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Aug 2024
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#429 Skills Sprint: Goal setting

THE SQUIGGLY CAREER
About this episode

This is episode 19 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about goal setting and how knowing what matters to you and what change to make it happen helps you focus and achieve more.


New to our Sprint? Our Skills Sprint is designed to help you create a regular learning habit to support your squiggly career development. ⁠

Each episode in the series is less than 7 minutes long and has ideas for action and recommended resources on a specific topic. ⁠


1. Sign up for the sprint and receive a free guide to get started: https://bit.ly/skillssprint2024

2. Watch our Sprint on YouTube: https://bit.ly/scss-playlist

3. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/


If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com




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