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Achieving Personal, Educational, and Career Goals with Stepping-Stone Strategy

Learn to set short-term, medium-term, and ultimate goals in personal, educational, and career domains using the SMART process. Understand the concept of stepping-stone goals and career planning to reach your desired outcomes.

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Achieving Personal, Educational, and Career Goals with Stepping-Stone Strategy

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  1. 3.01 Critique personal, educational and career goals.

  2. Understand how to set stepping stone goals • Short term goals • Goals that you want to achieve very soon - in the next few days or weeks (example: get an “A” on your next English test) • Medium term goals • Goals that you want to achieve in the near future - the next six months to a year. (example: get an “A” in Math on your report card) • Ultimate or Long team goals • Goals that you want to achieve in the far future - five to ten years from now. (example: graduating from college or trade school)

  3. Stepping Stones Long 4-10 years Short 1-7 days Medium 6 months to 2 yrs Ultimate final result Start Here Finish

  4. Determine stepping-stone goals in relation to the 4 areas of personal goals: • Personal domain • volunteer somewhere • Educational domain • learn a new skill • Career domain • become a lawyer • Lifestyle domain • live at the beach

  5. Understand the SMART Process as a component of goal setting. • Specific • concrete terms/exact • Measurable • Able to be measured or quantified • Attainable • something to work toward • Reachable • (attainable) check your progress • Time • how long

  6. What We’ve Done Self-assessment information from “A Look at Me” sheet • Values • Interests • Personality • Data, People, Things preference • Skills and aptitudes • Education and training acceptable

  7. What We’ve Done Career research from Personal Career Profile sheets. • Career values • Career duties/responsibilities • Personality/traits needed • Data, People, Things Relationship • Skills and aptitudes required • Education/training required

  8. Career Planning involves: • A list of steps including activities, work experience, and education/training needed to reach a career goal • Step-by-step plan of action including career information influenced by the ultimate career goal • A written outline (time schedule) of what a person wants to achieve including details of how goals will be achieved.

  9. What is a Career Ladder? • A sequence or related jobs – from entry-level to advanced – available at different education/training levels. • They help people visualize and learn about the job options that are available as they progress through a career. • Display only vertical movement between jobs.

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