# Product Templates: PM Career Vision Planner  ## Metadata - Author: [[Adrianna Berring]] - Full Title: Product Templates: PM Career Vision Planner - Category: #articles - Document Tags: [[pm]] - URL: https://productschool.com/blog/product-management-2/pm-templates-career-vision-planner/ ## Highlights - “First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.” - Now think about professionals you admire, whether it be someone you’ve encountered at work or a public figure. Ask yourself what draws you to them. Is it their personality, position, achievements, skills that you admire? Their vast collection of funny socks? - Creating your own definition of success and cultivating your professional values will get you out of the trap of external validation. You’ll be confident that the decisions you make and the actions you take are leading you to a career that’s fulfilling for you, not someone else’s idea of what a fulfilling career is.