Uncertainty is a major obstacle to career planning Most clients need to recognize that a certain amount of ambiguity is associated with any decision. At this stage in the planning process, clients need to rely on their intuition to guide them to tentative choices. Each major step required to achieve the goal is listed on the time line, with spacing proportionate to the estimated time needed. An opportunity web transforms the time line into a branching career path. For each major step, at least one alternative step is identified and plotted on the page as an intersecting line that produces a different path.
Clients learn to prepare for uncertainty by thinking ahead and having a back-up plan ready.
Developing prerequisite skills and resources for implementation. The means for developing prerequisite skills must be included in the overall action plan. In implementation, the client carries out the action plan. Many decisions reached in the safety of the counselor's office are never implemented because of lack of support in the client's environment. Developing systems for feedback and reward.