Using the SMART Framework to Set Achievable Career Goals
Ditch the safe, long-term plans. Use 3-week tests (High-Signal Experimentation) to quickly learn what works, open up your career options, and build real proof of your skills.
Ditch the safe, long-term plans. Use 3-week tests (High-Signal Experimentation) to quickly learn what works, open up your career options, and build real proof of your skills.
Don't just chase what you love. Match your core beliefs with the big problems a company needs fixed. Learn to stop waiting for approval and start becoming a necessary strategic partner.
Yearly career reviews are bad because information gets old fast. Switch from old yearly reviews to fast, regular check-ins to keep your career plan fresh and effective.
Stop wasting your best work. Use a simple system to turn your daily job tasks into a growing asset that builds your career value.
Stop seeing your career as a set spot. Learn a simple brain-based method to create a flexible career map that helps you spot opportunities as the world keeps changing.
The biggest career mistake today is thinking your future self is something you pay for with today's stress. Learn to shift your focus from just using up energy to building an identity that grows.
Your career needs a good business plan, not just emotion. Look at what jobs need, not just what you feel like doing, to become a valuable worker.
Don't just plan your time, design your future. Learn to swap fuzzy career wishes for strict 'rules' that keep you on track and show your value by leading yourself.
Don't wait for someone to give you permission to succeed. Use 'Inverse Value Engineering' to figure out what the job needs, solve those problems now, and prove your value before you even get the job offer.
Is it better to move straight up or move sideways in your career? Your industry's speed decides your best path to long-term success and keeping your skills fresh.
Stop treating your five-year plan like a rigid GPS route. Learn how to break free from the job title trap by focusing on directional themes, skill stacking, and quarterly micro-adjustments to build a resilient and evolving career strategy.
Are you treating professional success like a grocery list? Discover why chasing status leads to exhaustion and learn the rigorous steps—from the Task-Type Audit to the Tuesday Morning Test—to design a career aligned with your daily energy and values.
Waiting for the perfect intersection of passion, talent, and need is a trap. Learn how to stop overthinking, build career capital through market alignment, and start manufacturing the fulfilling career you desire.
To break the cycle of career stagnation, you must shift your focus from volume to value. Learn why being indispensable can actually trap you and how to implement the 30-Day Velocity Protocol to start solving the problems leadership cares about.