Many of us want to go higher and higher in our career ladder. There is no wrong to think like that. What is wrong is only to think and do nothing. It would be best if you understood that your career goals are your dreams until you take some actions to achieve them.

Today, I intend to highlight a perfect action plan that would help you Achieve Your Career Goal. Let's unlock this plan and shine like sunshine.

How to Achieve your Career Goals? Step-by-Step Action Plan

Here is what you need to do.

Write down your Career Goal

In the last post, I told you how to set your career goals that have specific characteristics. If you don't know yet what your career goals are, then you should read that post first. It would certainly help you pick some long term career goals.

Now let's get back to the main point. Write down your career goals. No matter how many goals you have, please write it down on a Big Paper through a Bold Blue or Black Marker.

According to psychology, when you write down your career, then it's your first step toward achieving. So, go and do it.

Display Your Career Goal

The next step is to make a copy of that paper. I will recommend you to have two copies and frame them both. Now hang one frame in your home and second in your workplace. This display of your career goal keeps reminding you of what you want to achieve in your professional life.

If sometimes, you feel lousy or low, then look at this frame and take a step forward in your designated career path.

Break-down Your Career Goal

As your goal has a time-span of 5 or 10 years, then it's an extended period. To make it easier and more achievable, you are going to break down your long term goals into short-term and medium targets.

By splitting your big goals into smaller ones help you set some professional milestones. It's essential to do this because once you know that you are done with a tiny target, then you will feel great. You would get excited that you are going on the right track. If you can achieve a small goal and follow the same path, then it won't be hard to make a big goal. 

For example, if your career goal is to become a web developer in the upcoming year, then you will break your goal like this.

1. Enroll yourself in IT Educational school: First-year goal
2. Learning a basic level of HTML, CSS, and other languages. Second Year goal
3. Going for advanced learning of web development and graphics: Third-year goal
4. Joining a software house as an intern or part-time employee: fourth-year goal
5. Becoming an independent web developer: 5th-year goal ( Don’t forget to check the best web development jobs in Pakistan)
6. Having your own web development company: upcoming three-year goal

Now breaking down a big goal into smaller chunks makes the whole purpose simple and easy to achieve. Isn't it?

Check Your Commitment Level Time to Time

You can't achieve your career goal if you don't keep a check on your commitment to a goal after some time. We are human beings who distract easily and lose our professional goal track. Some get involved in complex relationships, while others feel depressed due to family problems. Yes. It happens that our personal life affects our professional life achievement. Learn to achieve work-life balance first and then keep your commitment level fresh.

Reward Yourself

As soon as you achieve some short-term career goals, then go and throw a party. Present yourself a wonderful gift. Be happy to touch the first milestone. If you keep rewarding yourself, then you will know deep down that it's because you are putting effort. Some small rewards help you keep going and following the same path.

Have Patience and Persistence

Things won't always happen as you plan, so if you want to achieve your career goals, then you must have to keep your patience intact. Your temperament will be tested at the different stage of your professional life. Don't let go quickly. Have some patience, and remain persistent.

Be Your Professional-Critic

If you fail to achieve a short-term career goal, then don't say it wasn't possible. Don't comfort yourself at all. It's the time when you need to sit in front of a mirror and ask yourself. 

• Why did I do wrong?
• How Can I fix it?
• How can I achieve my career goal in a way I decided?

Sometimes, the reason for not achieving a goal is Procrastination while other time it is a toxic environment, politics in the office, nepotism, etc

No matter what the reason is, it would help if you found a way out of that situation with a great solution as it's what every successful person does:

Set some realistic goals and then achieve them.

Highlighting your mistakes help you stay focused at work and do better in the upcoming months. 

Be Passionate

You must be passionate about your career goals. If your career goals don't add thrill and spark factor in your life, then you should replace them with your goal. Make sure you are ready to make some sacrifices to achieve your career goals. 

If you have to move out of your comfort zone or do something, then do it because, at the end of this gloomy tunnel, there is a bright light for you. Work hard to turn your dream goals into reality.

Wrap up

I have shared an actionable plan that would help you achieve your career goal. Remember, a goal without a plan is nothing but a dream. Stop dreaming and take some actions that let you get something you always wanted to have.