This exercise below is perfect for end of year reflection and thinking about 2023. 10 self-reflective questions. Block out some time in your diary between now and the beginning of the year. It is one of the action planning exercises in Chapter 4 ‘How to change career direction’ in my book “Career Management for Lawyers. Practical Strategies To Plan your Next Chapter” for the Law Society:
https://bookshop.lawsociety.org.uk/p/career-management-for-lawyers-practi-paperback/
- What specific career breakthrough am I seeking and by when?
- What is the significance of this career breakthrough for me personally?
- What actions have I taken in the past 5 years to influence this career breakthrough to happen?
- What are my learnings for the future about how I plan for my future career breakthroughs?
- What qualities do I have to help me to achieve a career breakthrough?
- What actions can I take in the future to positively influence my desired career breakthrough?
- Who do I know in my network who can help me to achieve my career breakthrough?
- Who do I know who has successfully achieved a career breakthrough in the last 6 months whose advice I can seek?
- In what way and with whom will I celebrate my career breakthrough?
- How could a mentor, coach and/or sponsor help me to accelerate my career breakthrough?
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