Professional Development Goals
What are Professional Development Goals?
The realistic roadmaps that guide your career and steer you towards growth and success.
It’ll help you improve your professional skills, competence, and knowledge.
I came across one framework while reading a few articles way back a few months back, which I have applied in my life, and let me tell you it worked for me. So, would like to share that framework with you all.
SMART — A framework to plot a roadmap and make it easier for you to achieve your goals.
Specific — Vague goals are much harder to accomplish than specific goals. So, be clear about exactly how you’re going to achieve this.
Measurable — There needs to be a way for you to track how you’re progressing towards achieving the goals you set. How will you know when you’ve reached a goal? Come up with milestones to help measure your outcomes.
Attainable — Make sure your goals are realistic in terms of your skills, experience, and the timeframe you’ve set.
Relevant — Your goals should be things that benefit your career or life in some way.
Time-bound — Set specific start and end dates for achieving your goals so you don’t end up procrastinating too much and failing to complete them.
