There is a huge difference between the careers of people who set specific professional goals and those who don't care about bothering themselves with such things. So if you have career success in your plans you better set specific goals you will be trying to achieve. It will help keep you right on track as well as provide an opportunity to effectively evaluate your own career. However, even if you have your objectives ready there are sometimes situations when you lose focus from the main goals. One can come up with many reasons why that happens because it is pretty much individual - different people have different causes. Nevertheless, no matter what the cause is it will negatively affect your professional growth.
Staying Right on Track
Very often employees lose track of their career goals when they are engaged in multiple activities solving the wide range of little problems. It's not that such activities are not important for the company, but rather they contribute to the overall tiredness of an employee, making him forget the most important things. It is always that after setting the goals people are very enthusiastic about achieving them. After some time passes by, the vast majority of employees get distracted by daily routine. At Prime-Resume we just want to share several tips on how you can stay on the right track, achieving set objectives. 
The very first things you have to do is to keep reminding yourself why you are doing what you are doing. It doesn't matter if you are a Department Supervisor of a huge corporation or an Administrative Assistant at a small office. Knowing what you are doing and how it can help you achieve your goals will enable you to see a bigger picture. This way you won't engage yourself in things that have nothing to do with your career goals. Remember, all you do should be in one way or another be a step toward your bigger goal. Anything that doesn't match the aforementioned criteria should be removed from the list of your priorities. Secondly, don't take extra responsibilities unless you are sure they will not distract you from your career goals.
As we have mentioned in the previous paragraph, all that you do should be directed at achieving your goals. We understand that sometimes you have no choice - when your boss assigns new functions you cannot say you don't want it. However, it is important that you choose not to take any extra responsibilities if you have such a choice (whether at work or at home). Thirdly, don't stop growing. If you really want to achieve something great or have a successful career you have to constantly progress. You have to honestly evaluate yourself, answering the question, "Am I growing professionally or have I stopped progressing". If you happen to work for many years without promotion it is a good indication that you haven't been growing for a while. It may be a good time to change a job, career or attitude toward achieving your goals.
