News from the Baptist Center for Career Development
Creating Professional Development Goals
Understanding the importance of goals and the techniques involved in setting achievable goals paves the way for success. Your goals give you the direction and motivation to achieve happiness and fulfilment in your life.
Whether you’re setting personal goals or professional goals, the following tips can help you start thinking about how to achieve them:
- Review your most recent performance evaluation and use the feedback given as a starting point for your goals.
- Create a strategy to reach each goal by breaking your goals into smaller tasks.
- Schedule time to reach your goal — start with 1–2 hours each month.
Additional learning opportunities on this topic can be found in Skillsoft Percipio.
Skillsoft Percipio is the career skills development database offered to all team members through the Center for Career Development. Please contact us if you would like information on how to access Percipio and guidance on finding specific courses to meet your needs at cfcd@bmhcc.org or 901-227-3844.
To learn more about this topic, consider launching one of these recommended Skillsoft Percipio featured assets:
Video: Accomplishing Goals with Perseverance and Resilience
Video: Setting SMART Goals
Congrats to our Skillsoft Percipio Leaderboard Learners (as of July 25, 2024):
- Gold —Tabitha Walker
- Silver —Yvette Johnson
- Bronze —Iichi Wooten
Catch the replay to August’s Monthly Skill Build Workshop
Creating Professional Goals
Your skill set is your career capital. It is important to dedicate time and energy to your professional development goals. By doing so, you’ll hone your functional expertise, get better at the job you have now and prepare yourself to take the next step in your career.
