Building your support system Once you have completed your goal setting, start to share your goals, aims, and actions with those who can support you.

Talk with your manager, coaches, mentors, colleagues, friends, and family members. Let them know what your career ambitions are and the next steps you are planning to take. When they know what you are looking to achieve they will know how they might be able to advise and support you.

There may also be people who you haven t met yet, who might be able to help you perhaps managers in other parts of the organization, or friends of friends who are already in the line of work you are interested in. So reach out and expand your connections introduce yourself to new people and ask for introductions.

If it takes a whole village to raise a child, it takes a great support system to reach your career goals!

TRY IT: Plan a meeting with someone in your support network to talk through your current thinking. Take your Career Planning Worksheet with you. Practice what you will say and what questions you will ask in advance.

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