"Where Do You Want To Be In 5 Years?"

Hey {NAME}, I hate the question “where do you want to be in 5 years?” I don’t have a 5 year plan. Or even a 3 year plan. Instead, I have a clear idea of exactly what I want to accomplish in the next 12 months. A one year plan. Why? 10 years ago I was a biology major with plans to be a doctor. 7 years ago I was working a job in healthcare that I absolutely hated. 5 years ago, I was stuck in startup life in a job that didn’t pay me what I was worth. Then I landed my job at Microsoft. 6 months later, I started a website teaching people to accelerate their careers. Several years later, a pandemic upended the world and completely changed the way we live and work. We are living, breathing, evolving individuals. Our personalities change, our goals change, and our world changes. It’s impossible to predict what’s 3, 5, and 10 years down the road. Instead, focus on what’s in front of you. Where do you want to be in 12 months? Aim big. Then come up with a highly actionable plan to get there. Don’t focus on goals, focus on systems. Drill down to daily actions. Because what you do every day is the single biggest indicator of your ability to make your vision of success a reality. How do you plan for the future? Be well, Austin PS - How good is your LinkedIn headline? Our [HeadlineAnalyzer.io](=) tool will grade it and give you feedback for how you can turn it into a job generating machine! [Click here to scan your headline and see your score.](=) [Cultivated Culture] Land a job you love without applying online. How Can I Help You? [Build A Resume](=) [Score Your Resume]() [1:1 Career Coaching](=) [LinkedIn Analyzer]( [Twitter]() [Twitter]() [Podcast](=) [Twitter]( You are receiving this email because you subscribed to get more career-related content on [cultivatedculture.com](). If you do not want to receive these emails or other communications you can easily remove yourself from our email list by [clicking this link to Unsubscribe](.                              Â