You can have mentors to guide you, line managers to champion you, and team members to help you deliver your objectives, but at the end of the day, the future direction of your career is YOUR responsibility. And yet so many people don’t take that responsibility.  In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share insights into how you can take charge of your professional journey. Specifically: Building your self-awareness so that you know yourself, your strengths and your valuesIdentify what career success looks like for youCreating your career goals and plan (this is not the same as setting objectives for your performance review!)Being proactive Building your personal brandEmbracing change and being agile Links Mentioned: How to Set (the right) Career Goals for 2024   About Nicola Semple I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals. You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.