Key Life Area Goals, Objectives, and Action Plans Share an insight about what you learned from having read your colleagues; postings and discuss how and why your colleagues posting resonate

Discussion 2: Key Life Area Goals, Objectives, and Action Plans

Assignment:

Respond to two of your colleagues’ postings that contain a perspective other than yours. Your response will typically be 2–3 paragraphs in length, as a general expectation.

· Share an insight about what you learned from having read your colleagues’ postings and discuss how and why your colleague’s posting resonated with you professionally and personally. (Note: This may be a great opportunity to help you think about passions you share with your colleagues who could become part of your Walden network.)

· Offer an example from your experience or observation that validates what your colleague discussed.

· Offer specific suggestions that will help your colleague build upon his or her perceptions as a leader.

· Offer further assessment from having read your colleague’s post that could impact a leader’s effectiveness.

· Share how something your colleague discussed changed the way you consider your own leadership qualities.

· No plagiarism

1st Colleague – Student post Michael Brown

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I have never been good at writing down goals and objectives to move them from mere dreams to defined goals. However, our Portfolio of Visions project has forced me spend time in reflection and plan what I would like to accomplish moving forward. As I reflected on my key life areas and goals, I purposely kept them to a minimum to allow me to put them into action. I felt that establishing a plethora of goals for each area would water down the many actions needed to make them a reality and come to fruition.

 

Many of my goals and objectives revolve around giving back to people and making an impact on those I come in contact with. I sincerely hope that I can put my social change goals and objectives into action and give back, and pay it forward for all I have been blessed with and given by so many leaders who invested in me. Giving back and investing in the future leaders is what will define our legacy as leaders and managers. 

 

Key Life Areas

 

Family and Home

 

· 1 year

Goal: Reengage with my family through weekly activities and giving of my time. Graduate school has kept me extremely busy for 19 months and they have suffered through my inability to participate in many activities.    

Action Statement: I will make family my first priority over my own wants and desires for the next 12 months.

Objective: On Oct 29, 2018, the day after my Capstone is finished; I will sit down with my family and establish a plan for the next 12 months. We will decide on a day each week for family activities as well as the plan for a vacation next summer. 

 

· 5 years

Goal: Assist my son with completing college and establishing his life's mission, vision, and priorities going forward. 

Action Statement: His first year and a half has been a huge adjustment and difficult for him. As my schedule and workload decreases, I will make a daily effort to communicate with him and teach him the many lessons I have learned about life and leadership. 

  

· 15 years

Goal: Build our forever, retirement home.  

Action Statement: Take the ideas, pictures, and wants for the forever house, pull them out and design and begin construction.

 

· 20 years

Goal: Take my family on a European vacation.  

Action Statement: I have visited 23 countries during my military career and my family experienced it through pictures only. They have dreamed of going to Europe and seeing the sights. We will plan, save, and go on a whirlwind vacation to Europe and experience everything they have only seen in pictures.

      

II. Financial and Career

 

· 1 year

Goal: Apply and obtain the soon to be open Deputy Director of Safety job with U.S. Naval Facilities and Engineering Command.

Action Statement: Obtaining this job would be a huge undertaking to move from IL, but mark a significant career advancement opportunity. Obtaining this job would be a big pay raise as well as open additional opportunities for advancement in Washington, D.C.

Objective: Position myself to advance in the Department of Defense Civil Service arena by applying and being selected for a new position in our Nation's Capital.

  

· 5 years

Goal: Advance through the Civil Service ranks to the top of the General Schedule system and be a GS-15, the highest rank possible. I am currently a GS-13, and have established a five-year goal of two promotions to obtain the highest GS rank.    

Action Statement: To obtain this goal, I have to relocate at least once, maybe twice within the next five years. I must be in a great financial position to potential afford two households if my family chooses to stay in IL and not relocate for the time being. 

 

· 15 years

Goal: Be financially able to build my forever home.  

Action Statement: Be in a position through the budget and planning to take the ideas and select the location and build this house. 

 

· 20 years

Goal: Retire from Civil Service.  

Action Statement: I somewhat fear retiring as I enjoy working and fulfillment that comes from accomplishing tasks. However, in 20 years I want to embark on my second retirement, this time from Civil Service and spend the final stages of my life teaching college and enjoying what I have worked so hard to accomplish with my family.

 

III. Spiritual and Ethical

· 1 year

Goal: Reinvigorate my journey and spiritual walk by getting back to regular attendance at church, reading the Bible, spending time in prayer and quiet meditation, and spending time with church friends.

Action Statement: It is very easy to put the needed time required to bolster your spiritual health on the back burner. Life is busy, but spiritual health is as important as physical and mental health. Over the next 12 months, I will make my spiritual health as much of a priority as family and work.  

Objective: I have not modeled the type of spiritual behavior to my son that I feel is important. I want to lead him in that direction and be that role model so when he raises his children, he will be a role model for them.    

 

· 5 years

Goal: Become an active participant in my local community government.

Action Statement: Even in the small town I live, there are unethical political personnel who have brought down the feeling of community and pride. I want to apply my skills and abilities to run for local government office, wherever I live, and change the culture of local politics for the better.

    

· 15 years

Goal: Be a spiritual and ethical role model for my grandkids.    

Action Statement: Hopefully, in 15 years my son who is a sophomore in college will have a family of his own. I want to model the type of behavior my son and grandkids would be proud of. I want them to attend church with me and lead by example in modeling the type of spiritual and ethical leadership this world is lacking.

  

· 20 years

Goal: Take part in a mission's trip to a foreign country.    

Action Statement: When I retire, before I become physically unable, I want to participate in a mission's trip. I have heard the stories about the life-changing impact a mission's trip can have on individuals. To be a part of helping those less fortunate than I is something I have always wanted to do, but never had the time. During several deployments throughout my military career, I have been a part of helping local communities in various forms. However, taking part in a mission's trip is a lifelong, bucket list item. I think the experience would be life changing.    

IV. Physical and Health

 

· 1 year

Goal: Rejuvenate my exercise program and lose 15 pounds. 

Action Statement: Due to the overwhelming amount of work this program has been, I have allowed my exercise and diet to take a back seat to school work. During my military career, I enjoyed the daily exercise and the great shape I was in for 20 years. In two weeks, I am going to set aside an hour three times a week to get back on my treadmill and lift weights. By April 2019, I want to have lost 15 pounds and be back to the weight I was the day I retired.  

Objective: To remain healthy and active for the later stages of my life. At 45, I have to get back to eating healthy and exercising or it will twice as difficult when I am 50 or 55. 

 

· 5 years

Goal: Be the same weight I was the day I retired from active duty. 

Action Statement: Gaining weight is one of the easiest ways to put your heart and other body parts at increased risk of cancer and other diseases. I want to maintain the weight I was at retirement to limit my chances of becoming ill. 

 

· 15 years

Goal: Remain active and flexible enough to enjoy golf and outdoor activities with my son and family.

Action Statement: Continue to exercise and incorporate stretching into my program to ensure I can enjoy my latter years and remain active. 

 

· 20 years

Goal: Complete a half marathon. 

Action Statement: During my career, I enjoyed running and found it to be therapeutic. Running is a staple of military physical training. In 20 years, I want to remain active and in shape enough to compete in a half marathon. I will not be overly ambitious and strive for a full marathon; a half will suffice to meet a lifelong goal.

 

V. Social and Cultural

 

· 1 year

Goal: Join a golf league.

Action Statement: My neighbor has been asking me every month to join a golf league with him and some of other friends when my degree is finished. Next spring, I am going to join a golf league with my neighbors every week and enjoy the game I love so much.

Objective: Socialize and enjoy time with my friends and neighbors to explore opportunities to pass on the leadership skills and abilities I have gained.  

 

· 5 years

Goal: Travel to an area I have never been before and learn a different culture I have not previously been exposed to.   

Action Statement: Diversity is a key issue for leaders and managers to understand and embrace. Traveling to different areas and learning about other cultures is key to understanding their perspectives and life experiences and how they bring that perspective to the organization.  

 

· 15 years

Goal: Champion a social issue in my local community.

Action Statement: There are many issues that need people willing to lead and champion a cause for those less fortunate. I want to investigate a cause I am passionate about and take an active role in leading a social change effort. 

 

· 20 years

Goal: Investigate and retrace my family heritage. 

Action Statement: I think it is important to learn and understand where we come from and the roots of our family histories. I want to research my lineage and pass that on to my son and grandkids one day. 

 

VI. Mental and Educational

 

· 1 year

Goal: Begin teaching college

Action Statement: This educational journey has taught me so much and allowed me to grow as a leader and manager. Within one year of 29 Oct 18, I will begin teaching at a local college in my area.

Objective: Pass on the life lessons and experiences I have gained over my military career and my educational journey to those that have a thirst and hunger to enhance their leadership and management skills. 

  

· 5 years

· Goal: Attend a leadership training event such as The Gettysburg Leadership Experience.

Action Statement: As leaders we must continue to gain additional tools and experiences to further our my skills and abilities. Attending specialized training events with other leaders are critical to continually growing and learning as leaders.    

 

· 15 years

Goal: A lifelong goal of mine is to obtain my pilots license and fly.

Action Statement: This is an incredible mental challenge and will require months of work. I didn't know I could accomplish graduate school, but I can accomplish anything I put my mind to.

 

· 20 years

Goal: Author a book on my experiences related to military leadership.  

Action Statement: In 28 years, I have learned a lifetimes worth of tidbits from great leaders as well as those who were not leaders. I want to capture this knowledge in written form so it can be documented for others to learn and gain from.

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2nd Colleague – Natasha Mills 

Key Life Area Goals, Objectives, and Action Plans

Top of Form

My social impact interest is to leave the world a better place by improving leadership effectiveness. Leaders have a significant impact on their followers hence should strive to improve their effectiveness. “Followers watch their leaders. They consciously or unconsciously notice how leaders act in formal, informal, public, and private settings and they use this information to draw inferences about leaders’ virtues, vices, habits, and future behavior” (Ciulla, 2020, p.34). The impact leaders have on their followers does not stop there. Rather, it extends to the society at large as a result of the interactions these followers have with others in their communities. Therefore, my primary objective is to improve leadership effectiveness targeting the work environment, which I anticipate will create a ripple effect and influence others in the wider society. My key life areas, goals, objectives, and action plans will contribute to the realization of this social impact.

 

Family and Home

 

· 1 year

Goal:

Be an inspiration to my son by setting out to do what I said I would do to show him the importance of sticking to one’s goals and working towards them until their realization, no matter how long it takes.

Value and be closer to my family even more.

 

Action Statement:

In order to inspire my son, I will continue to juggle work and the completion of my Teacher’s Certification that includes a project that will intended to create an immense positive impact on leadership effectiveness.

Create a family life mission and vision statement together with my family members about how to value and be closer even more.

 

Objective:

By March 1st, 2023, I will have completed my Teacher’s Certification.

 

· 5 years

Goal:

Have a healthy family that takes care of their bodies and minds.

Share interests with other members of my family.

 

Action Statement:

Introduce my physical and mental health routines to the rest of the family and encourage them to join me.

Do activities together, even those I may not enjoy, to take an interest in the lives of other members of my family and find out more common interests.

 

· 15 years

Goal:

Have a more united family despite our different pursuits and endeavors.

Explore new experiences together.

 

Action Statement:

Have a work-life balance that allows us to spend more time together, resolving disputes positively, and valuing one another through actions.

Plan activities and participate in them to gain new experiences together.

 

· 20 years

Goal:

Create a positive social impact together.

Travel the world as a family.

 

Action Statement:

Engage in community projects as a family, which will give us quality bonding time and emphasize our shared values.

Recruit willing members of my family to my business so we can build it together and increase our financial abilities to enable us to travel the world.

 

Financial and Career

 

· 1 year

Goal:

Create positive social impact on leadership effectiveness.

Expand my streams of income to create room for my desired end of life goals of traveling the world and spending more quality time with my family.

 

Action Statement:

To create a positive social change, I will engage masses in the professional realm by attending conferences and giving talks, as well as writing books based on my leadership experiences, research, expert opinion, and the experiences of others.

In writing books, I expect to earn extra income that will increase my finances.

 

Objective:

1. By June 30, 2023, I will have given at least three talks on leadership within my organization.

2. In the same time span, I will have started on my first book about basic leadership concepts.

 

· 5 years

Goal:

Increase my effectiveness on various professional skills.

Get a promotion to a bigger leadership role within my organization.

 

Action Statement:

Take more online programs on various professional skills to increase my effectiveness in those areas.

Deliver and perform highly in my tasks and respective, with the help of my improved professional skills to position myself for a promotion, which comes with higher incentives.

 

· 15 years

Goal:

Leave my organization better than I found it

Run a business of my own.

 

Action Statement:

Coach willing individuals within my organization to help them become better leaders who will steer the organization in the right direction.

If successful, I will transform the mentorship program and writing of books into a business.

 

· 20 years

Goal:

Be an example of leadership success as a result of my career and the success of my business.

Retire but with financial stability to be able to take care of my family and leave my son a good inheritance.

 

Action Statement:

Maintain the application of effective leadership strategies, learned, observed, and experienced, in decisions and actions for purposes of leadership success.

Leave the career world and only become available for interviews and to provide advice.

 

Spiritual and Ethical

 

· 1 year

Goal:

Become a person of high ethical standards that can be an example to other members of society.

Connect more to my spiritual beliefs.

 

Action Statement:

Rely on the principles of my spirituality to maintain a moral and ethical compass on various aspects of life, both personal and professional.

Since my spirituality also dictates respect for authority, I will adhere to the ethical guidelines existing in various contexts, including my work and industry as an example to my fellows in similar contexts.

 

Objective:

1. By July 31, 2023, I will assess key areas within my life and work that are prone to ethical dilemmas and look for any connections to my spirituality.

2. In the same time frame, I will develop ethical responses I will adopt in case I find myself in such dilemmas.

· 5 years

Goal:

Have a life anchored on spirituality.

Develop a strong ethical foundation that is not subject to any forms of influences.

 

Action Statement:

Undertake all actions in my life from a spiritual bearing, whether personal or professional but more particularly professional because that is where I will be interacting with many others and intend to leave a greater impact.

Maintain the ethical standards founded on my spiritual principles no matter how challenging the situation is, or how tempting it is to act otherwise.

 

· 15 years

Goal:

Be an example to others who share the same spiritual belief and the world at large about the positives of inclining to one’s spirituality throughout life.

Develop the ethical values and codes to run my business.

 

Action Statement:

Openly speak about the role my spirituality plays in all my undertakings to those I will engage with as a mentor and in my line of business.

Anchor the ethical code and values of my business on my spiritual beliefs.

 

· 20 years

Goal:

Devote myself fully to spiritual pursuits.

Be of service to others.

 

Action Statement:

Devoting myself to spiritual pursuit will mean spending more time within my spiritual community.

Engage in more activities, such as volunteering and charity work to be of service to others.

 

Physical and Health

· 1 year

Goal:

Become a physically active individual to start keeping my health in check.

Get adequate rest daily to rejuvenate my body and achieve best health and longevity.

 

Action Statement:

Start engaging in regular physical activity for at least 30 minutes five days in a week, and, if possible, all days of the week. I will begin with fast morning and evening walks then transition to jogs for a greater impact and better physical health.

Develop a routine for accomplishing my daily tasks to allow me to finish on time and get 7 to 8 hours of sleep every day.

 

Objective:

Become a regular jogger by August 31, 2023, who can go for at least 5 miles.

 

· 5 years

Goal:

Achieve and maintain a healthy weight and an ideal BMI.

Be flexible and avoid the fragility and stiffness that comes with being a senior citizen.

 

Action Statement:

Incorporate healthy eating habits into my physical activity routine to optimize my physical health and boost my immune system.

Join a yoga class to gain flexible muscles become less prone to injury.

 

· 15 years

Goal:

Become physically fit to the point of participating in half and full marathons.

Be free of lifestyle diseases.

 

Action Statement:

In order to be fit enough to participate in half and full marathons, I will have to maintain my engagement in physical activities.

I will also have to keep getting enough hours of sleep and eating healthy, as well as going for regular medical check-ups.

 

· 20 years

Goal:

Be a fit senior citizen who can move around a lot without much difficulty.

Enjoy good health without having to deal with diseases associated with old age.

 

Action Statement:

Become a lifelong member of a yoga class to help me maintain physical fitness activities by having others to motivate me.

Become a fitness coach so that I can find others to lead in this physical health journey, and have more reasons to keep pursuing the activities

 

Social and Cultural

· 1 year

Goal:

Understand the cultural dynamics of different groups I regularly interact with.

Adopt positive cultural practices from other cultural groups.

 

Action Statement:

Take keen interest in understanding the cultures of different individuals around me by asking more about areas I do not understand.

Participate in cultural activities of others whenever I get the opportunity for more first-hand knowledge and experience.

 

Objective:

Learn and identify with the cultural practices of at least one different culture by August 31, 2023, particularly the Japanese culture because I find it interesting based on my observation of the Japanese in my community.

 

· 5 years

Goal:

Increase my social capital by being able to associate with a wider social group from different cultures.

Expand my cultural competence for improved social interactions and better leadership.

 

Action Statement:

Increase the time spent in social activities, such as attending town hall meetings and community organized events to allow me to socialize more.

To improve my cultural competence, I will have to be intentional about engaging with others from different cultural backgrounds rather than spending a lot of time with those from my culture.

 

· 15 years

Goal:

Fit into any cultural group by being able to understand, identify with, relate to, and respect the uniqueness of their cultural practices.

Touch the hearts of many by creating a positive social impact that addresses their needs.

 

Action Statement:

Fitting into other cultural groups requires doing things in their own prescribed ways. This does not mean that I will abandon my culture. Rather, in 15 years, I should be able to adhere to the cultural standards of my respective environments as a result of becoming culturally competent.

In terms of creating a positive social impact, I will engage in more social activities such as charity events, volunteer work, and becoming a mentor to nurture younger people to consider taking up that course of action as well.

 

· 20 years

Goal:

Run a mentorship program specifically targeted toward equipping younger people to become social change agents.

Have a social change legacy.

 

Action Statement:

Creating a mentorship program will require successfully mentoring others and recruiting them to help you run the program hence it is the action I will pursue.

When it comes to having a social change legacy, I have to impact many lives through consistency and increased effort in the various social activities I will engage in, not only at the community level, but also in the society at large.

 

Mental and Educational

 

· 1 year

Goal:

Continue with my self-development journey in various areas of life.

Increase mental wellness for positive outcomes in my engagements.

 

Action Statement:

Take short cooking class to improve my skills in this domain by trying new recipes, which I always find therapeutic.

Create time within my schedule for daily reflections and journaling to download any mental stresses of the day to avoid carrying them forward to the next day.

 

Objective:

Finish a cooking class and try at least 10 unique and challenging recipes by April 1, 2023.

 

· 5 years

Goal:

Publish at least five journal articles on various topic areas in the field of leadership.

Earn my doctorate in a field yet to be determined after consolidating my interests. Perhaps education.

 

Action Statement:

Journal articles require conducting research studies and having them reviewed. This is what I intend to undertake in the few coming years by addressing knowledge gaps.

The process of conducting research and publishing journal articles will help me in selecting an area to focus my PhD, after which I will enroll for one and pursue it to the end.

 

· 15 years

Goal:

Make significant contributions in research affecting various fields.

Become a renowned scholar in the area of leadership.

 

Action Statement:

Significant contributions to the field of research on various subject areas requires continuous learning and doing research on my part. This is how I will make my contributions in this domain.

When it comes to becoming a scholar, my contributions in research will make me knowledgeable and experienced enough for consultations and advice on matters of leadership.

 

· 20 years

Goal:

Have vast knowledge on the subject of leadership

Become a professor and podcaster in the leadership domain and related subjects.

 

Action Statement:

Pursue continuous learning, both formal and informal, on subjects that inform my personal and professional growth.

Earn my doctorate and seek employment as a professor. I will do this concurrently with starting my weekly podcast on issues of leadership based on knowledge and experience.

 

 

References

Ciulla, J. B. (2020). Ethics and effectiveness: The nature of good leadership. In The search for ethics in leadership, business, and beyond (pp. 3-32). Springer, Cham.

 

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