Long Range (5 Years) Career Planning Made Simple

Developing the Next Generation of Rainmakers Long Range (5 Years) Career Planning Made Simple Want a fairly concise idea on how to set goals you will actually achieve? Here goes. When I teach or coach lawyers, I like to play the Curly video from City Slickers. It’s the One Thing video. Figuring out your “one thing” is the beginning point of long range planning. But, that is not enough. You won’t stick with it unless you also identify the benefits of achieving that “one thing.” I call it the answer to the “Why” question. Why is achieving it important to you. I suspect every reader knows that as an associate handling litigation for the partners in my small law firm, I decided I wanted to focus on and represent construction contractors building highways, bridges, airports and rail. I clearly understood the benefit to me. What is the one thing you want to achieve or become in five years? More importantly, what will be the benefit to you of achieving that one thing? I practiced law for 37 years developing a national construction law practice representing some of the top highway and transportation construction contractors in the US.