Back in 2021, I set myself a goal – to become tax senior manager (SM) within 18 months of becoming tax manager, whilst only working my core hours.
I knew it was an optimistic goal, but I wanted to try what I’d learnt from reading The One THING: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan.
And the book had encouraged me to set a ‘big’ and challenging goal.
When I set the goal, I had about a year to achieve it.
I used the principles from the book to figure out what mini goals I needed to achieve to reach my bigger goal. I had faith and skepticism. But I thought I had nothing to lose so I gave it a go.
To my surprise, I got offered to become SM 14 months after becoming manager. I was so happy, but it wouldn’t have happened without this book. That may sound daft, but I completely believe it.
And because of that, I want to share the principles with you, via my experiences, so that you can apply them to your own tax career, to achieve what you want.
Whilst the goal I set was to obtain a promotion, it doesn’t have to be used like that. Perhaps your goal is to work part-time, not work excessive hours, become tax partner by a set age, or even write a tax book.
You can use the principles to achieve whatever you want out of your tax career. The principles focus your mind on what you really want and then what you need to do to achieve it.
Not only that, but it ensures that you spend time working on these goals each week.
Listen to find out how to apply the approach yourself!
You’ll Learn
- The 6 productivity lies to avoid
- (11:00) How to set big and specific goals in line with what you want, and the ‘truth’ the productivity
- (17:45) How to achieve more in less time by applying the One THING principles
- (26:00) How, in practice, I’ve applied the book’s principles in my tax career
- (31:15) Some examples of big and specific goals
Resources (Including Related Episodes)
Career Chat
I personally think it’s important to be continually reviewing your tax career plans, exploring the options, and deciding whether you’re in the best role for you right now.
I do this a lot to make sure I’m happy with the direction I’m going in and my current role.
Having a free career-coaching chat with The Tax Recruitment Company can help you with this. It can improve your job satisfaction, and make you feel more content and happier in your life. You can book one of these free chats, with The Tax Recruitment Company, here.