Setting goals? Woof. Setting career goals? Double woof. It can all seem so daunting, right? For me, the hardest parts are (a) where to start when it comes to thinking about your career and where you want to go, and (b) how to establish a realistic roadmap to actually achieving the professional goals you set. Last week, I broke down exactly how I approach the process of setting career goals which starts with reflecting on the past year and brainstorming what I really want in my professional life. This is a crucial part of the goal-setting process because you can’t decide where you want to go if you don’t first reflect on where you’ve been. If you haven’t already, I strongly recommend you give it a read here because it will give you a great baseline for the next step I’m discussing today: actually setting goals and achieving them.