{"id":28818,"date":"2021-03-11T11:36:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T15:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=28818"},"modified":"2021-03-23T20:14:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T00:14:15","slug":"professional-development-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/professional-development-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Meaningful Professional Goals in 3 Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/career-path-development\/\">career path<\/a> is right for me? How do I find a job that&#8217;s rewarding, meaningful, and satisfying? What professional goals should I aspire to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are all important questions to ask. To have a rewarding and satisfying career, it&#8217;s important to set professional goals that are in alignment with both your passions (what you like and care about) and your talents (what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-good-are-you\/\">you are good<\/a> at) and devise a strategy to achieve them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a step-by-step guide to evaluating your options and setting meaningful professional goals<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are Your Professional Goals?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional goals are clearly-defined objectives about what you want to achieve in your career in the short- and long-term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #1:<\/strong> <strong>List your passions<\/strong>. First, you need to list your passions: the things you truly care about. Many people find that their passions are obvious: They know that they enjoy, for example, encouraging people to be more environmentally friendly. If you\u2019re struggling to identify your passions, take some quiet time to think deeply about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-genius\/\">who you are<\/a> and what you like to do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: List your talents<\/strong>. The second step of identifying your professional goals is listing your talents. Some people find it difficult to objectively assess their strengths: for example, if they lack confidence. For this reason, the best way to figure out where your talents lie is to ask trusted friends and family members what they think your strengths are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Request that these people be brutally honest in their assessment of your abilities. If they aren\u2019t\u2014for instance, if they tell you that you <em>are<\/em> good at something you\u2019re bad at to spare your feelings\u2014they\u2019re only setting you up for failure when you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pursue-your-goals\/\">pursue goals<\/a> that you\u2019re not qualified to achieve.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Identify intersections between your passions and talents.<\/strong> The final step in deciding upon your professional goals is comparing your list of passions and your list of strengths and identifying areas where they intersect. For instance, you may find that not only are you passionate about public speaking, your friends and family think you\u2019re good at it, too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve found these areas of intersection, set a professional goal related to one of them. For example, the passionate and skilled public speaker could set the goal of becoming a media spokesperson. By picking a goal that aligns with your skills <em>and <\/em>passions, you\u2019re setting yourself up for both career <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/happiness-and-success\/\">success and happiness<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make a Relationship Action Plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve identified your professional goals, the next step is to make what Ferrazzi calls a \u201cRelationship Action Plan\u201d (RAP). This is a written plan that details not only how you plan to <em>achieve <\/em>your professional goals, but <em>who s<\/em>hould be in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/professional-circle\/\">professional circle<\/a> to help you get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create your RAP, follow these four steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Write down a long-term goal<\/strong> that you want to achieve within the next three years.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Write down at least one medium-term goal<\/strong> that will help you to achieve your long-term goal. This should be a goal that you can achieve within one year.<\/li><li><strong>Write down at least one short-term goal<\/strong> that will help you to achieve your medium-term goal. This should be a goal that you can achieve within three months.<\/li><li><strong>Next to all of your goals, write down who you think you\u2019ll need to network with to achieve them.<\/strong> For example, if your goal is to work at a particular company, write down that business\u2019s hiring manager.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rules for Creating and Using Your RAP<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>When creating and using your RAP, there are four rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rule #1: Make each goal as specific as possible.<\/strong> For instance, don\u2019t just write down \u201cmake lots of sales.\u201d Instead, write down a specific target and how you\u2019ll measure your success. For example, write, \u201cI want to increase my quarterly sales output substantially. 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