The future is uncertain for me, but it is important to develop a career plan that will provide
financial support and personal fulfillment over the course of my professional life. To make
this transition from school to a professional career, I am going to plan a plan that will help
me stay focused and motivated in meeting my goals and objectives. In the next paragraphs,
I will explain my ten-year plan for my professional career and incorporate some of Mr.
Bolles ideas in how to do this process.
At the end of my career, I want to be recognized as a positive team leader who can bring
the best out of her subordinates and help increase profits for the company. I believe it can
be achieved due to the impact on peoples lives around me in school and out. California
State University Monterey Bay prepared me for these objectives by implementing
teamwork, passion for your career and love for diversity. I do realize to accomplish all that
I want to, I have to be motivated and keep a positive attitude as I continue to learn new
skills. If a thing turns you on, youll be good at it; If it doesnt, you wont, said by David
Maister, because you have to love what you do in order to enjoy life and produce great
outcomes in your job selection.[1] Especially now with the turmoil in the economy, if you
have a great job, you are blessed and hold on to it. Therefore, in the next paragraphs, I will
show you my career goals for the next five years and then where I want to be in ten years.
Year One: Complete my bachelors degree
I am completing my last 12 credits at California State University Monterey Bay. I will be
receiving a bachelors in Business Administration with a minor in International
Management. I am in the process of applying for a masters in Management and
Organizational Behavior at Benedictine University. Upon graduating from CSUMB, I will
be currently working for the Dollar Tree Store, Inc. as a cashier. I hope that after the
training workshop for assistant manager, I will be accepted and train in the new Marina
store at the end of the year. In the book What Color is your Parachute, I learned that I
could go into a kind of rejection shock, if a promotion in not in the cards.[2] As he puts it, I
