Answer:

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Explanation:

1. Consider what you want for your life

Start by simply evaluating what you want for your life within the next five years. Thoughtfully, and privately, consider what will make you happy in the future and provide you with a feeling of accomplishment.

One way to brainstorm what you want is to write down all of the career-related goals that you think you may want to accomplish within the next five years, regardless of what they are. Think of as many ideas as you can at this stage, as you can narrow them down in a later step.

Another way to brainstorm what you want for your life is to write down all of the things that inspire and motivate you. This should be a relatively simple exercise since these dreams often dominate your subconscious and possibly even conscious thoughts.

2. List your skills and experience

The next step is to consider what you actually know and have done. Keep in mind that there is a difference between what you know and have experienced, what you currently do and what you want to do. You may be in transition, changing career paths. If this is the case, then what you're currently doing may be vastly different from what you want to do. However, you may have knowledge, skills and experience that positions you to move in that new direction. If you don't yet, then your five-year plan can help you define what steps you need to take to make that ultimate goal achievable.

3. Identify your transferable skills

This step is particularly important if you are planning to make a career transition. Look at your current list of experience, knowledge and skills. From that list, consider which of those skills is transferrable to the career that you really want to have. You may want to talk to a trusted friend or family member to get additional insight into which skills on your list are transferrable.

4. Learn about your goal

The next step is to learn about your goal. Do research online to learn about the position you ultimately want to have and the educational and skill requirements for the role. You may also want to look at career-related social media sites, where you can look through the profiles of people in positions that are similar to the one you want in five years. Look for patterns within those profiles and take note of where those individuals were in their careers five years ago.

You may even want to consider reaching out to those individuals personally and asking them if you can send them an email with questions or, even better, sit down for coffee and talk about their career path. Most people are very willing to offer you insight into what they do and how they got to be where they are today. They also may be able to offer guidance about what specific path you should take, even if it's different from their own. Speaking to them personally gives you a unique opportunity to learn what they would do differently to get to where they are today.

5. Refine your goals

After learning about the career path and researching the goals you hope to achieve, the next step is to refine your goals based on what you learned. It's a good idea in this step to use the SMART goal-setting method, as it ensures your goals are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound