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No one is going to have exactly the same goals as you, but there may be people who have taken a similar path or who you can regard as role models. Even if you don’t know them personally, you can still take inspiration from what others have done.

What resources do you have now? What resources do you need for your projected outcome? Perhaps you have a certain amount of knowledge but you know you lack other skills.

For example, suppose you want to get a promotion. Have you ever had or done this before? What skills did you use? Networking? Negotiation? If you have done something before, you have a reference point for what works and what doesn’t. If you take similar actions you will probably get similar results.

But supposing you have never had the kind of career success that you want to achieve now. How can you identify and gain the skills you need? Well, you can either start from scratch or you can learn from what has and hasn’t worked for your role models.

one minute wonder Write down the name of someone you really admire in your career. Now think about what their beliefs are about work. What is different from the way you think about your career? Could you adopt some of these beliefs? Which of these is most likely to make you successful?

1 Do you know anyone who has successfully risen to the sort of position you want to be in? Do you know this person well enough to ask them about their experience? If they are senior within your company could you ask them to mentor you or coach you?

2 What resources do you imagine you will need to fulfil your goal? Think about your role model. What resources did they draw upon to achieve what they wanted? Is there anything similar you could go out and get that would help you?

3 If there is no obvious person in your life who could perform this role for you, then look around. Have you seen anyone on television or elsewhere, either in your own country or abroad, who you can emulate or learn from? What do you imagine they would advise you to do as a next step?

Learn from role models you know personally or from public life.