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TO MAP OUT YOUR PATH 
 
TO YOUR DREAM JOB,
GRAB A PIECE OF PAPER
AND DO THE FOLLOWING
:

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WRITE DOWN ALL OF THE 
SKILLS YOU HAVE. 
It can be anything from “go
od 
at writing reports” to “exce
llent 
driver”. Make sure to write d
own 
everything, even if you thin
k 
it’s strange or irrelevant.
WRITE DOWN A DESCRIPTIO
N 
OF YOUR CURRENT GOALS 
on a separate sheet. 
CROSS OUT THE SKILLS 
that are not going to help y
ou 
achieve these goals.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE REMA
IN-
ING SKILLS 
and determine which ones y
ou 
have already mastered and w
hich 
might need a bit of improve
-
ment. Decide what needs 
to be improved and what c
an 
be left at the current level.
Estimate the amount
of money you need to inv
est
in developing each of tho
se 
skills. Consider the short
-
term and long-term pros
-
pects that they will provi
de. 
After that, all you have 
to do is make a schedule t
hat 
allocates enough time fo
r 
your learning. Now it’s ti
me 
to start investing in your
self!
DIVIDE THE IMPROVEMENT
 LIST 
INTO TWO PARTS 
depending on the degree to w
hich 
you want to develop your s
kills: 
NARROW SKILLS 
(you already know how to i
mprove 
them with specific and sma
ll steps. 
For example, “learning Pho
toshop 
to improve my web design s
kill”).