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Set aside some time. A career vision statement takes time. It may take you several drafts before you settle on a statement that is uniquely you. It is important therefore to give yourself plenty of distraction free time to draft it, review it, make alterations, before finalising it.
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Review your career goals and your values. Your career vision statement should align with your career goals and stay true to your values. Is there a common theme? Are some goals more important than others and energise you? What are you values? If you need help defining your values, we have a separate ‘Understand your values’ exercise you can use to help describe theme which can be found here.
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Dare to dream. Remember that with a career vision anything should be possible to accomplish, so find a way to turn off any negative thinking that will block you from thinking big. Don't assume the future is limited to what is happening today.
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Try some of our visioning exercises. Visioning exercises can help in shaping your career vision. The following page contains some visioning questions to help you with this step. Think deeply about each question and answer them each as authentically as you can.
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Bring it all together. In one sentence or a short concise paragraph, write your career vision statement that inspires and energises you. You may even want to write a short description of how you currently see yourself accomplishing it – reaching your vision. Write it in the present tense as if you have already accomplished it. This puts you in the right frame of mind and gives confidence, rather than keeping your vision in the distant future.
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Review your career vision statement regularly. Your vision will most likely change as you get closer to it. As part of an annual career planning process, you should review your career vision statement and make any adjustments that you feel are necessary.
Key questions to ask yourself
- How do you define career success? Are you achieving some level of success in your current job? What job will help you achieve complete success?
- What would you want to do today if money was not an issue?
- What would your career be like if you had the power to make it any way you wanted?
- What would you like your obituary to say about your career accomplishments and the types of impacts you left with the people you worked with?
- If absolutely no obstacles stood in the way of you achieving it, what would you most like to accomplish in your career?
- Who are the people you most admire? What is it about them or their careers that attract you to them? Is there something about what they have or do that you want for your career vision statement?
- Imagine yourself in the future at a point in which you have achieved great career success. What is it that you have accomplished? What does your life look like?
- Do you feel as though you have a gift or calling? How can you share this gift or best answer the call in a way that will fulfil you?
- What's the one activity you most love? Is it part of your career? If not, how can you make it part of your career?
- Where would you like to be in your career in 5 years? In 10 years? In 15 years?
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