John Autry

OGL 482 Pro-Seminar II

Unit 3 Assignment:
Career Plan Template
Section 1: Creating your BHAG
Following the information in the “Good to Great Connection” PowerPoint presentation

and all of the additional information provided under the Module 4 content area, and

taking your personal Mission Statement development efforts into consideration, carefully

develop your own personal long term BHAG (***one amazingly HUGE, your world

changing goal***). The time frame for your BHAG is 10-25 years out, however it will

depend upon your age. For example, a 55 year old person might be closer to the 10 year

BHAG, whereas a 30 year old or younger person should be considering a BHAG 25 years

out. This BHAG may be related to your overall life/lifestyle aspirations, or it could be

related to some organizational, protean, or entrepreneurial vision you have for the

future. Dig deep and and go beyond the job. That is up to you. What it needs to be is

BIG! HUGE! REALLY HAIRY! STRETCH YOURSELF! LOOK BEYOND

GRADUATE DEGREE! LOOK BEYOND A JOB! HOW WILL YOU MAKE A

DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD??? I RECOMMEND WE MEET TO DISCUSS IT TO

ENSURE ITS HUGENESS.

Answer the following:

1.) What is your BHAG (***one amazingly HUGE, your world changing goal***)?
My BHAG is to secure a safe living space for everyone. Anyone and everyone deserve to

have a roof over their head so they can attempt to live their lives.

2.) Why is this your BHAG?

Homelessness is a chronic issue plaguing not only the United States but the entire world.

There are many people that are without a safe place to sleep and keep their things and

that is a truly difficult situation to change on your own. As someone that has not had a

secure roof over my head at one point in my life, I can say from experience that it is one

of the most difficult things to live through. Being able to have a place to eat, sleep, and

take care of basic needs is essential for every person’s life and I want to be able to

somehow provide that for every person that needs support. Because there are so many

people in need, this is a hefty goal that is more than likely not something that I can

accomplish but I can at least create groundwork for future generations so that they can

get there one day.

3.) How does your BHAG align with your vision statement from Module 4?

“I devote myself to achieving my goals both in my career and in my relationship with

God, knowing that this would provide balance within my family, career, and spiritual life.

While keeping God as the head of my life I know that there is more with me than against

me.”

My vision statement describes how I would ideally like to live my life. I want to continue

to improve myself, as I think I can create the most impactful change possible as a person

that is continuing to learn, grow, and evolve. A leader has to be able to inspire and

encourage others to do the same and I cannot do that without making the commitment to

myself first. Because my BHAG is quite the challenge in itself, I have to be able to be
the type of person that is willing to change and become better day by day so that I can get

one step closer to achieving this goal. By living my vision statement, I put myself in the

best position possible to serve others.

4.) How does your BHAG align with your mission statement from Module 4?

“The process I used to develop my mission statement was to focus on the elements that

were the most important to me and how would I accomplish that mission.”

My BHAG and my mission statement are similar in a lot of ways. I want to give people

the best chance possible to live their lives to the fullest and a huge step in being able to

do that is to have secure housing. By giving people a place to call home, they are given

an opportunity to focus on more than just their basic needs and take more opportunities

and explore the world in a better way. It is almost impossible to try to make substantial

change in one’s life when they are so focused on just meeting their basic needs like

getting enough sleep and brushing their teeth, so by having a roof over their head, it gives

people a much better opportunity to make improvements in their lives and work toward a

better tomorrow.

4.) List your top five (5) obstacles in order from number 5 being least difficult

and number 1 being most difficult you need to overcome in order to obtain

your BHAG and explain the relevance of each one.

1. Amount of Need - The number of homeless people in just the

United States alone rises every year. The number of people that are

going to need resources and support is only continuing to grow and that

will be the main reason why this is going to be such a difficult BHAG to

accomplish. Circumstances will make it so that people will end up without

 a place to go and that is going to happen faster than I will likely be able to

support in my lifetime. However, this is exactly why I want to do this type

of work because there are so many people in need and even though I will

not be able to help literally every single person, I will be able to help as

many as I can.

2. Resources/Funding - Clearly, this type of endeavor is going to

take a lot of money and a lot of accumulated resources. Having the

necessary resources to make something like giving homes to people that

need one is going to cost a lot of money and I am going to have to find

people that are willing to invest in this work in order to get it up and

running. I think once I have an operation going that there will be plenty of

resources available but until I am established, it is not going to be an easy

feat to get there.

3. Manpower/Support - Not only am I going to need funding but I

will also need people that are dedicated to the same mission and goals

that I am in order to make everything happen. I may be a one man show

for now but it is going to take the support of multiple people to really

make this type of dream a reality. Finding the right people that have a

similar mindset and are as dedicated to a cause like this that I am is going

to take a lot of time and effort.

4. Time - Ideally, the type of organization that I would run in order

to accomplish my BHAG would be a nonprofit that can be funded by

donations. The time it takes to become a certified 501 c(3) alone takes a
 couple of years, as the application process is extensive. Getting an

operation such as this to just the starting point is going to prove to be

difficult, so time is going to be an obstacle as I would like to do things as

quickly as possible but I know that this is just a reality I am going to have

to accept. This will not mean that I cannot do other things in the meantime

but it will hinder my ability to cover as much ground as possible because

navigating bureaucracy takes time and there is nothing I can do about that.

5. Education - I see this as my least difficult obstacle, as I do not

have all the education I need at this time, but I am certainly capable of

getting it. Getting higher education is also not a requirement for me to be

able to reach my BHAG but I know that it will prove to be beneficial to

me in the long run, so I truly see it as a necessary step in my journey. This

would take a couple more years after I finish my Bachelor’s degree but it

is not something I consider difficult to get, just time consuming.

Section 2: Career Vision

Consider your long-time vision for your career. Respond to the following questions, and

make connections to your personal mission statement, your BHAG(s), the themes you

developed in Module 4, and the textbook/supplemental readings (as applicable).

Answer the following:

1.) Analyze the type of career you want to have, in terms of an organizational

career or a protean career, make sure it is clear you understand the concepts

as outlined in the textbook. Why?

Much of what I want to do requires a lot of knowledge and experience that I want

to apply to my own organization, so I see myself transitioning from an

organizational career to a protean career at some point in my life. What I see

myself doing is continuing to have an organizational career for the next five to ten

years and also obtain higher education. I am not sure if that entails more than a

graduate degree at this time but that is my current goal for now. I want to work for

different organizations and see how they operate so that I can gain a better

understanding of how I would want to run my own organization one day. Not

only that, much of what I hope to see is how leaders (CEOs, VPs, etc) instill the

vision of the organization into their staff and keep them motivated. This is

something I have struggled with in the past, so being able to really hone in on

inspiring others is what I think I still have the most to learn about. I want to have

an organization full of people that all understand why they are there and what

difference they are making in other people’s lives. It’s one thing to know that you

are doing something to help others but to be able to verbalize what it is that you

are doing for others and the palpable change that you see is so much more

meaningful. Work for established organizations is what I see as the best way for

me to be able to learn and grow as a leader while preparing myself for my ideal

role later on in my career.

2.) Analyze your career with an explanation as one that moves you up the

organization or one you develop seeking alternative career paths. If you see

yourself taking an alternative career path, which one(s) sound the most

likely? Why?

Currently, I see myself as someone that will work for various companies over the

next five to ten years and progressively move up the organizational ladder. I have

done so in every organization that I have worked for so far in my career and each

opportunity has given me new insight and knowledge. I have actually taken steps

in the past to lower my position when moving from organizations because of

other things that I needed to prioritize and I noticed how much reflection I was

able to do once I was back in a more frontline role with less people to supervise. It

helped me see the importance of having leaders that are encouraging and positive

and how much everyone gets out of their jobs if they have superiors that motivate

them to do better and improve. Because of this, I want to continue to move up the

ladder in the organizations I work for, with the expectation that I will continue to

learn how to be a more inspiring leader. Once I reach a certain point that I have

not yet identified, I would then work toward starting my own organization, which

would take a number of years. This would not necessarily be a different career

path but it would be a different level of job than I expect to have had prior, as I do

not expect to have the chance to be a CEO or President of any organization in the

near future.

3.) Discuss and explain if you see yourself working an alternative or flexible

work schedule/arrangement? If so, which ones and why?

 My ideal workweek is working Monday-Thursday and having Saturday and

Sunday to myself. I have done so in the past and I found it to be the most

beneficial for me to be able to accomplish what I need to do in my personal life. I

have mainly worked in management positions that are salaried which means that I

may end up working every day of the week, if necessary, so I know that dreaming

of an ideal schedule is not realistic at this point in my career. I know that my

hours will fluctuate and that what is being asked of me in higher-level positions

will require that I work longer hours at times and I am ready and willing to do so.

Once I reach the point in my career where I move away from a more

organizational career, I know that this will be even truer than it is now. I may

have more control over when I specifically have to work but I know that I will

have to commit a lot of my time to build an organization from the ground up.

Section 3: Long-Term Strategy

Develop a strategy for moving toward your ideal future work/life situation and the

realization of your BHAG(s). Consider the timeframe for your BHAG(s). Provide a vivid

description of life “the way it will be” once your BHAG is realized.

1.) Critically think about and then list out (not a narrative format) the interim

steps or milestones you have laid out for yourself that will aid you in

reaching your BHAG (you should have at least 10 to earn a rating of

excellent and be referenced by time)

1. Bachelor’s Degree – by May 2021

 2. HR certification – by 2022

3. Graduate Degree (Business Administration - Finance) – by 2024

4. Start my own TV/Film Production Company – by 2024

5. Develop story ideas and recruit the writing teams. – by 2024

6. Find the investors (venture capitalists, angel investors, or investment

bankers) – by 2024

7. Make an agreement with joint ventures to get my film made. – by 2025

8. Venture Capital Certification – by 2026

9. VC analyst type of position – by 2026

10. Identify and recruit key senior leaders for organization – by 2028

11. Save $100,000 to invest into starting VC firm – by 2029

12. Identify and recruit board members – by 2029

13. Secure $$$ from angel investors/potential investors – by 2029

14. Start investing in tech companies and return high investments.

2.) In addition to career-related roles, consider your other life roles in relation to

your career goals. Revisit your responses to the Identities Exercise that you

completed in Module 1 of the course. Based on your long-term strategy what

are the 3 most precious things you are willing to sacrifice, besides time, to

achieve your BHAG? Why?

1. My ability to have a family.

a. One of my greatest wishes for a number of years has been

to have a family. Most of my immediate family is now deceased

 and I have always wanted to have kids since I was a teenager, so it

is something I’ve thought about for over ten years. Unfortunately,

the type of organization I want to start does not align very well

with my dream of a family, as working in the nonprofit sector

usually requires a ridiculous amount of commitment and time. In

my quest to have kids, I do understand that it is a possibility that I

may not find a great time to focus on having a family, as I will be

hyper-focused on getting my organization up and running. I find

this to be the hardest thing that I would have to give up in order to

get my BHAG going and it may be the one thing that prevents me

from doing so. I know that I may feel differently in the future and

my desire to have a family may outweigh my BHAG at some point

in my life. For now, that is not the case, so I am going to continue

my quest to reach my BHAG.

2. The idea that my potential organization can work on more than a local

level.

a. During my quest to start my organization, I know that it is

completely possible that I may have to give up the idea that it

can work on more than a local level. I would love to see my

organization spread across the country and help people in every

state but I know that this is not a likely scenario that is going to

play out. What I understand is that at some point during the

development and growth of this organization is that I may have to

 switch my priorities so that more focus and resources can be given

to the local operation. This is something that I would hate to do, as

it does not fully align with my vision, but it is going to be

important for me to remember that helping some people is better

than helping no one at all. I would not want to jeopardize the

existence of my organization solely because I want to focus on

expanding when that is just not a feasible option.

3. A job with a substantial income

a. One thing that I have dreamed of being someone that has

not had a lot of money in my adult life is to have a job that has a

high-level salary. I know that if I stayed with corporations that

have national and international operations I would be able to have

positions that pay me really well. While this may be something that

I have for at least some time in my career, I know that once I get to

the point of starting my organization, I will not be making a

competitive salary for the job I am doing. A startup organization is

not going to have an excessive amount of funds to pay me and I

have to accept that. I know that I may even have to forgo getting

paid in the beginning, as we will have little to no cash flow

available to pay almost anyone. The higher paying jobs I have

before I start the organization will be able to help me save to get it

off the ground and that is what is most important to me. While I

may not have a great salary forever, I can enjoy it for the time that
 I have it and use my extra income for something better in the

future.

Section 4: The one to two years plan

Using a SMART goals-based approach, as well as project planning and management skill

best practices create a detailed project plan for at least two specific goals. At least one

must be related to your long-term BHAG. The other may be related to some other aspect

of your career development or career-life integration. Both of these goals need to be

things that you are passionate about accomplishing.

Your selected goals and SMART plan (see SMART goal information provided in the

module) should be structured based on a one to two-year timeline. It should include

specific milestones, action items, sub-tasks as well as task-related interdependencies as

applicable. With respect to each goal, critically think about what specifically are the

things you will do in the next one to two years to achieve these goals.

Develop a clear and detailed SMART plan, with facilitating goals and steps/actions

required to accomplish your selected goals. It should be evident, by looking at the

format and structure of your plan, that you have developed some significant skills respect

to project management. Include Gantt charts (T) or other visual project representations as

you see fit, and be sure to address your approach to tracking/measuring your progress

(M).
1.) What is your #1 Goal? (At least one of the following must be related to

your BHAG)

a. Specific

The position I want is specifically with my own production company, as I

have worked as an actor for a long time and now want to start my own

production company and escalate my skills and talent. Before I can start

my own production company, I will directly need to work for the

production company as a human resource manager to make all things

happen. That would be a great opportunity for me to develop my training

and knowledge that I need to know in order to succeed in the OGL

program and apply it to my skills as a leader.

b. Measureable (explain how you’ll measure your progress or completion)

One way to measure this goal and know I have successfully achieved it is

by getting the promotion or not. If I do not receive the promotion, then I

have to go back as to why that is and then work specifically on meeting

those expectations so that I can achieve this goal later. If there are no

openings for the position that is one thing but If I do not have the correct

leadership qualities that is another.

c. Attainable

I have held a position that is equivalent in responsibilities before and have

even managed a team larger than what would be expected of me in this

role. I needed to learn how to improve my communication and leadership

skills as an upcoming producer. I can take advantage of opportunities to

 make all things possible as I develop story ideas with the writing team and

hire the director to see if he is willing to work and adjust the ideas, so that

this is something I am ready to pursue.

d. Relevant

This is position is my next step in my leadership journey. I will now able

to take the knowledge I have gained from this program and apply it

directly to a job that I am excited about doing. I will also get the chance to

take on a new team and do my best to develop them and inspire them to

become better leaders and make their own goals a reality. This is my next

logical step in developing myself for becoming a CEO one day.

e. Time-Based

I intend for this goal to be complete by 2023. I have the progress to gain

more knowledge and skills to this plan so I can believe that this is

definitely a reasonable timeframe.

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2.) What is your #2 Goal? (at least one of these must be related to your

BHAG)

I will find a graduate program that I want to complete, apply for it, and begin

the program by the beginning of 2024.

a. Specific

While I currently do not know what program I specifically want to do at

this time, I do have about three to four graduate degrees I am interested in

applying for. The top two contenders are Finance and Mathematics

programs, which depending on the school, can also be combined. This

type of program will contain exactly what I need in order to become more

prepared to run the firm later on in my career.

b. Measurable
 The measurement here will be whether or not I get accepted into any of

the programs that I apply for. If I do not get accepted into any of the

programs I apply for, then I will have to extend my timeline a bit and then

rework my applications so that are more of what the admissions are

looking for.

c. Attainable

I do have a pretty extensive working background and I have done well at

ASU, so I think that this will aid me well in being accepted into at least

one program that I apply to. The next logical step after getting a

Bachelor’s degree is to get a graduate degree, so unless for whatever

reason there is something out of my control that prevents me from doing

so, I will plan on getting at least a graduate degree.

d. Relevant

A degree in either finance or mathematics would be exactly the type of

higher-level education I would need to properly run the Venture Capital

Firm. This level of education would be much more extensive and specific

than my undergraduate degree and would aid me greatly in having a better

understanding of what I will need to do in order to get my potential

organization up and running. While doing more schooling is not exactly

my favorite idea, I know that this is going to be a much more engaging

and specific form of education that I have ever had before.

e. Time-Based
My expectation for this goal is to have completed applications and start a

graduate program in January 2024. Applications will need to be submitted

prior to this depending on deadlines and everything else will need to be

done prior to that.

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