Why career planning is important

There are few things as important as having a career development plan when it comes to excelling in life and accelerating in your chosen field.

The purpose of a career development plan is to help you reach your goals. Everyone has aspirations in life and specific levels they would like to reach.

Part of the planning process actually entails you developing specific career goals and mapping out a course on how to best reach them.

When setting goals, it is critical that you consider all aspects. Which do you have, a job or a career? What is it about your job that you absolutely cannot stand? If you have a career, what is it that you absolutely love about it? Knowing this is just part of the puzzle – there is much more to uncover and many decisions to make to ensure you find balance, passion, and purpose as well as continued growth.

Part of identifying your career paths includes defining your purpose and passions. Why? Because everyone dreams of getting into a career field they enjoy and have fun with, but most people wander off course. They select a different career aspiration simply because they react rather than plan. They apply for an opening and take a job even though they know it is not the right fit. By having a plan and clear ideas about what it is you really want, you will avoid the pitfalls of career mismatch. You will identify find the right field to get into based on your interests, strengths, and personal passions.

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