With a new year comes new opportunities for your career. What better time than the start of 2017 to refine your professional goals and take steps toward achieving career success? 

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  &ldquo;If you always do what you&rsquo;ve always done, you will always be
  where you&rsquo;ve always been.&rdquo;
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  With a new year comes new opportunities for your career. And, with&nbsp;<a
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  reporting&nbsp;80% of resolutions fail by the second week of the new year,
  maybe NOW is the best time to refine your professional goals and take steps
  toward achieving career success.
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  The new year presents the ideal time to create a strategic plan for your
  career growth and plan ahead for the future. Follow these goal-setting tips
  for achieving career success in the new year.
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<h3>Take an Inventory of Strengths and Weaknesses</h3>

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  It&rsquo;s difficult to effectively set goals for the new year if you have not
  evaluated your current strengths and weaknesses. Take a close look at the
  goals you achieved last year and what types of accomplishments you&rsquo;d
  like to achieve in the future. Incorporating your strengths and weaknesses
  into your career plans is critical for your success. When setting new goals,
  think about how you can capitalize on your strengths and work on improving
  areas of weakness.
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<h3>Set Meaningful Goals</h3>

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  Often times people believe they have to set big goals in order to achieve for
  success. This could not be farther from the truth. Whether you&rsquo;d like to
  get a substantial promotion or simply gain a new workplace skill, there is no
  goal too big or too small. Rather than put enormous pressure on yourself to
  accomplish something &ldquo;big,&rdquo; choose to set meaningful career goals
  that will have a positive impact on your professional development.
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<h3>Make a Strategic Plan</h3>

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  Setting goals means nothing without having a concrete plan in place to achieve
  them. Once you take the first two steps above, map out a plan on paper for how
  you&rsquo;re actually going to meet your goals. Your plan should include
  specific action steps and a schedule that is realistic with your lifestyle.
  Developing a plan will keep you on track, allowing you to define the best
  course of action for meeting your specific objectives.
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  Setting and accomplishing meaningful goals is not always easy, and it&rsquo;s
  important to celebrate your successes along the way. Giving yourself credit
  along the journey will help you stay motivated and focused, inspiring you to
  keep moving forward.
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New Year, New You: How To Achieve Career Success in 2017