What Are Your Long-Term Goals

Before you begin any journey, you need to know where you are going. To plan your career-journey, you need goals. Short-term goals are relatively limited objectives that bring you closer to your ultimate goal. Long-term goals are aims relating to major accomplishments that take more time to achieve. In this exercise, think about your short- and long-term career goals for a few minutes. Since your short-term goals are based on what you want to accomplish in the long term, it is necessary to identify your long-term goals.

Instructions:

1. You will list one career-related goal and one personal goal. For each goal, you must use the SMART approach. In other words, your goal must be specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and timely.

2. For each goal, you will identify a specific strategy (short-term goals) on how you will achieve the goal.

1. Career goal:

1. Specific strategy (list below):

1. Personal goal:

1. Specific strategy (list below):