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Goal tree template

This is based on feedback and learning from developers, coaches, hiring partners and the careers team. We expect you to modify it to suit your own dreams.

- [ ] I make software
    - [ ] I can build web apps
    - [ ] I can build front-end apps
    - [ ] I can build with objects
    - [ ] I can build with a framework
    - [ ] I can pair program
    - [ ] I can do TDD
- [ ] I understand software
    - [ ] I understand how a web server and client work
    - [ ] I understand how a database works
    - [ ] I understand how my language works
    - [ ] I understand what makes software well-engineered
- [ ] My teams succeed
    - [ ] My teams build software together
    - [ ] My teams resolve difficulties
    - [ ] I help others become better
    - [ ] I write code others can easily understand
    - [ ] I write code that is easy to change
- [ ] I learn quickly
    - [ ] I pick up new languages and frameworks efficiently
    - [ ] I use the expertise around me
    - [ ] I keep track of my progress
    - [ ] I improve the way I do things
- [ ] I am resilient
    - [ ] I can handle being a beginner
    - [ ] I maintain control in stressful environments
- [ ] I love my job
    - [ ] I am passionate about software
    - [ ] I set my own direction

Making an action plan

Pick a goal. Write down as many answers to the following questions as you can think of. Really push yourself — the best answers might come at the end!

  1. Which resources & people can help me achieve this?
  2. What evidence could I get to help me tell if I've achieved this?
  3. What specific actions can I take to achieve this?

Refine each section down into a few of the most promising items. List them out as a sublist in your goal tree. For example:

  • I can build web apps
    • ADVISORS: Coaches, my cohort, the GDL group, my mentor
    • RESOURCES: time, week 3 & 4 challenges, the code of previous cohorts chitter challenges
    • EVIDENCE: I can build a simple web app in a few hours
    • EVIDENCE: I can make a twitter clone
    • EVIDENCE: A peer understands how it works
    • EVIDENCE: A coach thinks it seems fine
    • ACTION: Take a look at the week 3 outline
    • ACTION: Try making a 'hello world' web app
    • ACTION: Ask my mentor for an example web app to look at
    • ACTION: Take stock of where I am and re-plan

Then schedule some time to perform those actions, or even do the quick ones (like asking your mentor) right now!

Don't wait for a handy moment to get around to it — your time is your most precious resource and you will need to take control of it personally to achieve your goals.

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