GETTING STARTED with your goals

MI's Career Pathing Exercise

We suggest you make a list of not less than 12 things you'd like to do professionally and personally. Each statement should reflect your dream job, your wishes, things you'd really like to do in life, and each example should have a subject (role), a verb (action item) and an object (market).

• I would like to be the executive director of a small or medium production house, creating X content for X audience - A Theme
• I would like to be a consultant in professional development for the crossmedia sectors - B Theme
• I want to produce a Canadian television series showcasing responsible and humane animal caregiving - A Theme
• I would like to coach media professionals and help them build successful careers - B Theme
• I want to be informally (or formally) involved in politics - C Theme
• I would like to create workshops for community members to discuss and develop local business - C Theme
• etc.

Typically you end up with 1-3 areas of interest/themes you wish to pursue. The first few statements usually reflect your core expertise (A Theme) i.e. the short term skills you to take to market to pay the bills.  The next few (B Theme) typically reflect mid-term goals, those you wish to build toward, to enhance your portfolio.  The final few (C Theme) tend to reflect longer-term goals which typically realize themselves over time.

Let us know your dreams as well as your reality!  The more we know, the better we can help move you towards them.  Once you have completed the exercise, include it in the notes section of this form and click on the submit button.  We'll follow up with you to do a brief needs assessment to help you formulate your next steps.