Five Years From Now
June 4, 2008 | by brett | Permalink
The question, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” really used to bother me. I believed it was a throwaway question in an interview that didn’t measure anything.
How are we supposed to know where we are five years from now?
I was flipping through old notebooks this weekend and I came across a quote I wrote down from Atlas Shrugged, written by Ayn Rand. It read:
“The greater the mind, the better the range. A man whose vision extends to a shanty, might continue to build on quicksands, grab a fast profit and run. A man who envisions skyscrapers, will not.”
The quote gave me a new perspective, so I thought I’d share it.
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Steve Says:
June 4th, 2008
I think that people that can answer the 5 year question are those that are forward thinkers, they have long term plans, goals, and most important, a strategy. It’s not so important that they have 5 year plan that is flawless, but that they have a goal and a strategy.
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