Did you know that people who tend to write their career goals and re-evaluate them over the course of time are nearly 33%
more successful as compared to those who only conceptualize them? Well, this is because accountability and re-evaluation of goals actually provide people with a framework of success as it helps keep the momentum going without coming to a standstill.
Here are some more reasons to continually re-evaluate your professional goals even if you are clear about your career direction….
- Changing Priorities
As you progress through life, you experience change. Your professional and personal responsibilities change, and so do your priorities. All this can be mentally stressful and reduce the time to chase your dreams the way you wanted to before. Eventually, you may realize that the goals that you had set earlier for yourself don’t fit well or are practically unattainable. And this is exactly why you need to sit down and re-work on your professional goals to make sure that they are realistic and attainable, considering the changes happening in your life. - Discover a New Career Direction
While working your way to the top, you may soon enough find yourself at a point where you discover a new career direction that you might be more interested in than the previous one. This is when you can come to crossroads with the goals that you had previously set for yourself. If you wish to pursue a new direction, then you may have to re-evaluate your existing goals to move forward, otherwise you’ll find yourself stuck in the middle. - Track and Celebrate Success
By re-evaluating your career goals repeatedly, you can track and measure success, and take time out to celebrate your achievements. By evaluating your career graph and professional goals over time, such as weekly, monthly and yearly, it will become easier for you to keep track of your achievements. Furthermore, it will also protect you from getting overwhelmed by trying to attain and achieve too much all at once. Keep in mind, this can have a negative impact on you as you can suffer from a career setback in case you fail to meet your targeted goals. - Stay Focused
By monitoring your goals, you can easily determine whether you are making progress or simply lagging behind. This will help you to become personally accountable for both your successes and failures. And when you do this, you can then easily re-evaluate your existing goals and make adjustments to them so that you can excel and grow professionally as intended. - Keeps You Motivated and Positive
It’s said that small achievements go a long way and we couldn’t agree more. As you continue to track your goals and evaluate your successes and failures every now and then, it will not only give you clarity but also keep you motivated. And let’s just say that motivation and a positive attitude go a long way, enabling you to take on the most difficult challenges without breaking down or feeling weak.
Your positive attitude is what will help you to push harder and overcome the big roadblocks standing between you and your professional growth. - Get to Know Yourself Better
By re-evaluating your career goals on a weekly or monthly basis, you can better judge yourself. This self-reflection is much needed for self-awareness and better goal setting as you embrace your failures, and learn to tap new opportunities through course evaluation and correction in a timely manner.
