"The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them."

Gay is a talented professional who's been with his organization for 10 years now. Although he’s good at his job, he's never given much thought to what he'd like to achieve with his career.

And, because he hasn't taken the time to define his dreams, or to come up with a strategy to realize them, he frequently misses key opportunities. If he'd taken advantage of these, he would have been promoted several times over the years.

Gay's still in the same role he was originally hired for. He's moderately happy on the surface, but he knows that, deep down, he could be achieving much more.

Does this sound like a career you'd like to have?

Chances are, you want to work in a role that's fun, challenging and fulfilling; and that also pushes you to achieve your full potential. The good news is that there may be plenty of opportunities available to you in your current role. All you need to do is identify them and create a strategy to get to where you want to go.

I will outline a common-sense approach that you can use to think about how to reach your full potential in your career.

Do you want to find out more on how to build a good strategy for your career?