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Part 2 of of Your Procurement Pivot Plan for 2026: A 4-Step Series to Set, Shape and Achieve Your Career Goals

Welcome back to our January series designed to help you set and achieve a meaningful and sustainable career goal for 2026.

This is Part 2 of a 4-step journey and we strongly recommend listening to these episodes in order, as each step builds on the last.

If you have not yet listened to Episode 26, start there to define the goal you want to focus on. Today, we help you go deeper and sense check whether that goal is truly right for you.

What we cover in Part 2:

In this episode, we take the goal you identified last week and help you calibrate it so that it becomes clearer, stronger and more achievable. This step is all about refining your intention and making sure your goal stands up to real life, not just early January enthusiasm.

We explore:

• How to define the evidence that will prove you are making progress
• Why anchoring your goal in what you will see, hear and feel increases motivation
• How to identify meaningful milestones so you can track progress, not perfection
• Why your goal must be based on what is within your control
• How to assess the difference the goal will make and why this matters for long term commitment
• The benefits and costs to consider before fully committing to your chosen direction

This episode strengthens your goal so you move forward with clarity, confidence and a realistic plan for success.

Why this step matters:

A goal that has not been fully thought through will crumble as soon as life gets busy.

A goal that has been properly tested and calibrated has real staying power.

Part 2 helps you sense check, refine and confirm that the goal you chose last week is the right one for you and worth your time and energy.

Hosted by

Donna Bowden | Procurement Career Coach, Narrate Your Career
Laura Sellers | Executive and Leadership Coach, Coaching for Procurement

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Want to share your goal or ask a question? Message us via the Procurement Pivots LinkedIn page or reach out to Donna or Laura directly.