Thursday, January 03, 2008

Great Starts for 2008 - Visioning

As 2008 gets underway, now's the time to put some thought into how you want this year to turn out, both professionally and personally. Over the next few days, I'll be sharing some of my favorite career planning activities. Here's #1:

Visioning is an exercise that requires quiet, distraction-free time along with your imagination. Grab a pen and paper to capture your ideas after you've imagined what 2008 will look like.
Get comfortable, close your eyes and ask yourself a few questions to get the images rolling:

What kind of work are you doing?
Where are you working?
What type of company is it?
What does the environment look like?
What are you wearing to work?
What type of co-workers and colleagues do you associate with?
What does that paycheck look like?
What are you accomplishing in 2008?

After the picture gets clear, jot down some notes about that vision to help you keep it in mind. Now, time to set some goals around it and make good things happen! More on that next time...

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