Start with the direction
- Describe the change you want in a sentence: the field, the kind of role, or the skill you want to grow.
- It is fine to be unsure. Exploring is a goal too, and a mentor can help you test ideas.
Make it specific
- Break the direction into steps you could finish in two to four weeks, such as rewriting your resume summary or speaking to two people in the field.
- Name what "done" looks like for each step so you both know when it is finished.
Check it is yours
- Goals work when they matter to you, not when they please someone else.
- Your mentor can challenge and suggest, but you decide what you work on.
Review as you go
- Start each session with what happened since the last one: what worked, what did not, and what you learned.
- Adjust the plan. Changing a goal because you learned something is progress, not failure.