What are your professional goals?

Isadora · 01-17-2011, 08:31 PM

Retirement.

dixie · 01-17-2011, 09:16 PM

I am currently one of the managers of a domestic violence shelter. I would like to further my career in this field and perhaps branch out to other similar areas.

Currently enrolled in classes to obtain my degrees in human services and in substance abuse counseling. Will hopefully follow it through to the masters level.

One goal/hope is to maybe one day work in the prison system with battered women who have "fought back" and are incarcerated for doing so.

The other goal/hope would be to continue working with abuse survivors within our community.

Oh, and then retire early on a beach somewhere.

Venus007 · 01-17-2011, 09:35 PM

My goals are the next step in my plan for a master's degree and getting a job teaching that actually pays similarly to what I could make in the health care industry. . .

This year is a busy year . . .
1. Become a certified ICD-10 trainer, scheduled for July
2. Sit for and pass my RHIT, scheduled for June
3. Get a job making beaucoup dough so I can fiance the end of my degrees without student loans, (after 1 and 2)
4. Run ICD-10 training seminars around the US (after 1 and 2)

Venus007 · 10-06-2012, 06:44 AM

So I have done all my previous goals, well almost all. I did get a job making more money but not quite the beaucoup money one yet. Which brings me to my next set...
1. Master RAC audit appeals and RAC management
2. Master Inpatient coding and DRG auditing
3. Get a job making beaucoup money with my new and improved very in demand skills.
4. Continue teaching and speaking about ICD-10 (thank you CMS for giving me another year to work that training)
5. Get my Master's without student loans

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Originally Posted by Venus007

My goals are the next step in my plan for a master's degree and getting a job teaching that actually pays similarly to what I could make in the health care industry. . .

This year is a busy year . . .
1. Become a certified ICD-10 trainer, scheduled for July
2. Sit for and pass my RHIT, scheduled for June
3. Get a job making beaucoup dough so I can fiance the end of my degrees without student loans, (after 1 and 2)
4. Run ICD-10 training seminars around the US (after 1 and 2)

easygoingfemme · 10-06-2012, 07:39 AM

I'm pretty established now as a health counselor, but I need to do some gear shifting.
For the last two years, half of my time has been sent working as a distance learning educator for students working on their health degrees. The school I taught for is changing their model of education so in January the teachers won't be teachers anymore. It just means I need to shift into more outreach to fill the time with more clients in my private practice. Marketing takes a lot of time but it's still better than working for someone else!

Long term though, I've been thinking of my next career. I love cooking good healing food for people. I also love endurance sports. So I've been thinking of starting a "recovery truck" food truck to bring to endurance sporting events and serve awesome whole foods to hungry athletes. So many of those events, you finish your event, or even just when you're starting your event, and your options are sugary bars, and endings with pizza and hot dogs. Not what your body needs.

So it's a goal I'm considering... would allow for fun travel and earn my living while cheering on marathons and such...

Dance-with-me · 10-06-2012, 07:45 AM

EGF, that's a fantastic idea!

DapperButch · 10-03-2012, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Isadora

Retirement.

You know, I feel like this is my focus more and more, even though I am only 42. I think it is mainly because I met my initial professional goal(s) early in my career and nothing else is exciting me. The goal(s) haven't really shifted. I like what I am doing, but I admit that I feel sort of stuck. I had some recent plans to add to my education, but this path is not really an option for me at this time and the passion required is not really there, either.

At least I am doing what I can in terms of stretching myself in order to retire on time. TF and I will be purchasing a house in the next year and will be combining our households. We will be purchasing a house that is below our means. We will continue to save and hopefully increase our savings even though it will stretch us. We are fortunate that her son is getting his first two years of his Bachelor's degree on the cheap, so the rest of his Bachelor's degree will be more financially manageable.

Ok, so I got off of professional goals...how about life goals? Here's to doing everything you can to retire at 67 (ish?)!

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