Today we will be addressing two topics at once. It's my
way of apologizing for not posting for 2 weeks in a row. Please pardon me.
Actually the purpose and processes involved for
developing career and business goals are
similar. I'll just talk about both at once.
Your career/business goals should guide your
career/business choices. There is a reason why football pitches have goal
posts. If there were no goal posts, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to
determine who won a football match. The goal post thus guides the thoughts and
actions of the footballers and their coaches. Everything a footballer and a
coach does should guide them towards getting the ball into their opponents'
goal post and should keep their opponents and misguided team members from
getting the ball AWAY from their own goal post.
As we are believers, the first place to develop
career/business goals is from the Throne Room of Grace. Ask God why He's still
keeping you here. Any career/business goal that is not related to why you're on
earth is an exercise in futility. If you are already on a career/business path
that YOU or someone else chose for you, it's time to pause and spend some time
talking to God about it and take notes. He'll tell you...
After you've reconciled your career/business path/goals
with your eternal purpose, there are tips that will help you make the
career/business goals Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic (relatively
though) and Time-bound (S.M.A.R.T). I'll share some and I'll rely on others,
including you sis, to tell us the rest.
1. Express your career/business goals POSITIVELY. State
what should happen, not what shouldn't.
2. Include a target date/month/year for achieving the
goals. Let the Holy Spirit guide you on the timing. Many people have found
themselves in trouble because they pursued God's agenda using THEIR own
timing...It took Jesus Christ 30 years to prepare for a 3 year ministry...
3. Let the Holy Spirit lead you with respect to setting
priorities. Some priorities will jump out as one goal may precede another.
Others are not so obvious.
4. Break the goals down into small achievable tasks. That
way, it's easy to get some motivation to continue on the journey from the sense
of accomplishment derived from completing daily tasks. Your true motivation
should come from God.
5. Write your career /business goals down and keep them
visible. You can post them on your fridge, save on your phone etc
6. Review your career goals/business plan periodically.
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