Based on a previous post I offered about my frustrations within the nonprofit sector, I have decided to re-evaluate my career goals. I think any young professional should outline their goals and update them as those goals change and/or are accomplished.

In order to gain a true and influential perspective on where I see myself in the future I have to evaluate my skills, education, objectives, and experience to ensure that all of those pieces fit together.

Objective ?'s
1) What is my ideal career?
2) What do I see myself doing in 5,10,20 years?
3) What is the objective industry?
4) Do I intend to have an area of expertise?

Skill ?'s
1) What current skills do I have to leverage?
2) What skills do I have to develop in order to achieve my objective?
3) How will I acheive those desired skills?
4) What is my time table for acquiring these skills?

Education ?'s
1) Do I need any additional education to achieve my goals?
2) What will be the cost of that education?
3) Will the future output be worth the time and money spent on that education?
4) Are there any non-traditional training courses, certificate programs I can use?

Experience ?'s
1) What current work experience do I have?
2) What experience do I need to obtain my goals?
3) If I can't gain the experience from current job, how will I gain experience?

what other questions would be relevant to establishing a career plan?