Conner and Pokora (2012) explain that "being strategic means thinking ahead about your own working professional life. It may mean developing a vision of what  you want to be in one, two, five, or ten years from now (p.69) With that in mind, respond to the following questions:

1. Do you have a vision of where you want to be in five years? Share with us what that vision looks like.

2. Have you worked with someone to clarify your values and goals? If so, tell us what you learned. If not, who can you identify that would help you?

3. What steps have you taken to turn this vision into a well-executed plan?

4. Explain what type of obstacles or challenges you might encounter in fulfilling your vision and how  you will overcome, circumvent, and/or work  through these challenges.