Danielle Koos, Student

ASID
IDS 225 Monday 2-4:45pm
Five-Year Plan

I.

LONG TERM GOAL (aka. what I want to be when I grow up)

a. When, what age, or what year, do you hope to achieve
this status?
b.What skills, talents, and education are required to meet
this goal?

My long-term goal is to own a successful interior design company.

I hope to achieve this goal within 5-10 years. In order to achieve my
goal I will need to graduate with my associates, join the workforce
gaining over 7,000 hours of work. By that point I will then be able to
take the NCIQ to receive my Interior Design License. I will need that
license in order to open my showroom in Georgetown, Washington D.C.
Above education this will also require my own personal skills and
talents, which will be gained throughout schooling and working.

II.

BRAINSTORMING
a. 28.1 Personal Goals Exercise (modify items 9&10
to fit your situation)
28. 2 (5.3 on Blackboard) Professional Goals
Questionnaire

b. Describe your ideal interior design businessone

you would like to run or one in which you would like
to participate.
c. What would you like for your career to contribute to
the practice of interior design?
d. What other goals do you have for your interior
design career?

My ideal interior design business will be bringing people

together through spaces. Designing for both residential and small
commercial spaces. I will eventually design my own furniture and have
a beautiful showroom starting in Georgetown. My creations will be
sleek and clean while still creating a boosting mood in the people
around. I hope to inspire people by contributing through my creative
thinking and space planning. Other goals that I have to contribute to
my interior design career include learning as much as I can from other
striving interior designers like myself in order to successfully run my
business while growing at the same time. Preferably a limited liability
company (LLC) because an LLC can be treated as a sole proprietor,
partnership, C-Corporation, or an S-Corporation. Meaning that I will be
able to pick which tax treatment applies. In order to maintain my
necessities, comforts, and luxuries, I will be compensated with my own

choice of work hours and salary. I should be picked to work for this type
of organization because I am ambitious, courageous, and
independent.
III.

HISTORY
a. What made you decided that this is the career for
you?
b. Prior education, life experiences, and job
experiences brought you to this point
Everyday after school starting around 3rd grade, I would come

home and play a computer game named The Sims. The point of the
game was to create people, design their home, and basically live and
grow old. I would always design my people in the town and really only
cared about their homes. I have spent hours behind the computer
screen creating beautiful homes for my Sims town, learning codes to
gain more money to build bigger homes or buy nicer things. As I grew
older, The Sims games evolved to where I could build retail shops, or
movie theaters. I later grew out of the computer game searching for a
good major for myself. I went from business to graphic design, which
later brought me to interior design. I then took a few classes where I
really fell in love with what I could eventually bring to the table. I was
very inspired listening to other interior designers or throughout
projects I had to learn more about designers and their work.

IV.

STATEMENT OF MY CURRENT POSITION IN LIFE

a. Personal and Professional
Personally I feel as if I am on the correct personal and

professional path. I know what I want which is helpful so I can pave my

own road towards my goals. It has taken me a while to get to the point
I am at with my goals and ideas but I am excited to keep working
towards them. I know the route to receive my diploma as well as my
license, which will help guide me towards my dreams of owning my
successful interior design company.

b. Complete the Personal Skills Assessment

c. Complete the NVCC Academic Advising Sheet

V.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES TO MEET MY

GOALS (what do I need to do to get where I want to be)
a. Make a list of adjectives or phrases that describe
you

Motivated
Happy
Joyful
Ambitious
Diligent
Confident
Easy-going
Honest
Reliable
Team player

b. Complete the personal Skills Assessment chart

found on blackboard.

c. SWOT, LOOK AT YOURSELF AND AT YOUR ABILITIES.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?
i. What is the greatest strength that will enable
you to reach the career goal you described
above?

Positive personal traits including:

o Motivation
o Ambitious
o Diligent
A strong network
Solid education
Commitment, enthusiasm and passion for my field
ii. What is the greatest weaknesses that might
prohibit you from attaining that career goal?

Procrastination
iii. What external opportunities exist for attaining
that career goal? (For example, do you believe
there is a great demand for the type of interior
design business you wish to establish or desire
to work in?)

Favorable industry trends

Hopeful booming economy
Referrals to high-powered contacts
iv. What external threats exist that might prohibit
you from attaining the career goal you
identified?

Changing market
Changing professional standards I do not meet
d. Who can help me?

Professors
Interior Designers
Family
Friends
Banks
Investors
My network

e. What training, experiences or education do I need to

help me reach my goal?
In order to reach my goal I will be finishing up my next couple
semesters at NVVC, receiving my associates. In order to receive my
interior design license I will need to pass the NCIQ. Before doing so I
will need to gain over 7,00+ work experience hours after I receive my
associates. Once I receive my interior design license, I can then open
my own interior design company starting in Georgetown, DC.

VI.

5-YEAR GOAL
a. A reasonable goal for the next 5 years that leads to
the eventual realization of your Life Goal

A reasonable goal for the next 5 years is to receive my interior

design license by the end of the five years.

VII.

YEAR
1
2014

YEAR
2
2015

INTERMEDIATE STEPS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO

REACH MY GOAL
a. Included your education
b. Development areas
c. Experiences, do not limit this to job experience

DEVELOPMENT AREA EDUCATION

Studying
Finish Fall
semester
Concentration

Focus

Finish last couple

classes/
Semesters

EXPERIENCES
Became ASID

student member
Joined the NVCC
Interior Design Club

GOAL
Honor Roll

Took the most I

Internship
could from my
Associates
education
Degree
Meet many Interior
Designers like
myself

YEAR
3
2016

Studying

Internship/Job

Taking the most I can Prepare for

from my co-workers,
Test
boss, interior
designers, etc.

YEAR
4
2017

Studying

Internship/Job

Taking the most I can Prepare for

from my co-workers,
Test
boss, interior
designers, etc.

YEAR
5
2018

Studying

Internship/Job

Taking the most I can Take NCIQ

from my co-workers, Receive
boss, interior
Interior
designers, etc.
Design
License