It’s natural to be anticipating your holidays with a growing impatience.
Fact: no matter how much egg nog you drink...2019 is coming.
If you’re looking to start a new career, or push your career goals even further in 2019, then it might not be the time to step TOO far away from your computer.
Yes, this is an opportunity to start game-planning next years big wins.
There are still things you can do, before the clock strikes midnight and the confetti flies everywhere.
Here are our suggestions:
1. Gather the team for a meeting. Congratulate your peers on their wins and your team successes and ask what could be improved for next year. Having a better idea of what went right, and what went wrong, will undoubtedly help you shape a positive start in 2019.
2. Clean up your inbox and clear out junk mail. Maybe even file away items under specific titles...or under one title…2018. An organized space will help you have a fresh start. On that note, clean-up your social media too. Remember: you will show up on Google and those images and posts will be seen by potential future employers. (Luckily, this is a life you can easily EDIT!)
3. Choose 3 people you’d like to connect with on LinkedIN and reach out to them. Want to hire a coach? Consider it. It’s never a bad idea to invest in you and have some support along the way.
4. Consider writing a one year plan. Not good at long term plans? You have to start somewhere. Maybe start with 3 goals for the 1st quarter of the new year and revisit and revise as needed.
5. Thinking of a career change? Rethink, and maybe even redesign, your resume and portfolio. Not good at design? Hire someone. It’s worth every penny in the long run. This is the first step. Next, you’ll need to start throwing some ‘feelers’ out there to get an idea of who is looking for new talent and where you want to go.
In summary, it’s (already) time to start planning for your 2019 goals.
(Fun fact: You’ve got this!)