Unit 3 Module Career Plan
Unit 3 Module Career Plan
Unit 3 Module Career Plan
Unit 3 Assignment:
Career Plan
By
Skyler Ray
1) What is your BHAG (***one amazingly HUGE, your world-changing goal***)? THIS
SHOULD NOT BE A JOB BUT YOUR MISSION IN LIFE!
In the next 25 years, I will strive to have a family and own my own property. My
BHAG would be raising a family and instilling the core values that I have developed over
the years. I have a wide variety of values and skills that I believe will help pave the path
for my family to live great lives and to overcome challenges. To own property, one must
be able to manage all the responsibilities that come with it. Being able to successfully
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2) Why is this your BHAG?
my toughest times, I thought I would get the support and guidance that I once saw at a
younger age. I quickly realized that I wasn’t going to get the support I needed from them.
When my fiancé and I started dating, I saw strong family values that I hadn’t seen in a
long time. Without hesitation, they gave me all the support I needed and because of that, I
was able to run into many opportunities. These new relationships allowed me to network
and find these amazing opportunities. The reason why this is my BHAG is because
family is a great resource for support and guidance. I never want my future family to feel
that they aren’t supported. Having that reassurance that when times are tough, you always
Owning property has always seemed like a dream to me but as I get older, I want
this dream to become a real goal of mine. I have always lived with many responsibilities.
At a young age, I had to be dependent on myself and figure out how to do well for
myself. Having to balance work and school was a great strength of mine because I needed
to make money to put a roof over my head and getting my degree was incredibly import
to me. Because I was able to do both these things successfully, I was driven to work
responsible, and being motivated will help me reach my goal of owning property.
3) How does your BHAG align with your vision statement from Unit 2
(As a person, I value awareness, creativity, compassion, discipline, leadership, and trust.
My goal is to allow others who I surround myself with to see all these values in me.)
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My vision statement above shows the things I value. These values will help reach
my BHAG goal of having a family and owning property. When I become a father, it is
important that the values that are listed in my vision statement are demonstrated around
disciplined, creative, and building trust are key for me and my family to stand true to. Not
only does this help with building family values but these also help me reach my goal of
owning property. Demonstrating these values in my life will help me stay on the path to
accomplishing my goals.
4) How does your BHAG align with your mission statement from Unit 2?
(I will dedicate my life to continue my personal growth and being an impactful leader.
professional goals.)
support and care for my family will be a big accomplishment for me. Being a father
comes with man hats and one I think I will be great with is being a leader for my future
kids and my soon to be wife. Being a leader always comes naturally to me. I feel the
most comfortable when I can provide direction, support, and knowledge to those around
me. I believe this will also help me with owning property as well. Stepping up managing
property responsibilities will be a great new challenge for me. Drive, motivation, and
commitment are values that will help me overcome these new challenges and allow me
to accomplish my goal.
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5) List your top five (5) obstacles in order from number 5 being least difficult and
number 1 being the most difficult you need to overcome in order to obtain your
BHAG and explain the relevance of each one.
Obstacle 1: Financial Stability - Being financially able to own property in San Diego
California will be tough. I will need to save enough money for a down payment and also
being bought out as a smaller organization and losing my job security. This will have a
Obstacle 3 : Maintaining Motivation and Drive – If I do indeed want to have a family and
own property, I need to stay focused on that goal. Throughout life’s various obstacles, it
can be hard to constantly stay motivated. If I lose motivation and drive, I will disappoint
myself and those around me that I love. But these are my biggest dreams, and it is
Obstacle 5 : Staying Healthy – Being an active person, I put myself in situations that
could cause me to miss work due to illness or getting hurt. This will impact my ability to
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Section 2: Career Vision
Consider your long-term vision for your career. Respond to the following questions, and make
connections to your personal mission statement, your BHAG(s), the themes you developed in
Unit 2 and the textbook/supplemental readings (as applicable).
1) Analyze the type of career you want to have, in terms of an organizational career or
a protean career, and make sure it is clear you understand the concepts as outlined
in the textbook. Why?
My long term vision of the type of career I want to have would be maintaining my
career in the tech industry. Being in the tech industry has been extremely competitive and
I had to learn many mew things that I was not used to. There were a couple
organizational career paths I could have taken but I decided to stick with Industry paths.
To be more specific, I see myself sharpening my skills set and increasing my knowledge
in the Operations Department. Since personal growth is an important value of mine, the
past 5 years with the company I have worked for, I have been promoted multiple times.
My most recent promotion was becoming a manager. For me, it does not stop there. My
long-term goal would be to become the director of operations. Climbing the corporate
ladder has been clearly visible with my journey so far and I will use my core values to
2) Analyze your career with an explanation as one that moves you up the organization
or one you develop seeking alternative career paths. If you see yourself taking an
alternative career path, which one(s) sounds the most likely? Why?
I potentially see myself seeking an alternative career path in the future. I would
seek an industry path. In the textbook Career Management & Work Life Integration by
Brad Harrington states “Increasingly, people are coming to identify with a broad industry
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sector rather than a specific organization” (Brad Harrington, pg. 102). Having leadership
skills and experience with managing operations would help me find an industry with an
operations role. It does not have to be specific because of my abilities to learn on the go
and me valuing personal growth. If I were to seek an alternative career path, it would be
to put myself in a better financial situation for my future family. Financial stability is
stability, I will likely pursue that to help me meet my personal and professional goals.
3) Discuss and explain if you see yourself working an alternative or flexible work
schedule/arrangement? If so, which ones and why?
Working with a fixed work schedule or working with a flexible work schedule
does not matter to me. I have worked with a fixed work schedule in the past and I
performed well and showed up on time. Currently, I work for a company that offers a
flexible work schedule. Some people take advantage of that but I approach it as a fixed
schedule. It is not required to come into the office and there is limited micro managing.
Management trusts their subordinates to put in their eight hours and to be productive. I
am one of the few employees that shows up to the office every day because I personally
am more productive when I work from the office. My mission statement states my
motivation and commitment will help me reach my goals. Because I stay true to my
values, I have been able to increase my personal growth and work to reach my BHAG
goals.
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1) Critically think about and then list out (not a narrative format) the interim steps or
milestones you have laid out for yourself that will aid you in reaching your BHAG
(you should have at least 10 to earn a rating of excellent and be referenced by time)
6. Save $30,000 in the next 10 years to ensure financial stability for my future family.
(5/31/2033)
8. Identify the area and community that I want myself and family to live in. (8/1/2028)
(12/31/2030)
2) In addition to career-related roles, consider your other life roles in relation to your
career goals. What are the 3 most precious things you are willing to sacrifice,
besides time, to achieve your BHAG? Why?
maintaining these relationships. For me to stay on track, I have to keep my head down
and stay focus on what matters the most for me. At this time in my life, I have strong
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relationships and these people understand my journey and my commitment to achieving
my life goals. This doesn’t mean that I will no longer have these relationships, it means
that I will be more focused on preparing for a family and being financially smart so I can
something that I am willing to sacrifice because my hobbies of mine can get expensive.
goals and not spending a lot of money on my hobbies will help me put that money to my
savings. This will be a tough sacrifice, but I believe in the long run, I will be thankful for
The third thing I am willing to sacrifice would be traveling. Traveling has been
something I have not really been able to experience. It’s an important thing to me to be
able to make new experiences and memories. I do believe there is a specific time in my
life for me to do exactly that but now is not the time. That is why this is something that I
am willing to sacrifice. Not only does traveling cost a lot, but it also makes me step away
from work which can mean I am either falling behind or not bringing in money. These
are big factors for me to think about because my goal is to be financially ready to start a
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development or career-life integration. Both of these goals need to be things that you are
passionate about accomplishing.
Your selected goals and SMART plan (see SMART goal information provided in the unit)
should be structured based on a one to two-year timeline. It should include specific milestones,
action items, sub-tasks as well as task-related interdependencies as applicable. With respect to
each goal, critically think about what specific things you will do in the next one to two years to
achieve these goals.
Develop a clear and detailed SMART plan, with facilitating goals and steps/actions required
to accomplish your selected goals. It should be evident, by looking at the format and structure
of your plan, that you have developed some significant skills respect to project management.
Include Gantt charts (T) or other visual project representations as you see fit, and be sure to
address your approach to tracking/measuring your progress (M).
1) What is your #1 Goal? (at least one of the following must be related to your BHAG)
My number one goal is to be financially stable in order for me to meet my BHAG. Saving
a. Specific: Saving $30,000 in the next ten years to help purchase a home and for
family expenses.
b. Measurable: In order to save $30,000, I will have to put $3,000 into savings over
the next ten years. To measure this, that would mean putting $125 into my savings
am willing to sacrifice things in my life to help me save more, this will allow me
financially stable and do not save my money, it will be very difficult to purchase a
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e. Time-Based: My goal is to save $30,000 in the next ten years. Taking that into
2) What is your #2 Goal? (at least one of these must be related to your BHAG)
(Insert your #2 Goal above and provide short answers below describing your goal in
terms of the SMART model. Finally, provide a Gantt chart using the tools provided).
with a strict monthly payment plan to ensure I am on track. I will also be able to
measure when a good time is to make several larger payments to help meet my
goal.
c. Attainable: This goal will be attainable as I work hard, and I am also strategic
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d. Relevant: Being able to create a time frame to have half my student loans paid off
will help me develop a strategic monthly plan for my student loans and allow me
to feel confident in saving for a future home for my near future family.
e. Time-Based: I will have half my student loans paid off by December 2033 if I
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References
Harrington, B., & Hall, D. T. (2007). Career Management & Work-Life Integration. SAGE
https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781452278940
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