Hi Jameelah,
My point is with this line, " To seek a goal that is worthy..." In many senses, my big dreams would still
be SMART.
Since I graduated with a degree in Management (majored in Construction Project Costing), I have worked near 9 years at contractor's side and at consultancy, and I've never stopped seeking a purpose in civil engineering (built environment as well).
In the years to come, I plan to gain project management experience
for two years in built environment, afterwards seek Design experience in basic structures and then reinforce my capability in a global contractor as a construction engineer, a manager and a senior management. My long term goal is to be an entrepreneur as a contractor and promote resilient, sustainable and safe infrastructure and buildings worldwide. (I also made this statement in my graduate application which I just submitted last week). I also
continually do my part in social and engineering volunteer services in organizations like ASCE and EWB (Engineers Without Borders).
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Jiqiu Wang R.Eng, M.ASCE
Senior Cost Consultant
Shenzhen, China
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-13-2019 15:23
From: Jameelah Ingram
Subject: Your Vision for 2020
Dates on my 2020 calendar are beginning to fill up well before 2019 even closes. This reminds me to stop and think. Before continuing to commit to appointments for next year, I should probably reflect on the past year...Do new appointments fit or conflict with the vision I have set for my life? Did I complete my New Year's Resolutions for 2019? Will any of my goals from 2019 roll over to 2020? Personal Vision is discussed in the ASCE Plot Points Season 1 Episode 14: https://news.asce.org/asce-plot-points-season-1-episode-14-personal-vision/
On a note related to vision and goals, I received a message this week from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, where I am an Ambassador. It included a quote from Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, former President of Morehouse College and mentor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Die young, die middle-aged, die old," he said "[but] remember that the most useful life and abundant life is the one in which one dreams dreams that will never completely come true and chooses ideals that forever beckon but forever elude. To seek a goal that is worthy, so all-embracing, so all-consuming, and so challenging that one can never completely attain it, is the life magnificent; it is the only life worth living."
With all of this to ponder, what is your process for creating your vision and goals? I appreciate any advice or resources you would like to share.
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Jameelah Ingram, P.E., M.ASCE
Washington, D.C.
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