Achieve that GOAL! Find out why career driven professionals are also goal-oriented individuals...

in detail in the “Driven” book, has 11 tenets and 3 foundations that will lead you towards ethical wealth and value creation for your firm.

Another thing I like about this framework is that it doesn’t only apply to a business but also to one’s career. Just apply the tenets and foundations to the microlevel and you have Career Driven Strategy.

Today, I’ll talk about some skills and qualities that help goal-oriented professionals like you succeed in your chosen career path.

Check out the article below to know how you can explore various methods to develop a goal-oriented mindset and accomplish your objectives in your career.

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Achieve that GOAL! Find out why career driven professionals are also goal-oriented individuals...

Being goal-oriented is a valuable characteristic that helps produce positive outcomes in your career.

Whatever your job title, level of experience, or industry is, learning how to set goals for yourself enables you to track your progress and identify areas of improvement.

Before we discuss different skills and qualities that will help you succeed as a goal-oriented professional, let’s first answer this question:

“What does it mean to be goal-oriented?”

Being goal-oriented means being focused on reaching or completing specific tasks to achieve a particular planned outcome.

Usually, individuals who have this mindset are motivated and driven by purpose. They are also known as task driven, results driven, or CAREER DRIVEN.

Basically, someone who is goal-oriented uses targets or goals to stay motivated and focused in his or her work.

Below are some of the skills and qualities that these kinds of professionals have:

1. Organizational Skills

   Having strong organizational skills are essential to help you, your team, and your entire brand or business function efficiently and effectively.

   When you are highly organized, you’ll easily establish structure and order in how you manage your work and as a result, you’ll be more streamlined and productive in your job.

   Additionally, an article from employment website  Indeed.com  states that when you have strong organizational skills in the workplace, that shows you also have a strong aptitude for time management, goal setting, and meeting those objectives.

2. Positivity / Optimism

   An optimistic perspective helps you focus on solutions and attainable steps to take in case an issue arises in the workplace.

   Aside from that, being optimistic as an individual helps foster positivity in your team or in your business as a whole. In this kind of work environment, people are more likely to feel happy and satisfied, and increase their confidence and productivity while working towards their personal and organizational goals.

3. Self-Awareness

   Some goal-setting strategies require you to understand your strengths and weaknesses and identify areas for improvement.

   That’s why it’s important for you to be self-aware not just in your personal life but also in your work life so you can constantly develop the right skills for your job. This awareness will let you seek results that positively impact your success in your career.

4. Decision-making Skills

   Whether you’re a marketer, business owner or leader, manager, independent contractor, etc., you’ll experience receiving tasks that are more urgent or vital to your objectives.

   In that case, your decision-making skills will help you review the options, anticipate the outcomes, and decide which tasks you have to complete first and in what order.

   What else?

   This will also enable you to practice critical thinking and assessment skills to establish goals, meet deadlines, and adjust your processes to be as effective as possible.

5. Time Management Skills

   This is an important skill that career driven professionals like you must have. You may practice this by establishing clear and attainable deadlines for your tasks. This will help you ensure you make progress towards your goals.

   To make your time management skill even more effective, you may use a scheduling or calendar management tool so you can keep track of your assignments for a day, a week, a month, or so―depending on the schedule you prefer.

Now that you know some of the skills and qualities that career driven individuals have, here are a few tips to help you become more goal-oriented at work:

• Break down large chunks of goals into smaller actions . This allows you to divide your tasks into smaller, more manageable portions that you can complete in a reasonable amount of time. Miles Everson, CEO of MBO Partners, does this method because it helps him achieve his goals more easily.
   
• Organize your tasks by priority . Every time you make a daily, weekly, or monthly plan, make it a habit to note down which tasks you should work on first and in what order. One recommendation is to prioritize your tasks by urgency, complexity, and time-sensitivity.
   
• Develop productive habits . Think about the habits that will help you achieve your goals, then make a plan for developing those habits into routines. These could be signing in at work at a certain time every day or making sure you replied to all emails or accomplished all your daily tasks before signing out at work. Having self-discipline will enable you to use your time more effectively and improve your overall performance.
   
• Regularly track your progress . Another necessary part of being goal-oriented is regularly reviewing your progress. At the end of a specific day or time each week, dedicate a portion of your time to re-evaluate your long-term and short-term goals as well as the steps you’re taking to achieve them.
   
• Find an accountability partner . Accountability helps in sustaining your momentum to achieve your goals. Consider partnering with another goal-oriented person then track each other’s progress and motivate one another. Regularly check in with your accountability partner so you can both be motivated in working towards your objectives.

Here’s the bottom line: Being career driven includes being goal-oriented. Why?

If you set goals without evaluating yourself first and knowing what your strengths and weaknesses are, you might be putting yourself on the fast track to disappointment. On the other hand, if you don’t set any objectives at all, you might end up doing what others want without achieving what’s truly important to you as a professional.

So, set attainable goals for yourself and keep track of your progress!

Maintain a positive mindset and do your best to improve in your niche or industry. As you motivate yourself with a clear vision, mission, goal, or aspiration, you’ll produce impactful results in your career and inspire your colleagues to be career driven too.

As Indian entrepreneur Bhavish Aggarwal said, successful professionals are driven not by fear, but by their idea and desire to make an impact.

We hope you find these tips helpful! Develop the skills and qualities mentioned above and use them to become the best career driven individual you can be.

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