My Smart Goals: Professional and Personal
My long term personnel goal and mission in career is to create and own a successful franchise in
Vietnamese foods restaurant similar to Chipotle. I see my shorter term career goals are being
employ local/federal government, do research for my own business, and run a Boston marathon,
eventually having enough money to invest in a franchise in Vietnamese foods restaurant business
of my own is a major focus of mine. Sharpening my skills as a creative chef and a manager at the
family run business and obtain MBA degree in MIS will serve me well later in running business
of my own. Lastly, obtaining business degree in management and management information
systems by studying and absorbing from the life experience and professionals already will give
me an advantage what I need for running a successful business. But in a meantime by focusing
on my short term goals, I can be confident in my ability and skill to fulfil my core mission. I
have many qualities and experiences in the past that make me attractive to potential employers.
Being a reliable and quality worker and team player is evident in my worker history; I have
worked for many organizations in customer service since I graduated from high school, and I
have trained part time at a family run business. I have a great ability to adapt to situations and
make the best of them and given the experiences I had have in the past there is no doubt my
goals will be accomplished within 5 years. In order to achieve my long term goal of create and
own a franchise in Vietnamese foods restaurant I will need to do the following steps and
processes:
SMART Goals
Goals
Goal 1: I
want to own
my business
in the next
five years.
S
Specific
M
Measurable
A
Attainable
R
Relevant
To be
specific
about my
goal, I want
to create a
Vietnamese
restaurant
franchise
like
Chipotle.
After
obtaining
business
degree in
business
managemen
t and
To measure
the progress
of this goal,
it will be
accomplishe
d in 5 year.
For the next
five years, I
will be
networking
myself with
many local
business
owners as
many as
possible and
go to all the
To achieve
this goal, I
will work
hard and
read more
about
business in
franchising.
Easy to say
than done, I
will to be
more
persistent
and
hardworkin
g to
networking
My goal is
relevant to
what I have
been studying
and I am more
committed to
my goal. I
want to reach
this goal
because I want
to proof to
myself and my
sons I that I
have the drive
and purpose of
my educations.
Achieving this
T
Time
Related/Time
Bound
I am a goal
oriented
person and
this goal
will be
achieved in
five years. I
have
worked for
many
organization
s in
customer
service
since I
graduated
from high
managemen
t
information
systems by
studying
and
absorbing
from the
life
experience
and
professional
s already
will give
me an
advantage
what I need
for running
a successful
business.
Goal 2: I
want to work
for the Social
Security
Administratio
n while
planning for
my long term
business
seminar in
town. This
goal will be
measured by
read
business
journals 5
days a week
and take
note as the
same time.
Another
way to
measure the
progress of
this goal, I
will get a
job at
Chipotle so I
can learn
more about
the supplies
on how to
choose the
right
supplier’s
best fort the
business.
To be
specific
about my
short term
goal, I want
to work for
SSA. After
obtain my
To measure
the progress
of this goal,
it will be
accomplishe
d within a
year.
After
myself with
local
business
owners
such as
Local Pig
and go to
work at
Chipotle
for at least
three years
to learn and
this would
be great
benefit for
me to learn
from them
and utilize
my
opportunity
while work
for
Chipotle to
learn more
about
suppliers.
This is not
easy to
achieve but
I am
willing to
work
endlessly to
achieve this
in the next
five years
and it is
worthy.
To achieve
this goal, I
will prep
my
interview
skill school
career
center and
goal will help
me fulfill my
lifetime dream
and to reach
back to where
I came from.
school, and
I have
trained part
time at a
family run
business. I
cannot wait
for my goal
to be
accomplishe
d within this
timeframe, I
will finally
proof to
myself that I
can do it.
My short term
goal is relevant
to what I have
been studying
and I am more
committed to
my goal than
ever. I want to
I am a goal
oriented person
and hard work
creature and this
goal will be
achieved in one
year. I have
worked in
goal
Goal 3: I
want run a
Boston
marathon
MBA
degree in
MIS and
past work
history I am
ready to
help public
and people
understand
their rights
and
benefits.
December
graduation I
will
specifically
craft my
resume and
cover letter
to fit
government.
This goal
will be
measured
applying all
the USA
jobs weekly.
with my
professiona
l friends.
This is not
easy to
achieve
within short
among of
time but I
am
determine
and willing
to work
harder than
ever to
achieve it.
reach this goal
because I want
to be a role
model for my
two sons.
Achieving this
goal will help
me will help
me to reach
my goal in a
long term goal
of
creating/ownin
g a restaurant
franchise.
To measure
the progress
of this goal,
I will train
and run 4 to
5 time a
week for
one hour
nonstop
each time on
treadmill.
I will eat
more
healthy diet
and such
more
vegetables
and fish and
less fatty
foods, so I
can gain the
strength to
do cardio
during
winter time.
To achieve
this goal, I
will attend
yoga class
2 to 3 times
a week and
learn how
to meditate
to gain
internal
strength. I
am will to
train hard
to achieve
this goal, so
I can start
to focus on
my long
term goal.
This goal is
relevant as
well as
important.
This goal is
important to
me because it
will help me
build my
confidence
level
physically
mentally and
spiritually. I
will prepare
for the
marathon by
maintaining a
specific level
of fitness
required to run
the marathon
successfully.
This will entail
a series of
exercises as
government
before and I
have the
experience to do
the job and the
credential to get
the job. I cannot
wait for my
goal to be
accomplished
within this one
year timeframe.
Achieving this
goal will help
me understand
more about my
long term goal
and especially
for my own
piece on mind.
I am a
competitive
person, I like to
challenge
myself and I
like to put
myself in an
uncomfortable
situation. I am a
runner and I
have trained in
the past to run a
local marathon
before. I know I
can reach this
goal within
couple of years.
Until then I will
keep train hard
every week.
well as self
control tasks
like
maintaining a
diet pattern as
well as cutting
down on
unhealthy
habits of
sleeping,
eating and
drinking.
These will
contribute
towards my
overall
wellbeing and
make me much
better person
in terms of
ambition and
focus in life.
Do a SWOT analysis for yourself that relates to your goals. Include a branding statement
that applies to yourself and your goals.
SWOT
Strengths:
I have been interacting with the public/customers for the last twenty years of my life through my
jobs as a waiter/bartender/manager/business co-owner, and claims authorizer at SSA (Social
Security Administration). Through professional and short term jobs I have become a people
person expert when talking to strangers and making them feel comfort when they talk to me.
There is no doubt my goals will be achieved short and long term. The strengths in my person
health life I am a healthy person, I run 4 to 5 times a week for 1 hour each time. I am social
drinker and not a hardcore drinker, I drank two glasses of red wine a week and will continue to
do so for my health.
Weaknesses:
My professional weakness is I am a goal oriented person and I do not rest until my work is
completed to the highest level of expectation. Another weakness is having English as a fourth
language because sometimes thing can be mixed up in between when I am super busy. The
possible weaknesses in my short term goal I can identify is I more than just work in SSA. But I
can combat this by taking one thing at a time. The only weakness I face in my personal health
life is foods, I am a foodies, I love foods and all kind of foods and foods make my happy. But I
will control and limit myself by only eat healthy snacks and cut down on sodas.
Opportunities:
The opportunities I have had and will continue to have are massive. I am lucky enough to have a
family run business and I have worked at the business for over 10 years now. Starting as a
busboy/waiter, I did things from cleaning table to closing the register by the end of the night,
basically hands training on helping to run business. I also have experienced in working in many
other places such as bartender/waiter/claims authorizer at the Social Security Administration-and
the knowledge I have gained throughout my MBA program. After this week I will earn my MBA
degree in MIS this will certainly boost my level of confident on achieving my goals in the future
by create and own a business of mine own. The opportunities for my career in short term is high
since there are lots of baby boomers are about to hit the retirement ages in government across the
board. Other opportunities for my career in short term is I can always go back to my family
business and work there for temporary until something come up and the opportunities for my
person health life is I am a stay home dad with not mortgage, student load, credit debt, and car
payment to worry about. So, I will have all the time I need to be healthy and train for Boston
marathon.
Threats:
The possible threat to my professional goal someone might have the same idea as mine and beat
me to the market in open Vietnamese restaurant franchise in the Midwest, the market could be
threat. With a new franchise just popped out last year in the area already, the market may be
spread to reduce for me in five years. The possible threat to my career in short term I may get too
comfortable in my family business and would never want to leave when the positions open at the
Social Security Administration. And as for the person health life threat I afraid I might re-injure
my right knee again and cannot able to train for the Boston marathon. I am a health person I love
spending time outdoor with family especially my two sons and I will continue to spend as much
time as possible with family as long as I am healthy with my job schedule flexibility.
Action Plan
Goals
To graduate at Park University with a MBA degree in Management Information Systems,
create/own business in Vietnamese Restaurant franchise by get a job and work at Chipotle/Local
Pig restaurant for 3 years to learn about food suppliers, work for Social Security Administration,
and run Boston marathon all these in 5 years.
Specific Action to Be Taken
To work for Chipotle and Local Pig for 3 years to learn about food suppliers
To work hard with frequent and attend all business seminars
To persist in coming years by focus and take note
Be able to know more business owners and attend local business events
To apply more jobs on USA job
To go to practice job interviews
To run 5 times a week for the marathon
To eat more healthy foods
To spend more time with family in coming years
Timeframe/Time Bound
Within 5 years, I would need to accomplish the following: Work harder and be persist in
everything, train regularly for marathon, frequently apply for government jobs, conduct research
in restaurant supplies, attend local business seminars, work for Chipotle/Local Pig. Those are the
sub-goals to be met in order to achieve my major goal.
Internal and External Factors That May Impact (Positively and/or Negatively) the
Achievement of My Goals
Internal Factor Impact Positively
School and credential
Experience and knowledge
Collective capabilities
Networking
Internal Factor Impact Negatively
Health issues (old injuries)
Financial challenge (high interest rate for business loan)
Business partner(s) (trust issue)
Family time (sons pre-school schedules)
External Factor Impact Positively
Population increases and wages increases (good for future business)
Development of knowledge
Trends in small business support
Social medias advantage
External Factor Impact Negatively
Political, and financial environment (tough business loan)
Competition increase
Potential high unemployment level
Tough job market with advance degrees
