Setting Career Goals When You Feel Overwhelmed

We need to set goals that make sense and motivate ourselves and others in difficult times. You can become more comfortable with uncertainty and be more willing to entertain the idea of long-term goals if you have a growth mindset. There are two strategies that you can use to get there.

It is the season for goal setting in many organizations. We want to combine a careful consideration of possibilities, resources, and obstacles with just the right amount of stretch in order to decide on a goal. What do you do when you don't know what to do? The sands are always shifting and new obstacles are popping up around every corner. The idea of stretching is laughable given how stressed we are.