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How Will You Make 2015 a Better Year?

By Rowe Leathers, GCDF
Contributor, Career Services procrastination-tips

With another year behind us, many are taking stock of their place in all aspects of life: family, personally, and professionally. A promotion in 2014 is strong validation that your career is on an upward trajectory. But what if you didn’t get a promotion? Does it mean that your career has reached a lull? Not necessarily. There are many factors affecting the momentum of your career that are out of your hands, but there are some you can direct.

An honest assessment of the last year is a good start to determining the current momentum and direction of your career.

  • Did you contribute to your organization at a level that warrants recognition?
  • Did you learn new skills that allowed your role to take on additional projects and responsibilities?

Even with a fixed job description and requirements, taking the initiative to stretch out of your daily box is one way you can develop new skills.

As we have said goodbye to 2014, consider where this year will take you.

  • Am I satisfied with my current role? Why or why not?
  • Do I want to change the direction of my career?
  • How will I make 2015 my best year?

Perhaps the most important question to ask yourself is, “Where do I want to be a year from now?” If you didn’t have the opportunity in 2014 to stretch yourself, now is the time to consider what you will do in 2015 in order to prepare for a better 2016.

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