3 yrs of experience in java. How to set Goals !

Hi everybody,

I have 3 years of experience in java, hibernate,struts. Of late I changed over to a new organization. I took up this change to reflect on my past and to look ahead. I was wondering for a while what should I set as goals for me in the long-term and how to divide them into shor-term objectives.
I am talented and ambitious ,work diligently giving extra emphasis to building strong basics in all spheres of life. What can I do to translate my talent into realize my objectives.

Please drop in your comments if anybody has gone through this phase in life and been successful in achiving his goal.

I know this is such a generic query and there can be reams of paper written about that but I request specific mentoring from the people who have achived a lot in the industry and in life.

Thanks a lot.

Hi Brendon,

As technology is changing with such a fast pace, personally, I don't go for long term goals. It is relatively easy to set goals for 1 year, 6 months, or a quarter etc. To keep the knowledge updated, there are numerous options - like doing small/medium scale projects, contributing to open source projects, passing certification exams etc.

Secondly, when you mentioned 'building strong basics in all spheres of life', I suppose you mean work-life balance by this. The easiest way to achieve this is pick up a hobby totally unrelated to work. Yes, it is absolutely fine if you work 12-14 hour a day writing code, and that is your hobby, so you want to do coding even when you come back from work. But, making very small time out of something different will really freshen you up.

Thirdly, yes, it is normal to feel like you are stuck. Everything is going fine, but you don't have goals and you don't know where to go/what to do. This is why we have friends

. Take advise from them, talk to people who know you best. These are temporary phases of life and they go away somehow.

I hope this helps.

All the best!