Five Golden Rules for setting Great New Year Career Goals

How many times have you said, "Next year, I'm going to do something about my career!"?

Lots of people set new year's resolutions. Popular ones include:
Taking on more responsibility.
Improving my work-life balance.
Getting promoted.
Changing career direction.
Getting a raise.
Gaining a qualification.
Being more organized.
Making a packed lunch.
Learning a new skill.

Worrying statistic: only eight percent of people achieve their goals. [1]

This is because they:
Set unrealistic goals.
Underestimate completion time.
Set "other people's goals."
Don't review their progress.
Set negative goals.
Do too many things at once.

How will you succeed this year?

Follow our five golden goal-setting rules!

1. Set resolutions that motivate you.
Motivating value statement: I WILL GET PROMOTED THIS YEAR!
2. Set SMART goals.
S - Specific
M - Measurable
A - Attainable
R - Relevant
T - Time-bound

3. Put resolutions in writing.

4. Make an action plan.

5. Stick with it.

Make next year your best year yet and achieve your goals!


References
[1] University of Scranton [2014]. ‘New Year’s Resolution Statistics.’ Journal of Clinical Psychology [online]. Available here. Accessed 2 Dec 2014.


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