers. This is not easy to achieve but I am willing to work endlessly to achieve this in the next five years and it is worthy. To achieve this goal, I will prep my interview skill school career center and goal will help me fulfill my lifetime dream and to reach back to where I came from. school, and I have trained part time at a family run business. I cannot wait for my goal to be accomplishe d within this timeframe, I will finally proof to myself that I can do it. My short term goal is relevant to what I have been studying and I am more committed to my goal than ever. I want to I am a goal oriented person and hard work creature and this goal will be achieved in one year. I have worked in goal Goal 3: I want run a Boston marathon MBA degree in MIS and past work history I am ready to help public and people understand their rights and benefits. December graduation I will specifically craft my resume and cover letter to fit government. This goal will be measured applying all the USA jobs weekly. with my professiona l friends. This is not easy to achieve within short among of time but I am determine and willing to work harder than ever to achieve it. reach this goal because I want to be a role model for my two sons. Achieving this goal will help me will help me to reach my goal in a long term goal of creating/ownin g a restaurant franchise. To measure the progress of this goal, I will train and run 4 to 5 time a week for one hour nonstop each time on treadmill. I will eat more healthy diet and such more vegetables and fish and less fatty foods, so I can gain the strength to do cardio during winter time. To achieve this goal, I will attend yoga class 2 to 3 times a week and learn how to meditate to gain internal strength. I am will to train hard to achieve this goal, so I can start to focus on my long term goal. This goal is relevant as well as important. This goal is important to me because it will help me build my confidence level physically mentally and spiritually. I will prepare for the marathon by maintaining a specific level of fitness required to run the marathon successfully. This will entail a series of exercises as government before and I have the experience to do the job and the credential to get the job. I cannot wait for my goal to be accomplished within this one year timeframe. Achieving this goal will help me understand more about my long term goal and especially for my own piece on mind. I am a competitive person, I like to challenge myself and I like to put myself in an uncomfortable situation. I am a runner and I have trained in the past to run a local marathon before. I know I can reach this goal within couple of years. Until then I will keep train hard every week. well as self control tasks like maintaining a diet pattern as well as cutting down on unhealthy habits of sleeping, eating and drinking. These will contribute towards my overall wellbeing and make me much better person in terms of ambition and focus in life. Do a SWOT analysis for yourself that relates to your goals. Include a branding statement that applies to yourself and your goals. SWOT Strengths: I have been interacting with the public/customers for the last twenty years of my life through my jobs as a waiter/bartender/manager/business co-owner, and claims authorizer at SSA (Social Security Administration). Through professional and short term jobs I have become a people person expert when talking to strangers and making them feel comfort when they talk to me. There is no doubt my goals will be achieved short and long term. The strengths in my person health life I am a healthy person, I run 4 to 5 times a week for 1 hour each time. I am social drinker and not a hardcore drinker, I drank two glasses of red wine a week and will continue to do so for my health. Weaknesses: My professional weakness is I am a goal oriented person and I do not rest until my work is completed to the highest level of expectation. Another weakness is having English as a fourth language because sometimes thing can be mixed up in between when I am super busy. The possible weaknesses in my short term goal I can identify is I more than just work in SSA. But I can combat this by taking one thing at a time. The only weakness I face in my personal health life is foods, I am a foodies, I love foods and all kind of foods and foods make my happy. But I will control and limit myself by only eat healthy snacks and cut down on sodas. Opportunities: The opportunities I have had and will continue to have are massive. I am lucky enough to have a family run business and I have worked at the business for over 10 years now. Starting as a busboy/waiter, I did things from cleaning table to closing the register by the end of the night, basically hands training on helping to run business. I also have experienced in working in many other places such as bartender/waiter/claims authorizer at the Social Security Administration-and the knowledge I have gained throughout my MBA program. After this week I will earn my MBA degree in MIS this will certainly boost my level of confident on achieving my goals in the future by create and own a business of mine own. The opportunities for my career in short term is high since there are lots of baby boomers are about to hit the retirement ages in government across the board. Other opportunities for my career in short term is I can always go back to my family business and work there for temporary until something come up and the opportunities for my person health life is I am a stay home dad with not mortgage, student load, credit debt, and car payment to worry about. So, I will have all the time I need to be healthy and train for Boston marathon. Threats: The possible threat to my professional goal someone might have the same idea as mine and beat me to the market in open Vietnamese restaurant franchise in the Midwest, the market could be threat. With a new franchise just popped out last year in the area already, the market may be spread to reduce for me in five years. The possible threat to my career in short term I may get too comfortable in my family business and would never want to leave when the positions open at the Social Security Administration. And as for the person health life threat I afraid I might re-injure my right knee again and cannot able to train for the Boston marathon. I am a health person I love spending time outdoor with family especially my two sons and I will continue to spend as much time as possible with family as long as I am healthy with my job schedule flexibility. Action Plan Goals To graduate at Park University with a MBA degree in Management Information Systems, create/own business in Vietnamese Restaurant franchise by get a job and work at Chipotle/Local Pig restaurant for 3 years to learn about food suppliers, work for Social Security Administration, and run Boston marathon all these in 5 years. Specific Action to Be Taken To work for Chipotle and Local Pig for 3 years to learn about food suppliers To work hard with frequent and attend all business seminars To persist in coming years by focus and take note Be able to know more business owners and attend local business events To apply more jobs on USA job To go to practice job interviews To run 5 times a week for the marathon To eat more healthy foods To spend more time with family in coming years Timeframe/Time Bound Within 5 years, I would need to accomplish the following: Work harder and be persist in everything, train regularly for marathon, frequently apply for government jobs, conduct research in restaurant supplies, attend local business seminars, work for Chipotle/Local Pig. Those are the sub-goals to be met in order to achieve my major goal. Internal and External Factors That May Impact (Positively and/or Negatively) the Achievement of My Goals Internal Factor Impact Positively School and credential Experience and knowledge Collective capabilities Networking Internal Factor Impact Negatively Health issues (old injuries) Financial challenge (high interest rate for business loan) Business partner(s) (trust issue) Family time (sons pre-school schedules) External Factor Impact Positively Population increases and wages increases (good for future business) Development of knowledge Trends in small business support Social medias advantage External Factor Impact Negatively Political, and financial environment (tough business loan) Competition increase Potential high unemployment level Tough job market with advance degrees My Smart Goals: Professional and Personal My long term personnel goal and mission in career is to create and own a successful franchise in Vietnamese foods restaurant similar to Chipotle. I see my shorter term career goals are being employ local/federal government, do research for my own business, and run a Boston marathon, eventually having enough money to invest in a franchise in Vietnamese foods restaurant business of my own is a major focus of mine. Sharpening my skills as a creative chef and a manager at the family run business and obtain MBA degree in MIS will serve me well later in running business of my own. Lastly, obtaining business degree in management and management information systems by studying and absorbing from the life experience and professionals already will give me an advantage what I need for running a successful business. But in a meantime by focusing on my short term goals, I can be confident in my ability and skill to fulfil my core mission. I have many qualities and experiences in the past that make me attractive to potential employers. Being a reliable and quality worker and team player is evident in my worker history; I have worked for many organizations in customer service since I graduated from high school, and I have trained part time at a family run business. I have a great ability to adapt to situations and make the best of them and given the experiences I had have in the past there is no doubt my goals will be accomplished within 5 years. In order to achieve my long term goal of create and own a franchise in Vietnamese foods restaurant I will need to do the following steps and processes: SMART Goals Goals Goal 1: I want to own my business in the next five years. S Specific M Measurable A Attainable R Relevant To be specific about my goal, I want to create a Vietnamese restaurant franchise like Chipotle. After obtaining business degree in business managemen t and To measure the progress of this goal, it will be accomplishe d in 5 year. For the next five years, I will be networking myself with many local business owners as many as possible and go to all the To achieve this goal, I will work hard and read more about business in franchising. Easy to say than done, I will to be more persistent and hardworkin g to networking My goal is relevant to what I have been studying and I am more committed to my goal. I want to reach this goal because I want to proof to myself and my sons I that I have the drive and purpose of my educations. Achieving this T Time Related/Time Bound I am a goal oriented person and this goal will be achieved in five years. I have worked for many organization s in customer service since I graduated from high managemen t information systems by studying and absorbing from the life experience and professional s already will give me an advantage what I need for running a successful business. Goal 2: I want to work for the Social Security Administratio n while planning for my long term business seminar in town. This goal will be measured by read business journals 5 days a week and take note as the same time. Another way to measure the progress of this goal, I will get a job at Chipotle so I can learn more about the supplies on how to choose the right supplier's best fort the business. To be specific about my short term goal, I want to work for SSA. After obtain my To measure the progress of this goal, it will be accomplishe d within a year. After myself with local business owners such as Local Pig and go to work at Chipotle for at least three years to learn and this would be great benefit for me to learn from them and utilize my opportunity while work for Chipotle to learn more about suppliers. This is not easy to achieve but I am willing to work endlessly to achieve this in the next five years and it is worthy. To achieve this goal, I will prep my interview skill school career center and goal will help me fulfill my lifetime dream and to reach back to where I came from. school, and I have trained part time at a family run business. I cannot wait for my goal to be accomplishe d within this timeframe, I will finally proof to myself that I can do it. My short term goal is relevant to what I have been studying and I am more committed to my goal than ever. I want to I am a goal oriented person and hard work creature and this goal will be achieved in one year. I have worked in goal Goal 3: I want run a Boston marathon MBA degree in MIS and past work history I am ready to help public and people understand their rights and benefits. December graduation I will specifically craft my resume and cover letter to fit government. This goal will be measured applying all the USA jobs weekly. with my professiona l friends. This is not easy to achieve within short among of time but I am determine and willing to work harder than ever to achieve it. reach this goal because I want to be a role model for my two sons. Achieving this goal will help me will help me to reach my goal in a long term goal of creating/ownin g a restaurant franchise. To measure the progress of this goal, I will train and run 4 to 5 time a week for one hour nonstop each time on treadmill. I will eat more healthy diet and such more vegetables and fish and less fatty foods, so I can gain the strength to do cardio during winter time. To achieve this goal, I will attend yoga class 2 to 3 times a week and learn how to meditate to gain internal strength. I am will to train hard to achieve this goal, so I can start to focus on my long term goal. This goal is relevant as well as important. This goal is important to me because it will help me build my confidence level physically mentally and spiritually. I will prepare for the marathon by maintaining a specific level of fitness required to run the marathon successfully. This will entail a series of exercises as government before and I have the experience to do the job and the credential to get the job. I cannot wait for my goal to be accomplished within this one year timeframe. Achieving this goal will help me understand more about my long term goal and especially for my own piece on mind. I am a competitive person, I like to challenge myself and I like to put myself in an uncomfortable situation. I am a runner and I have trained in the past to run a local marathon before. I know I can reach this goal within couple of years. Until then I will keep train hard every week. well as self control tasks like maintaining a diet pattern as well as cutting down on unhealthy habits of sleeping, eating and drinking. These will contribute towards my overall wellbeing and make me much better person in terms of ambition and focus in life. Do a SWOT analysis for yourself that relates to your goals. Include a branding statement that applies to yourself and your goals. SWOT Strengths: I have been interacting with the public/customers for the last twenty years of my life through my jobs as a waiter/bartender/manager/business co-owner, and claims authorizer at SSA (Social Security Administration). Through professional and short term jobs I have become a people person expert when talking to strangers and making them feel comfort when they talk to me. There is no doubt my goals will be achieved short and long term. The strengths in my person health life I am a healthy person, I run 4 to 5 times a week for 1 hour each time. I am social drinker and not a hardcore drinker, I drank two glasses of red wine a week and will continue to do so for my health. Weaknesses: My professional weakness is I am a goal oriented person and I do not rest until my work is completed to the highest level of expectation. Another weakness is having English as a fourth language because sometimes thing can be mixed up in between when I am super busy. The possible weaknesses in my short term goal I can identify is I more than just work in SSA. But I can combat this by taking one thing at a time. The only weakness I face in my personal health life is foods, I am a foodies, I love foods and all kind of foods and foods make my happy. But I will control and limit myself by only eat healthy snacks and cut down on sodas. Opportunities: The opportunities I have had and will continue to have are massive. I am lucky enough to have a family run business and I have worked at the business for over 10 years now. Starting as a busboy/waiter, I did things from cleaning table to closing the register by the end of the night, basically hands training on helping to run business. I also have experienced in working in many other places such as bartender/waiter/claims authorizer at the Social Security Administration-and the knowledge I have gained throughout my MBA program. After this week I will earn my MBA degree in MIS this will certainly boost my level of confident on achieving my goals in the future by create and own a business of mine own. The opportunities for my career in short term is high since there are lots of baby boomers are about to hit the retirement ages in government across the board. Other opportunities for my career in short term is I can always go back to my family business and work there for temporary until something come up and the opportunities for my person health life is I am a stay home dad with not mortgage, student load, credit debt, and car payment to worry about. So, I will have all the time I need to be healthy and train for Boston marathon. Threats: The possible threat to my professional goal someone might have the same idea as mine and beat me to the market in open Vietnamese restaurant franchise in the Midwest, the market could be threat. With a new franchise just popped out last year in the area already, the market may be spread to reduce for me in five years. The possible threat to my career in short term I may get too comfortable in my family business and would never want to leave when the positions open at the Social Security Administration. And as for the person health life threat I afraid I might re-injure my right knee again and cannot able to train for the Boston marathon. I am a health person I love spending time outdoor with family especially my two sons and I will continue to spend as much time as possible with family as long as I am healthy with my job schedule flexibility. Action Plan Goals To graduate at Park University with a MBA degree in Management Information Systems, create/own business in Vietnamese Restaurant franchise by get a job and work at Chipotle/Local Pig restaurant for 3 years to learn about food suppliers, work for Social Security Administration, and run Boston marathon all these in 5 years. Specific Action to Be Taken To work for Chipotle and Local Pig for 3 years to learn about food suppliers To work hard with frequent and attend all business seminars To persist in coming years by focus and take note Be able to know more business owners and attend local business events To apply more jobs on USA job To go to practice job interviews To run 5 times a week for the marathon To eat more healthy foods To spend more time with family in coming years Timeframe/Time Bound Within 5 years, I would need to accomplish the following: Work harder and be persist in everything, train regularly for marathon, frequently apply for government jobs, conduct research in restaurant supplies, attend local business seminars, work for Chipotle/Local Pig. Those are the sub-goals to be met in order to achieve my major goal. Internal and External Factors That May Impact (Positively and/or Negatively) the Achievement of My Goals Internal Factor Impact Positively School and credential Experience and knowledge Collective capabilities Networking Internal Factor Impact Negatively Health issues (old injuries) Financial challenge (high interest rate for business loan) Business partner(s) (trust issue) Family time (sons pre-school schedules) External Factor Impact Positively Population increases and wages increases (good for future business) Development of knowledge Trends in small business support Social medias advantage External Factor Impact Negatively Political, and financial environment (tough business loan) Competition increase Potential high unemployment level Tough job market with advance degrees